Greenland Emergency Summit, New World Order, SCOTUS Justices Hear Fed Case
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🗓️ 22 January 2026
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Summary
Trump’s clashes with Canada and Europe raise fresh doubts about the stability of U.S. alliances, as Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warns coercion and tariff threats are changing the global order.
And Supreme Court justices had tough question for Trump's lawyers as they hear arguments over whether a president can fire a Federal Reserve governor, a case that could redefine the independence of the central bank.
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(0:00) Introduction
(01:59) Greenland Emergency Summit
(05:27) New World Order
(09:10) SCOTUS Justices Hear Fed Case
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| 0:00.0 | President Trump says a framework of a deal has been worked out with NATO on Greenland. |
| 0:06.7 | His announcement comes after a speech in Davos where he attacked NATO and scolded allies. |
| 0:11.3 | What do we know about this supposed compromise? |
| 0:13.7 | Amia Martinez, that's Leila Faddle, and this is up first from NPR News. |
| 0:20.7 | The World Economic Forum showed just how much President Trump has angered U.S. allies. |
| 0:25.4 | Canada's prime minister basically declared the U.S.-led world order dead, and Trump then |
| 0:30.1 | address him directly in his speech. |
| 0:32.5 | They should be grateful to us. |
| 0:34.4 | Canada. |
| 0:35.7 | Canada lives because of the United States. Remember that, Mark, the next time |
| 0:40.0 | you make your statements. Is the U.S. isolating itself? And Supreme Court justices had tough |
| 0:45.2 | questions for Trump's lawyers as they weigh whether the president can fire a Federal Reserve |
| 0:50.1 | governor. Stay with us. We'll give you the news you need to start your day. |
| 1:05.2 | European leaders meet in Brussels tonight for a summit that was called urgently as a reaction to President Trump's previous statements about possible military action to take Greenland |
| 1:10.2 | the semi-autonomous Danish |
| 1:12.3 | territory. Trump also had said he would impose new tariffs on countries that opposed him, |
| 1:17.0 | but then the president spoke Wednesday in Davos. |
| 1:19.8 | We probably won't get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength and force |
| 1:24.6 | where we would be, frankly, unstoppable. But I won't do that. |
| 1:31.4 | He ruled out military force in an otherwise threatening speech. And on Wednesday, he said that a |
| 1:36.4 | long-term agreement on Greenland had been reached and that it would be good for everybody. |
| 1:40.6 | Terry Schultz joins us from Brussels to discuss European reaction and what happens next. Good morning, Terry. |
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