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President Trump arrives in Europe today for this year's World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. As Trump was leaving yesterday, an electrical issue forced Air Force One to return to Joint Base Andrews. The president is scheduled to deliver a keynote address at the forum and has also said he has several meetings planned, including discussions centered around his efforts to bring Greenland under U.S. control.        Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino is touting the arrests made during an immigration crackdown in Minnesota. His comments come after DHS Secretary Kristi Noem took to X on Monday to announce over ten-thousand arrests have been made in Minneapolis. The Pentagon is awaiting potential orders to send about 15-hundred troops to Minnesota.        Contempt of Congress charges against the Clintons could go to a vote before the end of the day. That's according to Republican Congressman James Comer who heads the GOP-led House committee looking into the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Former President Clinton and Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton didn't show for their scheduled depositions last week, accusing Republicans of selective prosecution.        Closing arguments are set to begin today in the first trial connected to the slow police response to the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Former Uvalde school officer Adrian Gonzales is accused of failing to engage the gunman during the 2022 massacre that left nineteen children and two teachers dead.        A major winter storm is expected to bring ice and snow to a massive stretch of the country this week, from Texas into the Northeast. NWS says to expect snow, sleet and freezing rain from the southern Rockies and Mid-South before heading east. Dangerous travel conditions and power outages could cause problems.        The Australian Open is heating up in Melbourne. Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz, 11th-seeded Daniil Medvedev and 19th-seeded American Tommy Paul each won and advanced to the third round. On the women's side, top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka and third-seeded Coco Gauff won in straight sets in the second round. The action continues today.       

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