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5:00 PM ET, February 21, 2026

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New York Times:
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 …
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 …
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.
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 “Liberation Day” tariffs were unconstitutional.  —  Shortly after he took office, Trump declared that two things—the influx of illegal drugs from Canada, Mexico, and China, and the country's …
Ilya Somin / The Atlantic:
How the Supreme Court Spared America  —  The ruling against Trump's tariffs is a major victory for the constitutional separation of powers, rule of law, and millions of American consumers and businesses.  —  In a 6-3 decision yesterday, the Supreme Court rightly ruled that …
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
In tariff case, Supreme Court justices bicker over treating Trump and Biden differently
Financial Times:
Corporate America demands refunds after Donald Trump's tariffs are struck down
The White House:
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Imposes a Temporary Import Duty to Address Fundamental International Payment Problems
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and Alternet.org
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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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 …
Discussion: New York Post and Reuters
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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.
FEMA.gov:
President Donald J. Trump Approves Emergency Declaration for the District of Columbia  —  WASHINGTON — FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance is available to the District of Columbia to supplement response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from a sewer line collapse from Jan. 19, 2026, and continuing.
Associated Press:
ICE is quietly buying warehouses for detention centers and leaving local officials out of the loop  —  In a Texas town at the edge of the Rio Grande and a tall metal border wall, rumors swirled that federal immigration officials wanted to purchase three hulking warehouses to transform into a detention center.
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.
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.
Discussion: Alternet.org, Raw Story, Axios and Mediaite
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 …
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Congress could get a healthy pay raise, courtesy of the courts  —  A group of former members and veteran lawmakers have advanced an unusual lawsuit that could lead to larger salaries.  —  For more than 15 years, members of Congress have blocked themselves from receiving an automatic cost …
Discussion: NTU
Associated Press:
US military airlifts small reactor as Trump pushes to quickly deploy nuclear power  —  HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah — The Pentagon and the Energy Department for the first time airlifted a small nuclear reactor from California to Utah, demonstrating what they say is U.S. potential …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
IJR:
Trans Lawmaker Wants You To Believe Porn Sites Are ‘Educational’ For ‘Queer Kids’  —  Democratic Minnesota state Rep. Leigh Finke claimed during a Thursday hearing that pornography could be “educational” for “queer” children while arguing against a law requiring age verification to access adult web sites.
 
 
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Reuters:
From ‘buy America’ to ‘bye America’, Wall Street exodus gathers pace
Discussion: Financial Times
Geoff Earle / New York Post:
DOJ axed NY judge who handed out more asylum claims 97% percent of the time
Discussion: Townhall and The Post Millennial
Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
US envoy Mike Huckabee says it would be ‘fine’ if Israel took all Middle East land
Wall Street Journal:
The Real Tariff Liberation Day Arrives at the Supreme Court
Washington Post:
As trade envoy, Prince Andrew promoted Britain and exploited his access
Discussion: GB News
 Earlier Items: 
Vox:
The mess that Kristi Noem made
Discussion: Axios
Matthew Chance / CNN:
Four years on, Russia is still paying for a fatal miscalculation in Ukraine
Discussion: Reuters
France 24:
Live: Macron calls for ‘calm’ as tribute rally for slain far-right activist begins in Lyon
Associated Press:
Cuba's health care system pushed to the brink by US fuel blockade, Cuban minister says
Discussion: New York Times and CounterPunch
NBC News:
Deputy AG fires interim U.S. attorney succeeding Trump loyalist hours after appointment
Katherine Eban / Rolling Stone:
New Documents Reveal a Controversial Vaccine Study's Unusual Path to CDC Approval
 

 
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
FCC Chair Brendan Carr announces a voluntary campaign for broadcasters to celebrate the United States' 250th birthday by airing patriotic content

Ted Johnson / Deadline:
California AG Rob Bonta says his office will give Netflix and Paramount bids for WBD a full and robust review; Netflix says 13-14 state AGs are probing the deal

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Source: Axel Springer joins a group led by Dovid Efune that is making a ~£500M fully funded bid for the Telegraph, should DMGT's deal fail regulatory hurdles
 
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