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NPR | By Leila Fadel,

A Martínez

Published January 22, 2026 at 4:46 AM EST

European leaders to meet for emergency summit about the U.S. and Greenland, Trump's statements about Greenland threaten long-standing world order, SCOTUS weighs Trump's power to fire Fed governors.

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