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      ‘Nostalgia is not a strategy’: Mark Carney is emerging as the unflinching realist ready to tackle Trump

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      In a speech at Davos, written by Carney himself, the Canadian prime minister laid out his doctrine for a world of fractured international normsFor much of Mark Carney’s career as an economist and central banker, he existed at the nexus of global thinkers and multilateral institutions. The “rockstar banker” was a fixture at summits, where he spoke beside business leaders and the political elite, espousing the values of international cooperation and the need for open economies and shared rules.But after less than a year as prime minister of Canada, Carney offered a blunter assessment of the world on Tuesday: “the strong do what they can, and the weak suffer what they must.” Continue reading… More

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      ‘You’ll find out’: Trump refuses to say how far he would go to seize Greenland

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      President also declines to offer any reassurances about his commitment to the stability of Nato allianceDonald Trump ratcheted up the uncertainty over how far he would be willing to go to acquire Greenland as he warned the Nato alliance on Tuesday that it was only as strong as the United States allowed it to be.“You’ll find out,” Trump said in a terse reply at a White House press briefing before moving to the next question. Continue reading… More

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      Lindsey Halligan leaves post as US attorney after judges’ sharp criticism

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      Trump-appointed federal attorney with no prosecutorial experience led failed cases against president’s political foesLindsey Halligan, a Trump-appointed federal attorney who led the failed prosecutions of two of the president’s political opponents, has left her position at the US justice department, attorney general Pam Bondi said on Tuesday.The departure of Halligan, who previously served as Trump’s personal attorney, comes after multiple judges have sharply criticized her and cast doubts on her ability to lawfully remain in her position. Continue reading… More

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      Number of Democrats say they will vote against DHS funding bill amid alarm over ICE tactics – as it happened

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      This live blog is now closed.US justice department subpoenas Minnesota Democrats accused of impeding ICE effortsTrump news at a glance: Nato’s fate uncertain as president remains intent on seizing GreenlandThe supreme court did not issue a decision today on the legality of Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs.It’s not immediately clear the next date the court will issue opinions. Continue reading… More

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      California Republican party asks state supreme court to block voter-approved redistricting maps

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      In an emergency filing, party asked for an injunction for new maps aimed at countering Texas’ gerrymanderThe California Republican party has asked the state supreme court to block a redistricting measure voters approved in November that would flip up to five House seats in Democrats’ favor.In an emergency filing, the party asked Justice Elena Kagan, who is assigned to the ninth circuit, to issue an injunction before 9 February, the beginning of California’s candidate filing period for the June 2026 primaries. Continue reading… More

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      Rambling Trump sings his own praises as worried world watches on

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      The ‘very stable genius’ zigzagged wildly in a packed press room – Nato’s future lies in the hands of a modern Caligula“I was quite the baseball player, you wouldn’t believe,” said Donald Trump, suddenly wistful as he recalled his salad days when his mother would tell him, “Son, you could be a professional baseball player,” and he would reply, “Thanks, mom.” Carpe diem!Not for the first time on Tuesday, the US president had veered wildly off topic. The point of this story was a “big powerful building” that “loomed over the park” in Queens, New York, where he used to play little league baseball. When he asked his mother why it had bars on the windows, she told him it was a mental hospital. Continue reading… More