Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Today's Paper

With Threats to Greenland, Trump Sets America on the Road to Conquest

After a century of defending other countries against foreign aggression, the United States is now positioned as an imperial power trying to seize another nation’s land.

By Peter Baker

image: President Trump has declared that the only limits on his global power are “my own morality” and “my own mind.”

The Trump Drama Hits Davos

Greenland, tariffs and wobbling markets are the talk of the town at the World Economic Forum ahead of the president’s arrival on Wednesday.

By Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Niko Gallogly, Brian O’Keefe, Ian Mount and Lauren Hirsch

image: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been explaining President Trump’s agenda to an antsy gathering at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Stocks and Bonds Fall on Trump’s Greenland Threats

The S&P 500 dropped over 1 percent Tuesday morning, its lowest decline at the start of the trading day since April, when President Trump first announced his sweeping tariffs.

By Joe Rennison

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One Year in Trump’s America, and the Fed’s Big Moment at the Supreme Court

Plus, the struggle to finish a major Olympic arena.

By Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Ian Stewart and Motoko Rich

image: The second Trump administration has made many changes in its first year. In Illinois, it blocked the shutdown of a U.S. Steel plant, saving hundreds of jobs.

Trump’s First Year Could Have Lasting Economic Consequences

President Trump’s policies have so far done little to change the overall state of the American economy, but economists warn they will ultimately weaken the United States.

By Ben Casselman

image: Economists from across the ideological spectrum warn that President Trump is setting the country on a path that will, in the long run, leave the economy less dynamic in the decades ahead.

How Trump Uses the Oval Office to Flex Power on the World Stage

With cameras rolling, President Trump met with more than 40 international leaders in his first year back in office.

By Luke Broadwater

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Falsehoods Fueled Trump’s First Year Back in Office

The president has justified many significant moves of his second term with inaccurate claims and overstated boasts.

By Linda Qiu and McKinnon de Kuyper

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Trump 2.0: A Year of Unconstrained Power

A round-table discussion of President Trump’s first year back in office.

By Michael Barbaro

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Supreme Court to Hear Case Testing Limits of Hawaii Gun Law

The justices will hear arguments over whether a Hawaii law that imposes restrictions on carrying concealed weapons violates the Second Amendment.

By Abbie VanSickle

image: Atom Kasprzycki, left, and Jason Wolford are part of a group of Hawaii gun owners challenging the law, which requires gun owners to get the explicit consent of a property owner before carrying a concealed weapon.

Federal Reserve Inquiry Clouds Trump’s Supreme Court Bid to Oust Lisa Cook

The court is set to hear Ms. Cook’s case challenging her firing as the Justice Department investigates Jerome H. Powell, the central bank chair.

By Ann E. Marimow

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Netflix Revamps Its Warner Bros. Bid, Seeking to Thwart Paramount

Netflix will pay all cash for the $83 billion deal to acquire major parts of Warner Bros. Discovery, instead of a mix of cash and stock.

By Lauren Hirsch and Benjamin Mullin

image: Netflix’s move puts pressure on Paramount to further revise its own bid after Warner Bros. Discovery rejected its latest offer.

Volunteers in Minnesota Deliver Groceries So Immigrants Can Hide at Home

Thousands of Minneapolis residents have joined a church-run effort to deliver donated groceries to immigrant families who fear being caught in public by federal agents.

By Orlando Mayorquín

image: Sergio Amezcua, a pastor at Dios Habla Hoy in south Minneapolis, organized the effort by his church to help fearful immigrants remain at home.

Judge Allows Policy Restricting Lawmakers’ Access to ICE Facilities

The decision permitted the Trump administration to continue restricting inspections of the conditions inside immigration detention compounds.

By Zach Montague

image: Representative Delia Ramirez, Democrat of Illinois, during an unannounced oversight visit to the Broadview Processing Center in Broadview, Ill., last June.

Trump Administration Asks Judge to Reject Minnesota’s Call to Block ICE Surge

Lawyers for the state and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul have sued over the deployment of some 3,000 federal agents to Minnesota.

By Mitch Smith

image: The federal operation in Minnesota has led to more than 3,000 arrests, repeated clashes with protesters and two shootings.

A Venezuelan Political Prisoner Finally Comes Home

Ángel Godoy was thrown into jail after writing columns that angered the government of President Nicolás Maduro. Now his family is trying to make up for lost time.

By Alejandro Cegarra, Isayen Herrera and James Wagner

image: Ángel Godoy embracing his wife, Adriana Briceño, after arriving at home for the first time after spending a year in jail.

