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7:30 AM ET, February 21, 2026

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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Demeans Himself as He Attacks the Supreme Court  —  He calls the Justices who ruled against him ‘very unpatriotic’ and ‘fools.’  —  President Trump owes the Supreme Court an apology—to the individual Justices he smeared on Friday and the institution itself.
Discussion: Raw Story, Al Jazeera and GB News
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Ruth Marcus / New Yorker:
The Supreme Court Refuses Trump's Tariffs  —  The Supreme Court's 6-3 decision today striking down President Trump's tariffs isn't just significant because it constrains him from imposing his transformative economic policy under the guise of a national emergency.
Politico:
Trump signs order imposing ‘temporary’ 10 percent global tariff after Supreme Court ruling … The announcement seeks to keep many of his tariff policies intact even after the court's ruling.  —  “Effective immediately, all national security tariffs under Section 232, and existing Section 301 tariffs …
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
John Roberts' Rebuke of Trump's Tariffs Is Withering, Confident, and Genuinely Encouraging
Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Trump to impose global 10% tariff after Supreme Court loss
The Hill:
5 takeaways as Supreme Court strikes blow to Trump's tariffs
David Lawder / Reuters:
Exclusive: Supreme Court tariff ruling makes over $175 billion in US revenue subject to refunds, Penn-Wharton estimates
NBC News:
‘Everyone here is irate’: White House scrambles after tariff loss as Trump unloads on Supreme Court
Monica Eng / Axios:
Illinois Gov. Pritzker demands tariff refunds from Trump
Discussion: Newsweek
Axios:
Tariff ruling traps GOP leaders
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
The Supreme Court's Declaration of Independence
Discussion: Raw Story
Cameron Peters / Vox:
Trump's tariff defeat, briefly explained
Reuters:
Supreme Court says no; Trump tries another tariff route - as it happened
Ryan Mancini / NewsNation:
Warren calls for tariff refund for consumers after Supreme Court ruling
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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 …
Devan Cole / CNN:
Judge who allowed FBI to search Washington Post reporter's home rips into Justice Department  —  A federal judge ripped into the Justice Department on Friday for failing to inform him of the applicability of a law intended to protect journalists from government searches and seizures when it asked …
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New York Times:
Judge Rebukes U.S. Over Application to Search Reporter's Home  —  A prosecutor apologized for failing to alert the magistrate to a 1980 law that restricts searches for reporting materials.  —  A magistrate judge on Friday sharply admonished the Justice Department for failing to tell …
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Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
Turns Out There Was Voter Fraud in Georgia—by Elon Musk  —  If Donald Trump's administration really wants to find evidence of foreign interference in Georgia's elections, then they need look no further than the president's old friend Elon Musk and his shady super PAC.
New York Times:
Ruben Ray Martinez Was Killed in an Undisclosed ICE Shooting in March, His Family Says  —  A 23-year-old American was shot last March in South Padre Island.  ICE's involvement in the shooting was not disclosed until this week.  —  Months before Renee Good's killing at the hands …
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 …
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 …
CNN:
Exclusive: Secret Service will offer tailored suits to new protective detail agents  —  New Secret Service protective detail agents are about to get a wardrobe upgrade, courtesy of taxpayers.  —  The Secret Service will soon offer each agent who graduates from protective detail training two tailored suits …
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 …
Abha Bhattarai / Washington Post:
U.S. economic growth slowed sharply at end of 2025, dragging down the year  —  New GDP figures reflect subdued growth from new trade policies and a weeks-long government shutdown.  —  The U.S. economy cooled sharply at the end of 2025, with growth slowing to an annual rate of 1.4 percent …
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Ben Casselman / New York Times:
U.S. Economy Grew More Slowly at End of 2025
Discussion: Axios, NOTUS and MPR News
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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France 24:
Live: Macron calls for ‘calm’ as France braces for tribute to far-right activist  —  French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday called for calm ahead of a memorial rally in Lyon for Quentin Deranque, a far-right activist who was fatally beaten in a street brawl between ultranationalist and anti-fascist militants in the city.
Associated Press:
Cuba's health care system pushed to the brink by US fuel blockade, Cuban minister says  —  Cuba's debilitated health care system has been pushed to the brink of collapse by the U.S. blockading the country's oil supply, a Cuban official said Friday.  The country's medical system …
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
New York Times:
U.S. Planes Land at Jordan Base, a Key Hub for Planning Possible Iran Strikes  —  At least 60 attack aircraft are parked at the base, which has become a key hub for U.S. military planning for possible strikes on Iran.  —  New satellite imagery and flight tracking data show a base in central Jordan …
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Telegraph
 
 
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Richard Wheeler / BBC:
Government considers removing Andrew from royal line of succession
Brian Davids / The Hollywood Reporter:
‘Andor’ Creator Tony Gilroy Gives the Interview He Couldn't During Its Release
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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Top Maryland Senate Democrat says the ‘window of opportunity is closed’ for redistricting
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ICE's Campaign Of Terror Is Not Over, Says Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey
Em Luetkemeyer / NOTUS:
A Growing Number of Democrats Are Skipping Trump's State of the Union Address
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