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7:35 AM ET, February 22, 2026

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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.
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New York Times:
They Did Deals With Trump to Get Lower Tariffs.  Now They Are Stuck.  —  Countries that under the threat of tariffs made commitments like enormous investment pledges face the reality that they may have been better off waiting.  —  It started as a week of trade wins for President Trump.
Ben Johansen / Politico:
Trump hikes ‘temporary’ global tariff rate to 15 percent, maximizing authority in wake of Supreme Court blow
Steve Kopack / NBC News:
Trump raises global tariff to 15% shortly after implementing reworked 10% levy
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Increases Global Tariff to 15%
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 …
Discussion: Newsweek and Washington Examiner
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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
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 …
Joel Schectman / Wall Street Journal:
What Trump's UFO Deep Dive Might Reveal to Americans  —  Past classified reviews looking for alien life have found stranger things about life in Washington  —  In the 1990s, the Central Intelligence Agency dug into all it knew about the possibility of extraterrestrial visits …
Discussion: CBS News
Washington Post:
60% disapprove of Trump ahead of State of the Union, Post-ABC-Ipsos poll finds  —  But Democrats have made little headway in persuading Americans that they have better ideas or policies to offer.  —  As President Donald Trump prepares to address the nation Tuesday evening …
Discussion: The Hill and Newsweek
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 …
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 …
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.
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.
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Senate G.O.P. Faces Pressure to Force ‘Talking Filibuster’ for Voter ID 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.
Discussion: Democracy Docket and Raw Story
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 …
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.
 
 
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Margaret Sullivan / The Guardian:
CBS News is convulsing as Larry Ellison tries to please Trump
Sarah Davis / The Hill:
Epstein survivor denounces Les Wexner's deposition before House as ‘abhorrent’
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Gregory S. Schneider / Washington Post:
Spanberger signs bill that could help Democrats gain four House seats
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Congress could get a healthy pay raise, courtesy of the courts
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Associated Press:
US military airlifts small reactor as Trump pushes to quickly deploy nuclear power
Jasmine Baehr / Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Targeted attack’ vandalizes Trump-Kennedy Center outdoor ice rink, forces performance cancellation
ABC News:
Over 40 million Americans on alert for winter storm conditions over the weekend
Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
US envoy Mike Huckabee says it would be ‘fine’ if Israel took all Middle East land
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
The Fix Is In: Lutnick Family Could Make Killing On Tariff Demise
 

 
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