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A makeshift memorial for Renee Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE officer on Jan. 7, is seen on Jan. 20, in Minneapolis. Angelina Katsanis/AP hide caption toggle caption Angelina Katsanis/AP The death of Renee Macklin Good, a Minnesota mother who was shot by an immigration enforcement agent in South Minneapolis earlier this month, has raised questions about the Department of Homeland Security’s use-of-force policy. But among federal leaders, the questions appear only to be coming from Democrats. The lack of widespread inquiry over policies that may have factored into a high-profile death involving a federal agent has drawn…

Authoritarian Watch / January 23, 2026 President Donald Trump has turned his back on the liberal world order—and Europe is unlikely to follow. Ad Policy President Donald Trump walks toward Marine One after arriving at Zurich Airport before attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, on January 21, 2026, in Zurich, Switzerland.(Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images) One year into Trump 2.0, a predatory, imperialist, and increasingly deranged President Trump, has, with his demands that Denmark cede Greenland to the United States, precipitated the most serious rupture of the Western Alliance since the Suez crisis in 1956, when the United States…

The Memorial for Denmark’s international efforts after 1948 at Kastellet in Copenhagen includes commemoration for fallen Danish soldiers. Members of a U.S. congressional delegation laid a wreath there on Jan. 17, after a visit to voice support for Denmark and Greenland. Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images COPENHAGEN, Denmark — On a recent chilly afternoon in Copenhagen, sitting outside a cafe with blinking heat lamps, Company Sergeant Major Henrik Bager shared a Danish expression. “You have a cup. When it’s filled, you need to empty it so you…

Politics / January 23, 2026 Smith performed honorably, but no one person or investigation can protect America from Trump. Ad Policy Former US special counsel Jack Smith is sworn in before he testifies before the House Judiciary Committee about his investigations into President Donald Trump.(Alex Wroblewski / AFP via Getty Images) The New York Times said he appeared “wan and tired” on Thursday. I wouldn’t have described former special counsel Jack Smith that way; maybe “depressed.” But maybe that’s projection. Smith has been defiantly asking House Republicans to let him testify publicly about his investigations and indictments of Donald Trump.…

President Trump speaks during a reception for business leaders at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images DAVOS, Switzerland — It was among the most volatile weeks for trans-Atlantic relations in recent history, marked by a series of disruptive statements from President Trump that unsettled global markets and strained relations with some of America’s closest allies — on topics that ranged from Greenland to Gaza. The diplomatic whiplash was on full display in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, where the annual World Economic Forum unfolded against the…

Politics / January 23, 2026 In this week’s Elie v. US, The Nation’s justice correspondent reminds us why government matters—and why ICE has nothing to do with actual government. Plus, Hawai’i’s brilliant legal maneuver. Ad Policy Protesters stand outside the Henry Bishop Whipple Federal building in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Jim Vondruska / Getty Images) This is a preview of Nation Justice Correspondent Elie Mystal’s new weekly newsletter. Click here to receive this newsletter in your inbox each Friday.  Earlier this week, the Trump administration attempted to prosecute journalist Don Lemon for his coverage of protests inside a Minneapolis church. The protesters had flooded the church…

Here’s how Trump has reshaped the country and eroded democratic norms In his first year back in the White House, President Trump has presided over a sweeping expansion of executive power while eroding democratic norms. Many scholars of democracy say that these moves are unprecedented in U.S. history and that Trump has pushed the United States toward authoritarianism. The president and his supporters counter that the Constitution provides for precisely the type of muscular presidency he is exercising and that voters gave him a mandate to enact far-reaching changes to government. Trump remains popular with his base, but most Americans…

Abdul El-Sayed was only 32 when he first ran for office in 2018, facing off against Gretchen Whitmer and Shri Thanedar in the Michigan governor’s race. With a background as a public health official, he was a relative unknown to most voters. But by the time the primary election day rolled around, El-Sayed had surged in the polls, claiming just under a third of the vote.His candidacy was defined by a progressive vision for America, centered on healthcare, public education, and fighting poverty—and bolstered by an endorsement from Senator Bernie Sanders. Now, eight years later, El-Sayed will be on the…

A dark-colored bruise on President Trump’s left hand was the result of hitting a table and of taking aspirin, he told reporters on Air Force One on Thursday.“We saw the bruising on your hand. Are you OK?” a reporter asked the president, according to an audio recording from his flight back to the United States from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.“I’m very good,” Mr. Trump, who is 79, answered. “I clipped it on the table. So, I put a little — what do they call it? — cream on it. But I clipped it.”Pictures of the bruise spread…

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters at the White House . Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Love him or hate him, President Trump has had a consequential first year back in the White House. At a recent speech in Detroit, even he seemed a bit surprised at everything he’s been able to do. “I told you we were going to do a lot of things,” he said. “Nobody thought it was going to turn out like this. This has been crazy.” One big reason is Trump has faced less internal resistance from his staff, Cabinet and the…