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Around 15-hundred troops have been ordered to be ready for potential deployment to Minnesota as anti-ICE protests continue. President Trump has said he may invoke the Insurrection Act as a result of the unrest, however on Friday, he said he may not use it any more. Meanwhile, the Justice Department said it will investigate protesters who took part in disrupting a church service Sunday in St. Paul, where the pastor allegedly is also an ICE field office director.        Using force in efforts to acquire Greenland isn't being ruled out by President Trump. In a phone interview with NBC News, Trump was asked if the U.S. would use force to seize the Danish territory, to which he said "no comment." Over the weekend, the President said he would put ten-percent tariffs in place on Denmark and other European countries until a deal was reached for the U.S. to get Greenland.        Travelers who are not REAL ID-compliant have a new option. TSA ConfirmID will roll out an optional process on February 1st seeking "biographic and/or biometric information" to confirm a traveler's identity and that they are not on a Secure Flight watch list. The agency recommends completing the optional TSA ConfirmID process before arriving at the airport and there will be a 45-dollar fee meant "to cover verification of an insufficient ID."        A full day of events is planned for the National Civil Rights Museum to honor Dr Martin Luther King Junior Day today. Museum officials say it's meant to be a day to serve and honor Dr. King's dream. It's also the 40th anniversary of the federal holiday and the 35th anniversary of the museum's opening.        Russian President Vladimir Putin has been invited to join President Trump's peace board. The board is being formed to implement the U.S.-brokered peace plan between Israel and Hamas, and countries are being asked to pay one billion dollars for membership on the board with funds set to go towards rebuilding the Gaza Strip.        The Buffalo Bills are firing head coach Sean McDermott. In a statement, the team said McDermott helped changed the organization's mindset and was instrumental in turning the Bills into a perennial playoff team. McDermott had been head coach of the Bills since 2017 and made the playoffs every season besides 2018.       

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