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The United States is preparing to deploy 1,500 active-duty troops to Minnesota as civil unrest intensifies [53240, 53337]. This domestic military mobilization occurs while the U.S. simultaneously pressures allies over territorial disputes, threatening NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) member Denmark with tariffs in a dispute over Greenland [53251, 53350]. European leaders have labeled the Greenland threat a "dangerous spiral" that could fracture the alliance [53210, 53286]. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin argued the U.S. must defend Greenland because Europe is "weak," a stance Denmark called "paradoxical" [53356, 53321]. Concurrently, the U.S. sought secret intelligence on Greenland while bypassing the Danish government [53323]. In the Middle East, military posturing continues. Iran has repeatedly warned that any U.S. attack on its Supreme Leader would mean "all-out war" [53252, 53309]. A U.S. general publicly urged Iran to "believe Trump's threats" [53363]. Meanwhile, Iraq has formally ordered the full withdrawal of the U.S.-led military coalition from its territory [53255]. These military expenditures and confrontations unfold as civilian infrastructure fails under attack. A sustained drone barrage has caused a massive blackout in Russian-occupied Ukraine, leaving residents without power and heat [53218, 53289, 53295]. Ukraine has extended school holidays as its energy crisis deepens [53291]. Western condemnations of Russia have not restored power to freezing Ukrainians [53292]. Domestically, U.S. court rulings are shaping the boundaries of security policy. A federal court overturned the convictions of a scholar, ruling that urging jihad is protected free speech, a decision impacting counterterrorism legal strategies [53390]. A separate judicial opinion compared modern immigration enforcement tactics to Civil Rights-era abuses [53388]. <a href='/news/53240'>U.S. Readies 1,500 Troops as Minnesota Protests Intensify</a> <a href='/news/53337'>U.S. Readies 1,500 Troops for Possible Minnesota Protest Deployment</a> <a href='/news/53251'>Trump Threatens NATO Ally with Tariffs Over Greenland</a> <a href='/news/53350'>Trump Threatens EU: Tariffs or Greenland?</a> <a href='/news/53210'>Trump's Greenland Threat Sparks "Dangerous Spiral," Warn European Leaders</a> <a href='/news/53286'>Trump Tariff Threat Over Greenland Could End NATO</a> <a href='/news/53356'>US Treasury Secretary: US Must Defend Greenland Because Europe is "Weak"</a> <a href='/news/53321'>US Ally Denmark Calls New Trump Tariff Threat "Paradoxical" and "Disruptive"</a> <a href='/news/53323'>US Sought Secret Intel on Greenland, Sidestepped Denmark: Report</a> <a href='/news/53252'>Iran Threatens "All-Out War" After Trump's "Sick" Insult</a> <a href='/news/53309'>Iran Warns U.S.: Attacking Supreme Leader Means War</a> <a href='/news/53363'>U.S. General to Iran: "Believe Trump's Threats"</a> <a href='/news/53255'>Iraq Orders Full US-Led Coalition Withdrawal</a> <a href='/news/53218'>Massive Blackout in Russia-Held Ukraine After Drone Strikes</a> <a href='/news/53289'>Ukraine's Power Grid Fails Under Drone Barrage</a> <a href='/news/53295'>Massive Blackout Hits Russian-Held Ukraine After Strikes</a> <a href='/news/53291'>Ukraine Extends School Holiday as Energy Crisis Deepens</a> <a href='/news/53292'>Western Powers Condemn Russia, But Ukrainians Freeze in the Dark</a> <a href='/news/53390'>U.S. Court: Urging Jihad is Free Speech, Overturns Scholar's Convictions</a> <a href='/news/53388'>Judge Compares Modern Immigration Agents to Civil Rights Era Abuses</a>