NPR Brief Flags Trump Davos Speech and Supreme Court Fed‑Power Case

NPR’s Jan. 21 Morning Edition news brief highlights three top U.S. stories: President Donald Trump’s planned address to the World Economic Forum in Davos, a Justice Department obstruction probe in Minnesota involving subpoenas to Gov. Tim Walz and other officials over ICE operations, and an upcoming Supreme Court case that could give presidents far greater control over the Federal Reserve. The Trump Davos speech is expected to showcase his second‑term economic and tariff agenda to global elites at a moment when his Greenland threats and Venezuela intervention have already rattled allies and markets. The Minnesota subpoenas mark an escalation in the clash between the administration and state and local leaders over Operation Metro Surge and the fatal shooting of Renee Good, raising questions about where federal enforcement ends and criminalizing political resistance begins. The Supreme Court case, meanwhile, will test whether the president can more easily remove Fed officials or direct monetary policy, potentially eroding decades of central‑bank independence that investors and economists consider a pillar of U.S. economic stability. Together, these three items sketch a picture of an administration pushing aggressive power grabs abroad, at home on immigration, and over the Fed — and they’re being watched closely by markets, governors and legal scholars.