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Saturday, January 17, 2026 11:26 AM ET

CBS News - Politics

Lawmakers says Greenland should be viewed as U.S. ally, "not as an asset" -- A bipartisan U.S. Congressional delegation's comments in Denmark contrasted with those emanating from the White House.

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Iran's Khamenei says Trump is "guilty for the casualties" in protests -- The country's leader criticized President Trump on Saturday, blaming him for "casualties, damages and accusations" against Iran.

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Here are the hurdles Trump faces in his push for low interest rates and a friendly Fed -- As the president prepares to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, he's made no secret of his goal for lower interest rates - but there are a few political roadblocks in the way.

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Education Department delays wage garnishment plan for defaulted student loans -- The Trump administration is delaying its plans to withhold pay from student loan borrowers who default on their payments, backing off a measure that threatened to deliver a financial blow to millions of Americans.

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Tony Blair, Rubio, Kushner, Witkoff to help oversee Gaza reconstruction -- The White House released the names of some of the leaders who will play a role in overseeing the next steps in Gaza after the Palestinian committee set to govern the territory under U.S. supervision met for the first time.

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Judge rules federal agents can't arrest or use pepper spray on peaceful protesters in Minneapolis -- A Minnesota judge put limits Friday on the tactics that federal law enforcement are permitted to use in their handling of protests over the Trump administration's surge of immigration resources to Minneapolis.

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Trump admin. calls on tech companies to pay energy bill for new AI power plants -- The White House held an event with a bipartisan group of governors to push for reforms in the largest electric grid in the country.

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U.S. shouldn't invade Greenland, Pennsylvania Sens. Fetterman and McCormick say -- Pennsylvania's two sitting senators, Republican Dave McCormick and Democrat John Fetterman, told CBS News they do not support a U.S. military takeover of Greenland.

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Trump pardons Puerto Rico's former governor Wanda Vazquez -- Puerto Rico's former governor Wanda Vazquez was previously indicted in a federal corruption case.

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Senate Democrats push for Noem, Homan testimony after Renee Good killing -- Senate Democrats asked Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rand Paul to hold hearings on the federal law enforcement deployment in states.

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California federal judge rejects effort by DOJ to gather sensitive voter roll data -- U.S. District Judge David Carter ruled the Justice Dept.'s demand for voter roll data would trample on Californians' privacy rights

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Mexico touts successful crackdown on cartels amid Trump threats -- Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum has sought to placate President Trump and build a strong relationship between the U.S. and Mexico.

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Trump threatens tariff hike on countries opposing his Greenland plans -- Denmark, Greenland and other NATO allies remain staunchly opposed to President Trump's efforts to acquire Greenland.

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ICE's detainee population reaches new record high of 73,000, as crackdown widens -- The number of ICE detainees exceeded 70,000 for the first time in the deportation agency's 23-year history, according to internal DHS data obtained by CBS News. -- Jan 16

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DOJ says it has over 500 people reviewing millions of pages of Epstein files -- The Justice Department says it also added about 80 more attorneys this week to help review the Epstein files to be released. -- Jan 16

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