Possible Greenland Deal, ICE's Next Target & Viral 'Buttons' Meme - Thursday, January 22, 2026
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 22 January 2026
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The news to know for Thursday, January 22, 2026!
We'll tell you what we know about Trump's "framework" for a Greenland deal and his new message to world leaders.
Also: the latest state where ICE has started an immigration crackdown.
And an update on what's expected to be the biggest winter storm of the season so far.
Plus: Prince Harry gave emotional testimony in court, a bittersweet Sundance Film Festival kicks off today, and have you heard of 365 Buttons? We'll explain the viral meme.
Those stories and even more news to know in about 10 minutes!
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Thursday, January 22nd. |
| 0:02.5 | We'll tell you what we know about Trump's framework for a Greenland deal and his new message to world leaders. |
| 0:08.0 | Also, the latest state where ICE has started an immigration crackdown and an update on what's expected to be the biggest winter storm of the season so far. |
| 0:16.2 | Plus, Prince Harry gave emotional testimony in court. |
| 0:18.9 | A bittersweet Sundance Film Festival kicks off today. |
| 0:22.7 | And have you heard of 365 buttons? We'll explain the viral meme. Those stories and even more news to know next. |
| 0:31.0 | Welcome to The Newsworthy. All the Day's News in less than 15 minutes. I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. Let's do this. |
| 0:41.4 | Much of the world breathed a collective sigh of relief yesterday when President Trump said he would |
| 0:46.5 | not use force to take control of Greenland. The president also told world leaders he would not impose |
| 0:51.7 | tariffs on European countries, as he had previously |
| 0:54.5 | said he would if they didn't let the U.S. take over. So what changed his mind? Well, Trump says he had |
| 0:59.5 | a productive meeting with NATO Secretary General, and that the two of them formed the framework |
| 1:03.7 | of a future deal. The NATO spokesperson went into more detail, saying the framework focuses on |
| 1:09.0 | securing the Arctic, not by a takeover, but |
| 1:11.8 | through the efforts of several allies. There are also some reports that give more specifics, |
| 1:16.7 | saying Denmark could give the U.S. ownership over just small pockets of Greenland, so the U.S. |
| 1:21.5 | could build military bases. But again, nothing is set in stone just yet. Before announcing the |
| 1:27.1 | framework, President Trump had |
| 1:28.3 | been facing a lot of backlash over his earlier threats. Hours before his announcement, |
| 1:32.6 | the European Union's parliament stopped final approval of a critical trade deal Trump reached |
| 1:37.2 | with the block last summer, though that's when Trump was saying, during his speech at the |
| 1:40.8 | World Economic Forum, that he would settle for nothing less than ownership of Greenland. |
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