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The FBI searches the home of a Washington Post reporter as part of a leak investigation, raising concerns among press advocates about an escalation against press freedom.
U.S. talks with Denmark and Greenland end without a deal on Greenland’s future, but a new working group forms as allies push back on President Trump’s security-driven claims.
And after widespread confusion and backlash, the Trump administration reverses course and restores roughly $2 billion in funding for mental health and addiction programs nationwide.

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After evacuating a military base over concerns of violence, President Trump backs down on military threats to Iran. Diplomats from Denmark and Greenland describe disagreements with the White House. And the FBI raids a reporter’s home. 

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Alabama

• Sen. Tuberville supports tariffs on Iran in order to facilitate regime change
• Governor Ivey calls for further funding of CHOOSE Act and the passage of the Child Predator Death Penalty Act in this upcoming legislative session
• Arthur Orr files bill prohibiting donations via credit cards not within US
• Albertville resident on house arrest and awaits extradition to Texas
• Auburn police chief, Cedric Anderson, to retire at end of January

National

• SCOTUS rules that candidates can challenge mail in ballot laws
• Trump admin to freeze visas issued to 75 countries 
• FBI arrests IT worker who leaked classified info from within Dept. of War
• Police in MN have low morale following ICE attacks and vicious rhetoric
• Nick Shirley releases another video on fraud in MN transport businesses
• James O'Keefe media exposes Secret Service agent on JD Vance's detail

The United States has not changed its ambition of taking over Greenland after hosting high level talks at the White House. Denmark's foreign minister described the discussions as constructive, but warned there was still a fundamental disagreement over the Arctic island's future. Also: President Trump says the killing of protesters in Iran has stopped amid threat of US strikes; the Gaza peace plan moves to phase two; a leaked recording of the Taliban in Afghanistan hints at political division; the International Space Station carries out its first medical evacuation; and a renowned Michelin star restaurant gets a one star hygiene rating.

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No agreement after high-level meeting with U.S., Danish and Greenlandic officials as President Trump doubles down on desire to acquire the island territory. President Trump says he's been told the killings of protesters in Iran have stopped. Gaza peace plan enters second phase.

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The foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland say there's still a fundamental disagreement with the United States over Greenland, after high- level talks in Washington they described as frank but constructive. Denmark's Lars Løkke Rasmussen said it was absolutely not necessary for the US to seize Greenland. He also insisted that there was no immediate threat from China or Russia. President Trump earlier said the US needed the autonomous Danish territory for national security and anything less than complete US control was 'unacceptable'. The Trump administration has not ruled out taking Greenland by force.

Also in the programme: how Ukrainians are coping with repeated Russian assaults on energy infrastructure; and music from the Indian composer known as the Mozart of Madras.

(Photo: A ship sails outside Nuuk's harbour, Greenland, January 13, 2026. Credit: Reuters/Marko Djurica)

P.M. Edition for Jan. 14. U.S. existing home sales rose 5.1% in December, their biggest gain in two years. Journal reporter Nicole Friedman discusses what’s driving the gains in the struggling housing market and whether the momentum can continue. Plus, the U.S. military is evacuating some personnel from Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar as President Trump considers a strike on Iran. And earnings from some of the biggest U.S. banks such as Bank of America, Citigroup and Wells Fargo show strong consumer spending in the fourth quarter. Alex Ossola hosts.

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Protests are sweeping Iran and the government is cracking down hard, fearing the uprisings pose a threat to the theocratic regime. There is an internet blackout in the country making it hard to get information. We hear a rare first-person account of the protests from a Johns Hopkins professor who visits the Iran frequently and who recently attended a protest there.

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President Donald Trump's sweeping plan for Venezuelan oil is coming into focus. It includes cutting off illicit oil exports, gaining more control over Venezuela's state-run oil company and rebuilding infrastructure. Some of these goals require the participation of U.S. oil companies, but those companies are reluctant to invest in the still-unstable country. WSJ's Andrew Restuccia explains Trump's gambit to bring down oil prices and reshape the global oil market. Ryan Knutson hosts.

Further Listening:

- Trump's 'Donroe Doctrine' on Foreign Policy

- Was Maduro's Capture About Oil?

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