ICE is continuing its Minnesota crackdown. This week, agents were reportedly
targeting members of the public based on race. Now, state officials are asking federal judges to end the agency’s campaign in their communities, despite the administration
asking those same judges to let them keep going.The Department of Justice said in a recent court filing that Elon Musk’s DOGE team
may have accessed private and off-limits social security data.And the House Oversight Committee voted to hold Bill and Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress
after the pair ignored a summons to appear before a panel, saying it was politically-motivated.
And, in global news, President Donald Trump claims he has
the framework of a deal in place with NATO for control of Greenland.
Despite that possibility, the president heavily criticized European leaders
in a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland this week. Now, America’s traditional allies are reportedly grappling with what the future might hold for the West.
President Trump also met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as his special envoy, Steve Witkoff,
touted the progress his team has made with Russian leaders in finding a solution to the war in Ukraine.
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