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What social media messages did President Trump release overnight?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman. President Trump released a lot of social media messages online overnight. They included purported and private messages from the leaders of NATO and France. French President Emmanuel Macron said simply to Trump, I do not understand what you are doing on Greenland. Trump returned from Florida overnight and again demanded control of Greenland. We have to have it. They have to have this done. They can't protect it. Greenland is protected by NATO. Greenland is also controlled by U.S. ally Denmark, and both Greenlanders and Danes say they reject any U.S. control of the island. Trump is leaving today for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he is expected to discuss the matter further.
Today marks one year since President Trump returned to his second term in office. This past year has seen immense government upheaval, but NPR's Tamara Keith reports there's been less turnover among Trump's cabinet and top-level staff as there was in his first term.
By this point in Trump's first term, two cabinet secretaries had left their jobs and at the White House. A chief of staff, two communications directors, and a press secretary were among the many already gone. This time, there's been less personnel drama, says Catherine Dunn-Tempest, a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution.
What is the core of the stability? It was the emphasis that they put on loyalty in hiring. And that has then subsequently paved the way for less infighting and less drama and a lower rate than in 2017.
lower and with more promotions than firings, but still sky high compared to other recent administrations. Tamara Keith, NPR News.
There are more questions about the tactics used by ICE in Minnesota to detain people. On Sunday, federal agents broke down the front door of Chongli Scott Tao, a naturalized American citizen in St. Paul. Agents forced him outside in snow and sub-freezing temperatures, wearing only his underwear. Tao said agents eventually realized he was an American with no criminal history, and then they drove him home. NPR's Kat Lonsdorff purports from Minneapolis federal agents continue to arrest people.
The Department of Homeland Security has not released a breakdown of the number of arrests made by federal immigration officers here in Minneapolis. But in a tweet, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem says there have been 3,000 in the six weeks since the federal surge began. NPR has not been able to independently verify that number. Several American citizens were among those detained in Minneapolis and later released. Meanwhile, many here say they plan to continue pushing back. I really think there is a sense of, we'll do this for as long as we need to. 37-year-old resident Talia Pletcher says she and her neighbors are in it for the long haul. Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Minneapolis.
On Wall Street and pre-market, trading Dow futures are sharply lower. It's NPR. Spanish workers are using heavy equipment to lift the most damaged wreckage from a deadly train collision on Sunday. Forty-one people were killed and dozens injured. Spanish authorities say more bodies may be found in the two wrecked trains. Authorities in northern Indiana are still searching for a suspect who shot and wounded a state court judge and his wife at their home on Sunday. The couple are in stable condition. Police in Lafayette, Indiana have not released a description of the suspect. The city is more than 60 miles northwest of Indianapolis. The Indiana Hoosiers are national champions in college football for the first time in school history.
Indiana beat the Miami Hurricanes 27-21 last night to cap off an undefeated season. NPR's Becky Sullivan has more.
Indiana had steamrolled their first two playoff opponents with 38 points on Alabama and 56 points on Oregon.
What has been the impact of Trump's second term on his cabinet stability?
Miami was a different story. The Hurricanes' pass rush put serious pressure on Indiana's Heisman-winning quarterback Fernando Mendoza, and the Hoosiers managed just 10 points in the first half. But after halftime, Indiana blocked a Miami punt, turned that into a touchdown.
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