Washington Today (1-16-26): Pres. Trump pulls back Insurrection Act talk; Cong. delegation in Demark

President Donald Trump says he does not see a reason now to invoke Insurrection Act and send the U.S. military to deal with anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis, but, he says, "If I needed it, I'd use it. It's very powerful."

House & Senate Democrats hold a hearing in Minneapolis to highlight what say are abuses by federal immigration officers carrying out raids in the city.

President Trump suggests he may use tariffs against countries that block his efforts for the U.S. to acquire Greenland, while a bipartisan Congressional delegation meets with Danish and Greenlandic officials in Copenhagen to offer support for Greenland's territorial integrity.

Venezuela's opposition leader Maria Corina Machado holds a news conference a day after meeting President Trump at the White House giving him the Nobel Peace Prize she won.

Iranian opposition figure Reza Pahlavi, son of the last shah, says he should return to Iran and lead the country when the current wave of protests overthrows the Islamic Republic; President Trump highlights rural health care.

Governors start delivering their annual state of the state addresses.

NASA gets ready for the next mission to return to the moon, Artemis II.

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Title: Washington Today (1-16-26): Pres. Trump pulls back Insurrection Act talk; Cong. delegation in Demark
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