As Spain Mourns Train Crash Victims, Investigators Focus on Track

Officials on Tuesday were struggling to identify bodies from the crash near the southern city of Córdoba, which killed at least 41 people.

By Jason Horowitz and José Bautista

image: The scene near Adamuz, a town in southern Spain, on Tuesday after a deadly train crash over the weekend. Nearly two dozen autopsies have been completed, but the authorities are struggling to identify the victims.

How the Train Crash in Spain Unfolded

Two trains collided on Sunday in southern Spain, killing at least 40 people. Here is what happened.

By Samuel Granados, Ashley Wu, Raj Saha and Agnes Chang

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The Chinese Island Where Dreams of Real Estate Glory Never Die

Intended as China’s version of Dubai’s palm-shaped artificial island, Ocean Flower Island is a $12 billion monument to debt-fueled economic excess.

By Andrew Higgins and Gilles Sabrié

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Suicides Were Frequent at the Golden Gate Bridge. Not Anymore.

For decades, there had been an average of 30 each year. With a new deterrent in place, there were none in the second half of 2025.

By John Branch

image: A system of stainless steel cables was installed on both sides of the bridge.

Is America Breaking Up With the Calorie?

Long held up as the big benchmark of nutrition, the calorie is losing its clout in the age of GLP-1s and a sharper focus on nutrients.

By Kim Severson

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Mikie Sherrill to Be Sworn In as Governor in New Jersey

Ms. Sherrill beat a Republican endorsed by President Trump and did what no politician in New Jersey has done since 1961: win her party a third consecutive term in the governor’s office.

By Tracey Tully

image: Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat, will be New Jersey’s second female governor, after Christie Todd Whitman.

As Mamdani Focuses on Child Care, Plan to Tax the Rich Is Put Aside

Mayor Zohran Mamdani campaigned on a proposal to increase taxes on those earning more than $1 million. For now, at least, he isn’t pushing.

By Eliza Shapiro, Benjamin Oreskes and Sally Goldenberg

image: Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani are working together on expanding free child care in New York.

Predicting the 2026 Oscar Nominations: Who’s In? Who’s Out?

“Sinners” and “One Battle After Another” could set a record. Expect them to be up for best picture with “Hamnet,” “Frankenstein” and “Marty Supreme.”

By Kyle Buchanan

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How Much Can One Man Make From Being President?

The president took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he’s focused his second term on enriching himself and his family.

By The Editorial Board

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‘This Is Trump’s Goon Squad, for Christ’s Sake’

Who will watch the watchmen?

By Thomas B. Edsall

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Our Man in Caracas

We have a conversation with a Times correspondent who is reporting from Venezuela.

By Sam Sifton

image: Damage from U.S. airstrikes in Venezuela.

Jimmy Fallon Teases Trump Over Secondhand Prize

The “Tonight Show” host joked that President Trump hung his new Nobel Prize on the wall “right next to his McDonald’s customer of the month plaque.”

By Trish Bendix

image: The Nobel Prize committee maintained that the award and prize money still belonged to the original winner: “Trump heard and was, like, ‘Wait, there’s prize money? Oh, Maria!’” Jimmy Fallon said.

An A.I. Start-Up Says It Wants to Empower Workers, Not Replace Them

Founded by researchers from Anthropic, Google and xAI, the new company, Humans&, is already valued at $4.48 billion.

By Cade Metz

image: Founders of the A.I. start-up Humans& aims to focus on how A.I. can support human workers rather than replace them. From left, Georges Harik, Andi Peng, Noah Goodman, Eric Zelikman and Yuchen He.

Now Boarding the Freedom Plane: Precious Founding-Era Documents

The plane, organized by the National Archives, will take rare 18th-century documents around the country in a tour loosely inspired by the Bicentennial’s Freedom Train.

By Jennifer Schuessler

image: A rendering of the Freedom Plane, which will carry precious documents from the American Founding to eight cities starting in March.

For Syria’s Government, Kurdish Deal Is a Big Win

As the government moves to assert control over areas under Kurdish rule, it will be the latest test of President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s pledge to form an inclusive administration that empowers minorities.

By Christina Goldbaum

image: Syrian soldiers entering the city of Raqqa, on Sunday. After months of stalled negotiations with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, the government made a military push into Kurdish-held territory last week.

What to Know About Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza

Numerous countries say they have been invited to join President Trump’s newly minted organization, which critics say could undermine the United Nations.

By Aaron Boxerman and Isabel Kershner

image: Gaza City in December.