Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) alleged on Wednesday that his speaking engagement in Davos, Switzerland, was canceled due to pressure from the Trump administration. Newsom is in Switzerland for the Davos World Economic Forum, where he was scheduled to participate in a fireside chat following President Donald Trump's address, according to his press office. The event was to take place in the USA House, recognized by the United States as the country's headquarters at the Davos summit. The governor's office said that the USA House denied him entry to the venue and event "under pressure from the White House and State Department." The USA House said having an "elected official" speak did not "align with their afternoon programming," according to an official and instead offered Newsom the option to attend an evening "nightcap reception" to have a drink. "How weak and pathetic do you have to be to be this scared of a fireside chat?" Newsom asked in a post to X.

President Trump and his administration have made the acquisition of Greenland a major focus of his second term, citing national security concerns, economic advantages, and access to rare-earth elements and minerals as reasons the U.S. should have a stronger presence in the country. Yesterday, President Trump announced that he had a productive meeting with Mark Rutte, the Secretary General of NATO, which led to the formation of a framework for a deal over Greenland. "This solution, if consummated, will be a great one for the United States of America, and all NATO Nations. Based upon this understanding, I will not be imposing the Tariffs that were scheduled to go into effect on February 1st. Additional discussions are being held concerning The Golden Dome as it pertains to Greenland. Further information will be made available as discussions progress," the President wrote in a Truth Social post.

President Trump on Wednesday de-escalated his threats to seize Greenland and hammer Europe with new tariffs, but some lawmakers in both parties fear the damage to NATO and the transatlantic alliance has already been done. "It's hard to un-ring the bell," said Rep. Adam Smith (Wash.), the senior Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee. "He was willing to threaten and use coercive power to try to take the sovereignty of another nation — a NATO ally. It has damaged the relationship, and now our partners and allies think that they'd better have a back-up plan, because they can't depend upon us."

For years, Jack Smith — the prosecutor with the best chance of putting President Donald Trump in prison — was an elusive figure. His work was cloaked in secrecy and his voice was seldom heard aloud, save for a few choice utterances at carefully scripted news conferences. Public sightings were rare, and he was best known by a single scowling image from a 2020 appearance at The Hague. Thursday morning, however, Smith's low profile will disappear when he becomes one of the most-watched people in Washington.

On the second and final day of his visit on Jan. 22, U.S. President Donald Trump signed the Board of Peace charter, officially launching a new international organization tasked with overseeing the peace process between Israel and Hamas to end the war in Gaza. "This board is the chance to be one of the most consequential bodies ever created, and it's my enormous honor to serve as its chairman," Trump said before the signing ceremony of the charter. Founding members of the board who were at the event include leaders or representatives from Bahrain, Morocco, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Hungary, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Pakistan, Paraguay, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, and the United Arab Emirates.

Emboldened by the U.S. ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the Trump administration is searching for Cuban government insiders who can help cut a deal to push out the Communist regime by the end of the year, people familiar with the matter said. The Trump administration has assessed Cuba's economy as being close to collapse and that the government has never been this fragile after losing a vital benefactor in Maduro, these people said. Officials don't have a concrete plan to end the Communist government that has held power on the Caribbean island for almost seven decades, but they see Maduro's capture and subsequent concessions from his allies left behind as a blueprint and a warning for Cuba, senior U.S. officials said. "I strongly suggest they make a deal. BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE," President Trump stated in a Jan. 11 social-media post in which he said "NO MORE OIL OR MONEY" would be going to Cuba.

In a long, rambling address that was by turns bombastic, aggrieved and self-congratulatory, President Trump pronounced last rites on American leadership of the liberal democratic order forged by the United States and its allies after World War II. Mr. Trump used a keynote speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday — a pilgrimage site for adherents of globalization — to assert that the United States was done offering its markets and its military protection to European allies he derided as freeloaders. And he vowed to advance his trade war. He characterized tariffs as the price of admission to a land of 300 million consumers. "The United States is keeping the whole world afloat," Mr. Trump said. "Everybody took advantage of the United States."

A 66-year-old hiker who vanished deep inside Kahurangi National Park has been found alive after nearly three weeks missing — in an outcome authorities are calling nothing short of remarkable. Source: ‘He’s Extremely Lucky To Be Alive’: Hiker Found Alive After 3 Weeks Missing Wow.