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• WSJ: Trump Seeks Cuban Regime Change by End of 2026
  
  The Trump administration is pursuing a strategy aimed at achieving regime change in Cuba by the end of 2026, marking a sharp escalation in U.S. pressure on Havana after decades of hostile relations, The Wall Street Journal reported.
• Holt to Newsmax: Trump Is Playing Europe Masterfully
  
  Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Blaine Holt took to Newsmax on Wednesday to praise how President Donald Trump is dealing with the leaders of Europe.
• Rep. Comer to Newsmax: DOJ Will Act If Clintons Held in Contempt
  
  Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., told Newsmax on Wednesday that he is confident the DOJ will prosecute former President Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton if the full House votes to hold them in contempt of Congress.
• Border Patrol's Bovino Denied Service at Minnesota Gas Station
  
  Greg Bovino of the U.S. Border Patrol, who has commanded the administration’s big-city immigration campaign, was denied service at a Speedway gas station in Minneapolis.
• Rep. Luna to Newsmax: Impeach Judge Impeding Epstein Files
  
  Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., told Newsmax on Wednesday she wants the judge overseeing the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files to be impeached.
• Grenell to Newsmax: Trump Saved Greenland From China, Russia
  
  Richard Grenell, U.S. envoy for special missions, told Newsmax on Wednesday that President Donald Trump has made Greenland a strategic negotiating priority, arguing that the president's push has kept the Arctic territory from drifting toward Beijing or Moscow amid ...
• Dershowitz to Newsmax: High Court Likely to Check Trump on Fed's Cook
  
  Harvard Law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz told Newsmax on Wednesday that the Supreme Court is likely to reject President Donald Trump's firing of Federal Reserve Board member Lisa Cook on procedural grounds, while ultimately leaving the door open for her removal.
• Gov. Newsom Claims State Department Axed His Davos Speech
  
  California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the State Department was to blame after his scheduled Wednesday talk with Fortune magazine at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, was canceled at the last minute.
• Mark Meadows to Newsmax: Economy Will Determine Midterms
  
  Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said on Newsmax on Wednesday that Republicans must translate economic progress into tangible relief for voters if the party hopes to hold Congress in the upcoming midterm elections.
• Rep. Gill to Newsmax: Clintons 'Playing Games' With Congress
  
  Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, told Newsmax on Wednesday that former President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, have been toying with Congress over the Jeffrey Epstein files.
• Rep. Kevin Kiley to Newsmax: California Fraud Scale Is Unknown
  
  Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-Calif., warned on Wednesday that California's public-funds fraud problem may be far larger than investigators have documented, as major cases and waste claims pile up.
• Trump: Minerals, Golden Dome Part of Greenland Framework
  
  President Donald Trump revealed few details Wednesday of a framework for a future deal with NATO over Greenland, but said it would include access to mineral rights for the U.S. and its European allies, as well as collaboration on the Golden Dome missile defense system.
• Rahm Emanuel: Mandatory Retirement Age for Officials
  
  Rahm Emanuel says he wants to institute a mandatory retirement age of 75 for the president and the entire executive branch, the legislative branch, the Supreme Court, and federal courts.
• Rep. Donalds to Newsmax: Clinton Contempt Vote Heads to Full House
  
  Criminal contempt resolutions against both Bill and Hillary Clinton tied to the House Oversight Committee’s Jeffrey Epstein probe are headed to the full House after the committee voted Wednesday to advance separate measures against each, said Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla.
• N.Y. Judge Orders New Map for Malliotakis' District
  
  A NY State Supreme Court judge has struck down the 11th Congressional District map as unconstitutional and ordered the Redistricting Commission to produce new lines by Feb. 6, which puts City's only Republican-held House seat back into play for the midterms.
• Senate Panel to Hold Ticket Pricing Hearing With Kid Rock
  
  A U.S. Senate Commerce Committee panel will hold a hearing next week on efforts to crack down on unfair ticketing issues that will include an executive from Ticketmaster-parent company Live Nation and singer Kid Rock, a Senate aide told Reuters. The Justice Department and ...
• Speaker Johnson Backs Impeachment of 2 Federal Judges
  
  House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Wednesday he supports impeachment efforts against two federal judges, citing what he called "egregious abuses" and judicial overreach aimed at President Donald Trump and executive authority, The Hill reported.
• House Democrats Oppose Funding DHS Over ICE
  
  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., is joining his fellow Democrats in opposing funding the Department of Homeland Security.
• ICE Memo Asserts Power to Force Home Entry Without Warrant
  
  Federal immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to forcibly enter people's homes without a judge's warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press.
• Zelenskyy to Meet Trump in Davos as Ukraine Peace Talks Intensify
  
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to meet President Donald Trump in Davos as U.S. envoys prepare for talks in Moscow aimed at ending Russia's war with Ukraine. Zelenskyy plans to travel to Switzerland on Thursday to meet Trump on the sidelines of the WEF.
• Admiral Removed by Hegseth Announces Run for Congress
  
  Nancy Lacore, a retired three-star admiral and former chief of the Navy Reserve, has announced a run for Congress in South Carolina's 1st District, seeking the seat being vacated by GOP Rep. Nancy Mace, who is running for governor.
• Sen. Mark Kelly Considering 2028 Presidential Bid
  
  Embattled Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., is weighing a possible run for the White House in 2028 as he faces mounting scrutiny over his message to service members last fall to buck unlawful presidential orders.
• Minneapolis Turmoil Has Dems in Crisis Mode, Scrambling for Immigration Strategy
  
  Democrats had planned to campaign in the midterm elections on affordability and health care, two issues where Americans are particularly unhappy with President Donald Trump.But the aggressive immigration crackdown in Minnesota, including the killing of Renee Good during a...
• Pigott to Newsmax: Trump Wants UN to Focus on Basics
  
  Tommy Pigott, deputy spokesperson for the State Department, told Newsmax on Wednesday that President Donald Trump is working to reshape global policy management with his new Board of Peace.
• Trump, Carney Clash as Greenland Tariff Threat Fades
  
  President Donald Trump escalated a public clash with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday, tying trade threats and Arctic security to renewed discussions about U.S. control of Greenland.

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