New Greenland Threats, US Military Base Evacuation, FBI Raids Reporter's Home and more

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🗓️ 14 January 2026

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President Donald Trump says anything less than the US’ control of Greenland is “unacceptable.” An American military base is being evacuated as tensions between the US and Iran continue to escalate. The federal government’s immigration enforcement in Minnesota is being tested in court today. Trump’s tariffs haven’t stopped China from reporting a record trade surplus. Plus, the FBI seizes computers and a phone from a journalist's home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey there from CNN. I'm David Rind with the five things you need to know for Wednesday, January 14th.
0:08.0	President Donald Trump is ramping up his threats towards Greenland. On social media, he said the U.S. needs
0:13.8	control of Greenland for national security and that, quote, anything less than that is unacceptable.
0:19.7	He added, it's necessary for the so-called Golden Dome, referencing the missile defense system
0:24.3	that Pentagon is developing.
0:25.9	And these comments came just before Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State
0:29.6	Marco Rubio's meeting with officials from Denmark and Greenland.
0:33.3	Meanwhile, the government of Greenland and Denmark's Ministry of Defense have announced that
0:37.0	starting today, there'll be a bigger Danish military presence on the island because of, quote, security
0:42.5	tensions.
0:43.8	And while all of this is playing out, people on the island are taking Trump's threats seriously.
0:48.6	CNN spoke to one resident the other day.
0:50.5	I really tried to push that thought down, but that is the worst case scenario that, you know,
0:56.1	in a month I'm American.
0:57.4	We don't even have military in Greenland.
0:59.6	We wouldn't be able to resist the American military.
1:02.1	No one can resist through the American military.
1:05.4	We're going to squeeze in a quick break here.
1:07.5	When we come back, we're going to tell you about the evacuation of a U.S.
1:12.4	military base. Stick around.
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