It is Holocaust Remembrance Day, the 80th anniversary of the dreaded Auschwitz camps being liberated. World leaders are gathering along with the few remaining survivors of the death camps to commemorate the event. Notably missing is Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu, who is barred from attending by the International Criminal Court claiming authority to arrest him. It's a stark reminder that the more things change in Europe, their treatment of Jews has not. Read more.
- Donald Trump fought and won a trade war over the weekend. Colombia's president, Gustavo Petro, opposed Trump sending deportation flights via military planes to the country. Trump responded by saying they could either accept the deportation flights or he would hammer Colombia with various tariffs and other measures. Petro relented, allowed the flights, and even offered his personal presidential plane to move the illegal migrants. Read more.
- House Democrats paid psychologists to talk to them about coping with Donald Trump. This is not a joke or a Babylon Bee headline. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) brought two social psychologists to a Democratic Party retreat. The psychologists counseled "Democrats about how to approach conflict and effectively combat what Raskin described as 'authoritarian styles of speech.' Another attendee said Judiciary Democrats were also advised to avoid devolving into partisan mud-slinging." Check out the full report here.
- MAGA goes to Washington. The new Trump administration is moving swiftly to lock down federal agencies and kick out the "deep state." Axios describes it as "Trump's bureaucracy goes to war." Trump's appointees are looking to lock in gains, while career officials are fighting back. Read more.
U.S. News:
- Joe Biden commuted the sentences of murderers. We're learning that now as people examine the thousands of pardons he issued. Read more.
- TikTok is in talks to be bought by U.S. investors. The negotiations, through the White House, would have Oracle and other investors take over. Read more.
- 'Target' is rolling back its DEI initiatives. After years of angering right-wing shoppers with various far-left initiatives, the company is ending its three-year DEI goals and more. Read more.
- A massive study of Ozempic and GLP-1 drugs finds health benefits beyond weight loss. The study found decreases in a wide array of diseases. Read more.
- U.S. tech companies hit a 'Sputnik' moment. China released an artificial intelligence program that allegedly outperforms everything in America. That's triggered a meltdown in U.S. markets. Read more.
Pop Culture News
- Bill Murray admits he's 'lazy' when finding work. He also says he's now relating to all his characters, who are self-destructive. Read more.
- Dr. Phil tagged along for ICE raids in Chicago. He was shocked by what they found and how things went down. Read more.
What I'm reading...
- The Fight to Define 'America First' Foreign Policy. Eli Lake's must-read piece lays out the fights ahead of Pete Hegseth and the new administration. Read more.
- Yes, reshoring American industry is possible. Noah Smith, a liberal writer, makes a thorough case that Democrats and Republicans should bring manufacturing back to America. Read more.