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3:40 PM ET, February 20, 2026

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New York Times:
Live Updates: Defiant Trump Says He Will Work Around Supreme Court's Tariff Ruling  —  The decision is a major setback for President Trump, who said he was “ashamed of certain members of the court.”  He promised to use other authorities to reimpose many import fees.  —  Here's the latest.
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court strikes down most of Trump's tariffs in a major blow to the president  —  The decision does not affect all of Trump's tariffs but invalidates those implemented using an emergency law.  —  WASHINGTON — Delivering a major blow to President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court …
Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Trump to impose global 10% tariff after Supreme Court loss  —  President Trump on Friday said he would sign an executive order to impose 10% tariffs on all nations, replacing part of the tariffs overturned by the Supreme Court on Friday. … - It allows Trump to impose tariffs of up to 15% …
Wall Street Journal:
The Moment Trump Found Out the Supreme Court Killed His Tariffs  —  President gets the news as meeting with governors opens; 'so, it's a loss, then?'  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump had just started a closed-door White House meeting with governors when one of his trade advisers handed him a piece of paper.
CNN:
Supreme Court rules that Trump's sweeping emergency tariffs are illegal  —  The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that President Donald Trump violated federal law when he unilaterally imposed sweeping tariffs across the globe, a striking loss for the White House on an issue that has been central …
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
John Roberts' Rebuke of Trump's Tariffs Is Withering, Confident, and Genuinely Encouraging … The Supreme Court struck down Donald Trump's sweeping “emergency” tariffs on Friday, ruling 6-3 that they far exceed what federal law allows.  With its decision in Learning Resources v. Trump …
Layla A. Jones / Talking Points Memo:
SCOTUS Knocks Down Trump's ‘Emergency’ Tariffs in 6-3 Decision  —  The Supreme Court blocked President Donald Trump's signature economic and foreign policy Friday morning in a fractured 6-3 split decision.  —  Trump cannot use the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA …
Washington Post:
Trump imposes new tariffs, denounces Supreme Court justices as a ‘disgrace’ after ruling  —  President Donald Trump on Friday denounced Supreme Court justices who ruled against him as a “disgrace” and announced wide-ranging new tariffs hours after the high court struck down most of his existing import taxes.
Associated Press:
Live updates: Supreme Court strikes down Trump's sweeping tariffs, upending central plank of economic agenda
Politico:
Trump attacks Supreme Court justices after he is handed a major tariff loss
David Lawder / Reuters:
Exclusive: Supreme Court tariff ruling makes over $175 billion in US revenue subject to refunds, Penn-Wharton estimates
Wall Street Journal:
The Embarrassing Truth About Tariffs
Discussion: New York Magazine
Adam Liptak / New York Times:   The Supreme Court's Declaration of Independence
Ilya Somin / Reason:   Supreme Court Decides Our Tariff Case - and We Won!
Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Supreme Court strikes down Trump's sweeping tariffs, upending central plank of economic agenda
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
A fake ICE tip line reveals neighbors reporting neighbors  —  A Nashville comedian's deportation hotline, set up as a joke, has gone viral among viewers who say it shows the “banality of evil personified.”  —  Ben Palmer, a stand-up comic in Nashville, has built a following online …
Maddy Varner / Wired:
Metadata Exposes Authors of ICE's ‘Mega’ Detention Center Plans  —  Comments and other data left on a PDF detailing Homeland Security's proposal to build “mega” detention and processing centers reveal the personnel involved in its creation.  —  A PDF that Department of Homeland Security officials provided …
Discussion: WXIA-TV and New Jersey Online
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
This Is How an Autocrat Goes to War  —  I never imagined I'd miss being lied to by George W. Bush and his henchmen.  —  When the Bush administration wanted to go to war with Iraq, it undertook a full-court press to propagandize the American people.  Administration officials leaked false information …
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Alexander Ward / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Weighs Initial Limited Strike to Force Iran Into Nuclear Deal
Luena Rodriguez-Feo Vileira / Associated Press:   Live updates: Trump warns of ‘bad things’ if Iran refuses deal, as US carrier nears Mideast
Paul McLane / Radio World:
Carr Urges Broadcasters to Get Patriotic  —  The FCC chairman provided a list of examples to celebrate America 250  —  FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is calling on broadcasters to air “patriotic, pro-America programming” connected with the 250th anniversary of the nation.
