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11:20 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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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 …
Ana Swanson / New York Times:
Trump's Trade Gamble Will Continue, Despite Supreme Court Rebuke  —  The president seems as intent on tariffs as ever and argues that his trade agenda is succeeding, despite little evidence to support it  —  The Supreme Court may have ruled 6-3 against President Trump's use of an international emergency law to impose tariffs.
Steve Kopack / NBC News:
Trump raises global tariff to 15% shortly after implementing reworked 10% levy
Ilya Somin / The Atlantic:
How the Supreme Court Spared America
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 …
Andrew Chung / Reuters:
With tariffs ruling, Supreme Court reasserts its power to check Trump
Financial Times:
Corporate America demands refunds after Donald Trump's tariffs are struck down
Wall Street Journal:
The Real Tariff Liberation Day Arrives at the Supreme Court
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
In tariff case, Supreme Court justices bicker over treating Trump and Biden differently
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 …
Rob Copeland / New York Times:
JPMorgan Admits It Shut Trump's Accounts After Jan. 6 Capitol Attack  —  Nation's largest bank, in response to a lawsuit filed by the president, confirmed his longstanding complaint about “debanking.”  —  For years, President Trump has complained that his personal and business bank accounts …
Discussion: Breitbart and The Post Millennial
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Ken Sweet / Associated Press:
JPMorgan concedes it closed Trump's accounts after Jan. 6 attack  —  JPMorgan Chase acknowledged for the first time that it closed the bank accounts of President Donald Trump and several of his businesses in the political and legal aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021 attacks on the U.S. Capitol …
Natalie Andrews / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says He Is Sending Hospital Ship to Greenland  —  It wasn't immediately clear what prompted the decision or when the ship would arrive  —  President Trump said he plans to send a hospital ship to Greenland as part of his continuing effort to exercise control of the island in the Arctic …
Discussion: Reuters and Washington Examiner
Sasha Rogelberg / Fortune:
The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents  —  In 2002, Maine became the first state to implement a statewide laptop program to some grade levels.  Then-Governor Angus King saw the program …
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.
Bucks County Courier Times:
Quakertown parents, groups demand release of students in police clash  —  Civil rights organizations and parents are calling for an investigation into the violent clash between Quakertown police and high school students Friday during an ICE protest, and they want the arrested teens immediately released …
Discussion: PennLive
Rebecca Schneid / Time:
Pope Leo Will Spend July 4 Visiting Island Known For Migrant Crossings … The decision also comes just days after Pope Leo declined an invitation to join Trump's Board of Peace, a U.S.-led initiative launched by the president with the ostensible aim of rebuilding Gaza and solving other conflicts.
Discussion: Frontpage Mag
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.
Vivian Jones / The Tennessean:
TN bill would allow death penalty for women who have an abortion  —  Tennessee has some of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the country.  The Human Life Protection Act prohibits all abortions from fertilization, without exceptions for rape or incest.
Discussion: KSDK-TV and LifeNews.com
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.
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 …
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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Sam Kim / Bloomberg:
Trump Threatens Netflix With ‘Consequences’ Over Rice Board Seat  —  Donald Trump called on Netflix to fire board member Susan Rice or “pay the consequences,” after she said that Democrats would take action against corporations that “take a knee” to the president.
Sarah Davis / The Hill:
Epstein survivor denounces Les Wexner's deposition before House as ‘abhorrent’  —  After billionaire retail mogul Les Wexner denied knowledge of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's crimes in a recent deposition before the House, one Epstein survivor called his testimony “abhorrent.”
 
 
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Margaret Sullivan / The Guardian:
CBS News is convulsing as Larry Ellison tries to please Trump
Reuters:
From ‘buy America’ to ‘bye America’, Wall Street exodus gathers pace
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Congress could get a healthy pay raise, courtesy of the courts
Discussion: NTU
Associated Press:
US military airlifts small reactor as Trump pushes to quickly deploy nuclear power
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 Earlier Items: 
Jasmine Baehr / Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Targeted attack’ vandalizes Trump-Kennedy Center outdoor ice rink, forces performance cancellation
Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
US envoy Mike Huckabee says it would be ‘fine’ if Israel took all Middle East land
Newsweek:
DHS Confirms Third US Citizen Killing After Newsweek Investigation
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Special Saturday Triad: What I Saw at the Battle of Minneapolis
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
In Gorsuch's Homage to Legislative Power, a Subtle Reproach of a Neutered Congress
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Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Epstein Was Only One of Thousands of Traffickers in the U.S.
 

 
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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

Financial Times:
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