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       A shot at Europe and a legal setback for Trump President Trump criticized Europe yesterday for what he called “unfair” trade practices and regulations during a video appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos. He vowed to impose tariffs on companies that choose to produce outside the U.S.

       In the U.S., Trump was handed a setback in his efforts to rewrite immigration law when a judge temporarily blocked his order to end automatic citizenship for babies born in the U.S. Trump’s order is “blatantly unconstitutional,” the judge said.

       “Frankly, I have difficulty understanding how a member of the bar would state unequivocally that this is a constitutional order,” the judge told Trump administration lawyers. “It just boggles my mind.”

       At the start of his second term, Trump has positioned himself as the face of global hard-line conservative populism. Trump falls at the far end of the right-wing spectrum and has promised changes — like deporting millions of undocumented immigrants — that many of his fans in Europe have stopped well short of.

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       More on Trump The Senate voted 51 to 49 to move Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon confirmation to a final vote, with only two Republicans opposed.

       The State Department abruptly canceled travel for thousands of refugees already approved to fly to the U.S.

       Kash Patel, the president’s pick to run the F.B.I., has made false claims about Russia, Jan. 6 and classified documents inquiries.

       Trump revoked security protection for his former secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, and others, despite warnings that they face threats from Iran.

       Trump issued an executive order to re-designate Yemen’s Houthi rebels as a “foreign terrorist organization.”

       Saudi Arabia’s crown prince told Trump that the country will increase U.S. trade and investment by $600 billion.

       The Trump administration has temporarily silenced federal health officials, including those about to report on the nation’s escalating bird flu crisis.

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       Ukrainian soldiers at a funeral in Lviv, last month. Credit...Finbarr O'Reilly for The New York Times

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