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In the news today: In Davos, Trump may try to focus on lowering housing costs for Americans, but his desire for Greenland is dominating conversations; Democrats are divided over how to handle immigration issues in the election; and why some nutrition experts think the Trump administration's new dietary guidelines are going overboard on protein. Also, how a desire to unplug is driving a revival of typewriters and calligraphy. |
President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) |
Trump's Greenland move threatens to overshadow his focus on home prices |
At the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday, President Donald Trump's ambitions to wrest control of Greenland from NATO ally Denmark could tear relations with European allies and overshadow his original plan to use his appearance at the gathering of global elites to address affordability issues back home. Read more. |
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After Minneapolis, Democrats walk tightrope to battle Trump on immigration |
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 an American mother during a confrontation with federal agents, has scrambled the party's playbook. Read more. |
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Democrats are trying to translate visceral outrage into political strategy, even though there's little consensus on how to press forward on issues where the party has recently struggled to earn voters' trust. Some Democrats want to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a proposal that echoes "defund the police" rhetoric from Trump's first term, and impeach administration officials like Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Others have taken a different approach, introducing legislation intended to curb alleged abuses by federal agents.
But pushing back on the administration requires Democrats to step onto difficult political terrain. About 4 in 10 U.S. adults trusted Republicans more to handle immigration, according to a Washington Post/Ipsos poll from September, higher than about 3 in 10 who said the same about Democrats. On the issue of crime, Republicans also held the advantage. About 44% thought Republicans were better, compared to 22% for the Democrats. Republicans feel confident that their intertwined messages on crime and immigration will resonate with voters in the midterms.
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New diet guidelines say to double up on protein, but nutrition experts are wary |
The latest federal dietary guidelines tell Americans to "prioritize protein foods at every meal" and advise increasing daily intake — up to double the amount of previous recommendations. Read more. |
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The guidance — including a new food pyramid — emphasizes red meat, whole milk and other animal sources of protein, while downplaying plant-based offerings. "We are ending the war on protein," Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a White House post on social media.
Top nutrition experts question the protein push, saying Americans already consume more protein than they need, and there's no new evidence that people need to drastically ramp up consumption. For many people, eating much more protein could lead to more fat and more cases of diabetes, they say.
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A Bonhams employee displays a typewriter, manufactured circa 1931, at Bonhams auction house in London, 2022. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File) |
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