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Trump Says He Will Raise Global Tariff to 15 Percent — The move signaled anew that the president would press ahead with his trade war despite the legal setback from the Supreme Court. — President Trump announced Saturday that he would raise his new, global tariff to 15 percent …
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Andrew Chung / Reuters:
With tariffs ruling, Supreme Court reasserts its power to check Trump — After siding with President Donald Trump in two dozen cases in the past year in ways that boosted his power and let him quickly transform U.S. policies on immigration, military service, federal employment and beyond …
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Steve Kopack / NBC News:
Trump raises global tariff to 15% shortly after implementing reworked 10% levy — Most of Trump's tariffs were struck down by the Supreme Court on Friday in a 6-3 decision. — President Donald Trump on Saturday said that he was hiking his newly announced global tariff to 15%, less than a day after announcing a 10% worldwide duty.
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Ben Johansen / Politico:
Trump hikes ‘temporary’ global tariff rate to 15 percent, maximizing authority in wake of Supreme Court blow … It comes less than 24 hours after he invoked Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, which allows the president to impose tariffs up to 15 percent to address a “large and serious balance …
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
In tariff case, Supreme Court justices bicker over treating Trump and Biden differently — Justice Neil Gorsuch, who was appointed by President Donald Trump, was unusually direct in suggesting some of his colleagues were treating presidents of opposing parties differently.
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
In Gorsuch's Homage to Legislative Power, a Subtle Reproach of a Neutered Congress — In his concurrence to the ruling invalidating President Trump's tariffs, Justice Neil M. Gorsuch made a forceful case for the sanctity of the legislative process — and an implicit critique of its current dysfunction.
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Increases Global Tariff to 15%
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
Today, in a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court found that President Donald J. Trump's …
Today, in a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court found that President Donald J. Trump's …
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The White House:
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Imposes a Temporary Import Duty to Address Fundamental International Payment Problems
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Imposes a Temporary Import Duty to Address Fundamental International Payment Problems
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Politico:
Trump signs order imposing ‘temporary’ 10 percent global tariff after Supreme Court ruling
Trump signs order imposing ‘temporary’ 10 percent global tariff after Supreme Court ruling
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Demeans Himself as He Attacks the Supreme Court
Trump Demeans Himself as He Attacks the Supreme Court
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Friday's Final Word
Friday's Final Word
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Ruth Marcus / New Yorker:
The Supreme Court Refuses Trump's Tariffs
The Supreme Court Refuses Trump's Tariffs
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Jenny Kleeman / The Guardian:
'Don't go to the US - not with Trump in charge': the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks — Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
The Fix Is In: Lutnick Family Could Make Killing On Tariff Demise — Almost every article on today's tariff decision includes, somewhere two or three paragraphs down, a note which explains that it's unclear how or whether the federal government will issue refunds for illegally collected tariffs.
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Financial Times:
Corporate America demands refunds after Donald Trump's tariffs are struck down
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Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
US businesses clamor for refunds after supreme court strikes down Trump's tariffs
US businesses clamor for refunds after supreme court strikes down Trump's tariffs
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Special Saturday Triad: What I Saw at the Battle of Minneapolis — 1. War — I understand that spending three days on the ground in Minneapolis is not real perspective. But it brought home something that may not be obvious from afar: Minnesota, especially the Twin Cities, has been …
ABC News:
Over 40 million Americans on alert for winter storm conditions over the weekend — New York City is under a blizzard warning for the first time since March 2017. — A child plays in the snow in front of Brooklyn Bridge and the Manhattan skyline in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City, U.S., February 16, 2026.
Sam Levin / The Guardian:
DoJ cases against protesters keep collapsing as officers' lies are exposed in court — String of embarrassing defeats for prosecutors as experts condemn DoJ effort to cast people as ‘violent perpetrators’ — Department of Justice prosecutors across the US have suffered a string …
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Washington Post:
Trump aides struggle with how to spend $500 billion more on military — The White House budget chief was among those who internally objected to the defense secretary's plan to increase military spending by roughly 50 percent, sources say. — Trump administration officials have struggled …
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Newsweek:
DHS Confirms Third US Citizen Killing After Newsweek Investigation — The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has told Newsweek that a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agent fired “defensive shots” at a driver after he “intentionally ran over” another federal agent.
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Phil Helsel / NBC News:
U.S. military says it struck another alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific, killing 3 — U.S. Southern Command alleged that the boat was “engaged in narco-trafficking operations.” — Listen to this article with a free account — The U.S. military said that it struck an alleged drug trafficking boat …
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Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
U.S. Kills 3 in Latest Boat Strike
U.S. Kills 3 in Latest Boat Strike
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Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Epstein Was Only One of Thousands of Traffickers in the U.S. — As the world follows the drip-drip of sensational revelations about Jeffrey Epstein, here's a number to ponder: Last year the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children received more than 113,000 reports of child sex trafficking.
Patty Nieberg / Task & Purpose:
Army warrant officers will ‘bid’ against each other for their next bonus — The Army will soon have senior warrant officers bid against each other in an eBay-style auction for retention bonuses and six-year service commitments. Soldiers who agree to take a “minimum” bonus can cash in …
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New York Times:
Bridge Owner Donated $1 Million to MAGA Group Before Trump Blasted Competitor — The PAC and the White House say the donation had nothing to do with President Trump's tirade against a new bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. — Less than one month before meeting …
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Katherine Eban / Rolling Stone:
New Documents Reveal a Controversial Vaccine Study's Unusual Path to CDC Approval — A Rolling Stone investigation uncovered irregularities in the ethics review of a $1.6 million research grant to examine the effects of a birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine in Guinea-Bissau
NBC News:
Deputy AG fires interim U.S. attorney succeeding Trump loyalist hours after appointment — James Hundley, a longtime Virginia litigator, was set to succeed Trump loyalist Lindsey Halligan. — Listen to this article with a free account — The Department of Justice fired longtime litigator James Hundley …
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France 24:
Live: Macron calls for ‘calm’ as tribute rally for slain far-right activist begins in Lyon — A tribute rally for slain far-right activist Quentin Deranque, who was fatally beaten in a street brawl between ultranationalist and anti-fascist militants, began in Lyon on Saturday.
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Senate G.O.P. Faces Pressure to Force ‘Talking Filibuster’ for Voter I.D. Bill — Some reluctant Republicans say an old-school filibuster showdown with Democrats could paralyze the Senate with no guarantee of success. But President Trump and their own colleagues are spoiling for the fight.
