Trump Wants Nations to Pay $1 Billion to Stay on His Peace Board
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-17/trump-wants-nations-to-pay-1-billion-to-stay-on-his-peace-board
***EXCLUSIVE*** with @AlbertoNardelli Donald Trump has told countries that want to serve on his Board of Peace they will have to ***pay $1 billion*** to be permanent membersBloomberg has obtained the draft charter. It appears to suggest ***Trump himself would control the money***, sources say The charter would be considered unacceptable to most countries who could have potentially joined the board, sources sayNetanyahu has rejected the termsSeveral nations strongly oppose the draft of Trump’s charter and are working on collectively pushing back against the proposals, sources saidThey are concerned Trump is trying to build a rival to the United Nations that’s about more than Gaza and that he would totally controlIt means that despite Trump’s advertising of the Board of Peace, in fact it does not have the support of key regional or global players
A threat by President Donald Trump to impose fresh tariffs on eight allies opposed to his proposed takeover of Greenland has drawn condemnation from European leaders.UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the move was "completely wrong", while French President Emmanuel Macron called it "unacceptable".The comments came after Trump announced a 10% tariff on goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland would come into force on 1 February but could later rise to 25% - and would last until a deal was reached.Mr Trump insists the autonomous Danish territory is critical for US security and has not ruled out taking it by force. - BBC
Stars and Stripes job applicants are asked if they back Trump policies
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/01/14/stars-and-stripes-trump-loyalty-test/
People seeking jobs at Stars and Stripes, which Congress guaranteed editorial independence, are being asked how they would advance administration priorities.January 14, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. EST
No more elections
The president expressed frustration that his Republican Party could lose control of the U.S. House of Representatives or the Senate in this year’s midterm elections, citing historical trends that have seen the party in power lose seats in the second year of a presidency. “It's some deep psychological thing, but when you win the presidency, you don't win the midterms,” Trump said. He boasted that he had accomplished so much that “when you think of it, we shouldn't even have an election.” - Reuters
F.B.I. Searches Home of Washington Post Journalist in a Leak Investigation
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/us/politics/fbi-washington-post-journalist.html
It is exceedingly rare, even in investigations of the unauthorized disclosure of classified information, for federal agents to search a reporter’s home.