A. Martinez

Canada's prime minister basically declared the U.S.-led world order dead, and Trump then addressed him directly in his speech.

Is the U.S.

isolating itself?

Trump also had said he would impose new tariffs on countries that opposed him.

But then the president spoke Wednesday in Davos.

He ruled out military force in an otherwise threatening speech.

And on Wednesday, he said that a long-term agreement on Greenland had been reached and that it would be good for everybody.

That became most clear in Trump's and Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney's remarks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case about Fed Governor Lisa Cook on Wednesday and had tough questions for the president's lawyer.

Trump has been critical of the Fed for not lowering interest rates more aggressively.

Politicians often want lower interest rates to boost the economy before the next election, but Trump has gone to extraordinary lengths to push the central bank in that direction.

Good morning.

No president from Woodrow Wilson to Joseph Biden has ever even tried to remove a governor for cause, despite the ever-present temptation for lower rates and easier money.

As he considers a run for president in 2028, he sat for a video interview with our co-host Steve, and he talked of corporate America enabling the Trump administration.

And I'm A. Martinez.

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