Trump backs down on Europe tariffs threat over Greenland after reaching 'framework of a future deal'

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

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President Donald Trump backs down on his threats to start a trade war with Europe over Greenland, ICE is reportedly heading into Philadelphia next, and a massive snowstorm affecting millions is on the way this weekend.

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1 | Trump backs down on Europe tariffs threat over Greenland after reaching 'framework of a future deal'

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2 | ICE is rumored to be heading for Philadelphia. Everyone is saying the same thing

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3 |The biggest snowstorm of the season is set to wallop the US and drop at least 3 inches of snow across 2,000 miles

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4 | Howard Lutnick's Davos speech ends in chaos after heckling and 'walkouts'

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5 | Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell to sit for deposition with Congress next month

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Donald Trump admitted that the U.S. military used a 'secret sonic' weapon during its abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The president also bragged that "nobody else" has the weapon, while championing the strength of the United States military.

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The Trump administration has been accused of placing "zero value on human life" after the Environmental Protection Agency stopped calculating how much money is saved in health care costs avoided and deaths prevented from air pollution regulations.

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