Discussion: The Wrap and New York Post
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John Hendel / Politico:
FCC's Carr urges broadcasters to air ‘patriotic, pro-America’ content … Several broadcasters also have pending mergers and regulatory requests before the FCC, which could influence their response to Carr's request.  In the latest flare-up this week, CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert …
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Fourth-quarter U.S. GDP up just 1.4%, badly missing estimate; inflation firms at 3%
Roger Sollenberger:
DOJ Deleted Record Revealing That Maxwell Holds Potential Blackmail Over Trump  —  The document, which was re-posted after I reported the removal, shows Maxwell's lawyers possess three FBI interviews with an underage Trump accuser that haven't been released to the public.
Akhil Reed Amar / New York Times:
Who Stands to Lose in the Birthright Citizenship Case  —  America's Constitution proudly proclaims that all people born on American soil and under the American flag are Americans — equal birthright citizens — regardless of their parentage.  Constitutionally, it does not matter if you are born Black …
Gentry Estes / USA Today:
Eileen Gu responds to criticism from JD Vance, others in United States  —  Speaking after qualifying in her third event this Olympics, Eileen Gu attributed U.S. criticism to the fact she reps China.  And because she wins.  —  Gentry EstesUSA TODAY  —  LIVIGNO, Italy - After a scare …
Dell Cameron / Wired:
DHS Wants a Single Search Engine to Flag Faces and Fingerprints Across Agencies  —  Homeland Security aims to combine its face and fingerprint systems into one big biometric platform—after dismantling centralized privacy reviews and key limits on face recognition.
Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
Texas congressional candidate with extremist views backed by hard-right donors  —  After tech billionaire Peter Thiel and others donated to Jace Yarbrough's campaign, Donald Trump endorsed him  —  A rookie congressional candidate in a nine-way Texas primary has received the imprimatur …
Discussion: Advocate
Financial Times:
Paramount's $108bn bid for Warner Bros clears US antitrust hurdle  —  Support from Trump administration adds new twist in blockbuster battle with Netflix  —  Oliver Barnes and Anna Nicolaou in New York and Stefania Palma in Washington DC  —  Paramount Skydance's $108bn bid to gatecrash Netflix's deal …
Mike Somes / Liberal Currents:
The Last Idiot Who Earnestly Believes in the American Experiment  —  Still left out of the joke, even now.  —  The American right has a question.  They want to know why the people of the Twin Cities didn't just let the Department of Homeland Security wander through and take whoever they felt like.
Paul Krugman:
The Ultra-Rich Are Different from You and Me  —  Only the little people pay taxes, redux  —  On Wednesday the Wall Street Journal published an article with the headline “Billionaires' low taxes are becoming a problem for the economy.”  Hey, what do you expect from a woke, left-wing rag?
NBC News:
Rep. Tony Gonzales faces ethics investigation over alleged affair ahead of tough primary  —  The congressman is sparring online with the husband of a former staffer who died by suicide, and his opponent is running ads referencing the alleged affair.  — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE
Jennifer Berry Hawes / ProPublica:
South Carolina Hospitals Aren't Required to Disclose Measles-Related Admissions.  That Leaves Doctors in the Dark.  —  In mid-January, an unassuming man in khakis and a button-down shirt walked to a wooden lectern at a school board meeting in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
Discussion: GV Wire
Ceylan Yeğinsu / New York Times:
Why the United States Is Seeing an Ongoing Tourism Slump  —  Last year, the U.S. was the only major destination to see a decline in international travelers.  With increased scrutiny at the border, ICE violence and unpredictable policies, the new year isn't looking better.
CNN:
House Speaker Johnson rejects request for Jesse Jackson to lie in honor at Capitol  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson has denied a request for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. to lie in honor at the United States Capitol, citing past precedent over how the deaths of other high-profile figures were handled …
 
 
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