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One Year in Trump’s America, and the Fed’s Big Moment at the Supreme Court

One Year in Trump’s America, and the Fed’s Big Moment at the Supreme Court

The Headlines
Jan 20, 2026 9 min
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<p>Plus, the struggle to finish a major Olympic arena.</p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/01/19/us/trump-impact-on-states.html" target="_blank">How Trump Is Remaking America, State by State</a>, by The New York Times</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/world/europe/trump-norway-greenland-nobel.html" target="_blank">Trump Links His Push for Greenland to Not Winning Nobel Peace Prize</a>, by Jeffrey Gettleman and Henrik Pryser Libell</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/us/politics/powell-will-attend-the-supreme-court-arguments-on-trumps-effort-to-remove-a-fed-governor.html" target="_blank">Powell Will Attend Supreme Court Arguments on Trump’s Effort to Fire Fed Official</a>, by Colby Smith</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/world/europe/spain-crash-scene-40-train-track.html" target="_blank">‘Like an Earthquake’: How 40 People Died in a Spanish Train Crash</a>, by Jason Horowitz, José Bautista and Samuel Granados</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/us/golden-gate-bridge-suicides.html" target="_blank">Suicides Were Frequent at the Golden Gate Bridge. Not Anymore.</a>, by John Branch</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/world/europe/italy-milan-olympics-ice-hockey-rink.html" target="_blank">How Italy Is Racing to Finish an Ice Rink Before the Olympics</a>, by Motoko Rich and Josephine de La Bruyère</p><p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p><p> </p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>

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