Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Trump is embarrassing us

When I first saw a note from President Donald Trump to the Prime Minister of Norway popping up on social media, I thought it was fake. I wish it was. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Wed Jan 21 2026

 
Protesters in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Jan. 17, 2026, take part in a demonstration to show support for Greenland.

When I first saw a note from President Donald Trump to the Prime Minister of Norway popping up on social media, I thought it was fake. I wish it was.

President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, on Jan. 20, 2026.
 

Trump's solution for the economy? Liberal policies, apparently.

President Trump is miffed that the economy is turning out to be one of his weakest metrics, when it was one of his strongest in his first term.

Leqaa Kordia, a 33-year-old Palestinian woman and New Jersey resident, has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Alvarado, Texas, since March 2025.
 

I spoke out for Palestine. I'm still in ICE custody because of it.

Inside the ICE facility where I'm being held, conditions are filthy, overcrowded and inhumane. None of us deserve to be treated this way.

Protest on Jan. 10, 2026, in Minneapolis after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good.
 

I can understand ICE angst, but storming churches goes too far

Many of ICE's operations in Minnesota are targeting criminal offenders who are not only here illegally, but who have committed other crimes.

Protesters against Immigration and Customs Enforcement rally in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Jan. 8, 2026, a day after an ICE agent fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
 

Trump's cruel authoritarian policies are eroding human rights

Vilifying and targeting immigrants while cracking down on protests against Trump's policies are central to his authoritarian practices.

Protest in Minneapolis on Jan. 10, 2026, after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration agent.
 

To fix policing, clarify use of force policies. And know them.

The same police action can be a policy violation in one city and standard procedure in another. And most Americans don't know which rules apply where.

Katie Pavlich will launch a new prime-time show on NewsNation Jan. 19, 2026.
 

How is Katie Pavlich preparing to interview Trump? I asked.

I recently spoke with Katie Pavlich about her new show, her upcoming interview with Trump and the future of the conservative movement.

President Donald Trump poses for a photo with a worker as he visits a Ford production center in Dearborn, Michigan, on Jan. 13, 2026.
 

You can't deny Trump's successes on our behalf

One of the great and welcome surprises of President Trump's second term is how well he has handled foreign policy – Greenland excluded.

President Donald Trump, between Vice President JD Vance and first lady Melania Trump, cheers as the crowd chants "Fight, fight, fight" during the inaugural parade inside an arena in Washington, DC, on Jan. 20, 2025.
 

I'm a conservative who didn't vote for Trump. I don't regret it.

Trump's brazen contempt for our constitutional structure, political norms and basic human decency has been on full display in his second term.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks next to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani at a news conference on Jan. 6, 2026.
 

Mamdani is making his most far-fetched campaign promise a reality

For women who want to keep working after starting their families, a universal childcare program is life-changing.

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