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President Donald Trump has floated invoking the Insurrection Act to tamp down unrest in Minnesota, but his No. 2 says that's not necessary.

Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith on Thursday defended his investigations of Donald Trump at a public congressional hearing in which he insisted that he had acted without regard to politics and had no second thoughts about the criminal charges he brought.

"I can tell you, Gentlemen, that the fault does not lie with Donald Trump," he said.

A prominent civil rights attorney and at least two other people involved in an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church have been arrested, Trump administration officials said Thursday, even as a judge rebuffed related charges against journalist Don Lemon.

Powered by strong consumer spending, the U.S. economy grew at the fastest pace in two years from July through September, the government said Thursday in a slight upgrade of its first estimate.

A judge on Wednesday threw out the boundaries of the only congressional seat in New York City represented by a Republican, ordering the state to redraw the district because its current composition unconstitutionally diluted the votes of Black and Hispanic residents.

President Trump announced what he called the framework of a deal over Greenland, the Danish island he had threatened to take over. There are not many details, but Trump said it would allow the U.S. to build missile defense bases and mine for minerals. Even as the president has taken an off-ramp, many Europeans and Canadians say the damage has already been done. Nick Schifrin reports.

For perspective on the crisis over Greenland and what comes next for the U.S. and its allies, Geoff Bennett spoke with Rebeccah Heinrichs, a senior fellow at Hudson Institute, a think tank in Washington.

It's an opportunity for the former Justice Department special counsel to offer his inside perspective on the investigations into President Donald Trump.

For a deeper look at President Trump's speech in Davos and what it signals to the rest of the world, we return to our On Democracy series. It explores the laws, institutions and norms that have shaped America, and the pressures they face today. Amna Nawaz spoke with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and historian Anne Applebaum, host of The Atlantic's "Autocracy in America" podcast.

In our news wrap Wednesday, much of the U.S. is bracing for what weather officials are calling an "expansive" winter storm, nearly 20 nations have now said they'll join President Trump's "Board of Peace" for Gaza and a court in Japan sentenced the man who killed former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life in prison.

The Supreme Court heard arguments in a legal battle centered on President Trump's efforts to fire a Federal Reserve governor. The case comes as Trump has moved to exert greater control over the Fed. Ali Rogin discussed more with News Hour Supreme Court analyst and SCOTUSBlog co-founder Amy Howe, and David Wessel of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy at the Brookings Institution.

The Trump Administration's surge of ICE agents has arrived in the state of Maine, where at least 50 people have been detained. In Minnesota, the surge is now in its third week, and state and local officials are continuing to push back against the federal presence in the Twin Cities. Geoff Bennett discussed more with St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her.

Israeli forces on Wednesday killed at least 11 Palestinians in Gaza, including two 13-year-old boys, three journalists and a woman, hospitals said.

President Trump marks his first year in office with an economy that looks a lot like the one he inherited. During a White House briefing, Trump hailed his policies and hit on the number one issue for Americans, affordability. For a closer look, Amna Nawaz spoke with Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union.

The art of sports, and sports as art. Two worlds collide and complement each other in an exhibition now traveling the country as the Winter Olympics are set to start soon. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown had a chance to take it in for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

Judge Paul A. Engelmayer blocked U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., from intervening in Maxwell's sex trafficking case.

Trump made several false or misleading statements about NATO, Greenland's history with Denmark and the U.S. housing market.

The former Justice Department special counsel who twice indicted President Donald Trump will face tough questioning in a highly anticipated congressional hearing.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox will deliver the 2026 State of the State address on Thursday, Jan. 22.