Hello readers! Happy Tuesday and welcome back to On Politics. Kathryn Palmer here, bringing you the day's top political news. |
Year one is done. What's next for Trump in 2026? |
Donald Trump returned to the presidency with a bang in 2025, moving through his MAGA wish list in a shock-and-awe campaign that made for a dizzying year. Now, one full year is in the books, and 2026 promises to bring a new list of challenges for the White House. We're not even a month into January, and Trump-related news has been in overdrive, after U.S. troops captured Venezuela's president and Trump issued populist decrees on housing and credit card rates. But even Republicans acknowledge the president's prospects for making major changes this year are uncertain as the looming midterm elections narrow what's politically possible. Congress looks increasingly deadlocked, public opposition to his aggressive moves at home and abroad mounts, and the central issue for many Americans – cost-of-living concerns – defies easy solutions. USA TODAY's Zac Anderson lays out what could be in store in 2026. | President Donald Trump declared peace is not "purely" his priority after Nobel Peace Prize snub as he defends tariffs over Greenland control. Getty |
Trump trolls European allies over Greenland |
Trump launched a fresh blitz of aggressive messages aimed at NATO allies today over his determination to take control of Greenland, ratcheting up tensions with European leaders as he prepares to attend an international meeting in Switzerland. The escalating argument over the Arctic island has threatened to reignite a trade war with Europe and upend the NATO alliance that has underpinned Western security for decades. Trump is due to arrive in Davos tomorrow for the World Economic Forum annual meeting, when global elites from business, government and culture converge. Trump unleashed a series of trolling Truth Social posts yesterday, taking aim at French President Emmanuel Macron. He shared a message Macron sent to himthat said, "I do not understand what you are doing on Greenland." Trump posted several other messages, including a doctored map depicting Greenland and Canada as American territories. Follow USA TODAY's live coverage of the escalation over Greenland here. |
DOJ to investigate anti-ICE protest at Minnesota church |
The Department of Justice announced it is investigating an incident involving a group of protestors who entered a Minnesota church on Sunday and said the pastor was an ICE official. The protest came less than two weeks after the fatal shooting of Renee Good, who was killed by an ICE officer on Jan. 7 in Minneapolis, raising tensions between demonstrators and federal officials. In a social media post, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said the DOJ is investigating the protest as a potential violation of the FACE Act, a federal law that prohibits the use of force, threats or physical obstruction to block people from reproductive health care or access to religious worship under the First Amendment's protection of religious freedom. | | As the 'crunchy mom' movement swells, it is emblematic of a mainstream embrace of vaccine skepticism and a broader lack of faith in medical science. | | Military leaders including the former secretaries of the Army and Navy called the Pentagon's actions against Kelly "remarkable and unprecedented." | | | | President Donald Trump granted clemency to Rep. Steve Womack's son, James Phillip Womack, who was serving a federal drug sentence. | | | | Recent votes have made it clear: While the hold of Trump and GOP leaders on Republican rank-and-file remains strong, it's slipping in notable ways. | | | | The death toll from the Iranian government's deadly crackdown on nationwide protests continues to climb. | | | | | Sign up for the news you want | Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. | | | | | |
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