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NPR News: 01-21-2026 8AM EST

21 Jan 2026

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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

0.031 - 13.417 Corva Coleman

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman. President Trump is arriving at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland today. There are worries in Europe about the future of Greenland, the transatlantic alliance, and a looming trade war.

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Chapter 2: What are the latest concerns regarding President Trump's actions at the World Economic Forum?

13.938 - 18.867 Corva Coleman

NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports Europeans say the Trump administration has crossed a line.

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18.847 - 34.508 Eleanor Beardsley

Europeans say Trump is using tariffs as a weapon after he threatened to hit any country hindering his plans to acquire Greenland with an extra 10% tariff. European Parliament member Nathalie Loiseau says the transatlantic chaos is entirely of Trump's making.

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34.809 - 51.529 Nathalie Loiseau

There was no need to have this crisis. When there's a war in Ukraine, when China is threatening Taiwan, and when people are dying in Iran, there are serious crises that the U.S. should deal with with Europe and not create a crisis against Europe.

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51.549 - 69.103 Eleanor Beardsley

On Tuesday, the European Parliament refused to ratify, as planned, a U.S.-EU trade deal that did not include sanctions on the U.S. Loiseau says they have now prepared $100 billion worth of tariffs on American products and are ready to use them. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.

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69.243 - 87.352 Corva Coleman

The Trump administration says it will go forward with its immigration crackdown in Minnesota. That's despite documented cases of federal immigration agents breaking into homes without judicial warrants and arresting American citizens without cause. President Trump gave an interview to News Nation that aired last evening.

87.753 - 92.661 Corva Coleman

Trump says he will take further steps if needed and invoke the Insurrection Act.

92.742 - 98.819 Unknown

It does make life a lot easier. You don't go through the court system. It's just a much easier thing to do.

98.979 - 120.815 Corva Coleman

But Trump says he has no plans to invoke the Insurrection Act now. Thousands of people marched in communities across the country yesterday. They turned out to oppose Trump on the anniversary of his inauguration. Marches were held from the Pacific Northwest to Texas to Atlanta. Closing arguments start today in the case of a former Uvalde school police officer.

121.196 - 135.017 Corva Coleman

In 2022, nearly 400 law enforcement officers waited more than an hour to confront the gunman. He killed 19 children and two teachers in the Texas attack. From Texas Public Radio, Dan Katz has more.

Chapter 3: How is the Trump administration affecting U.S.-European relations?

251.483 - 274.547 Nate Rott

Some populations shifted their breeding seasons up by more than three weeks. The Antarctic is one of the fastest warming places on Earth, as human emissions trap more heat in the atmosphere. And the study's authors warn that shifting breeding seasons could throw penguins out of sync with other parts of the environment, most concerningly other species they depend on for food. Nate Rott, NPR News.

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275.148 - 278.978 Corva Coleman

And I'm Corva Coleman, NPR News, from Washington.

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