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2:59 AM ET, February 22, 2026

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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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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 …
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.
Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
US businesses clamor for refunds after supreme court strikes down Trump's tariffs  —  Refunds were not addressed by supreme court ruling, and they'll likely play out in lower courts over extended period  —  Top associations of American businesses are demanding to be repaid …
Ilya Somin / The Atlantic:
How the Supreme Court Spared America
Steve Kopack / NBC News:
Trump raises global tariff to 15% shortly after implementing reworked 10% levy
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 …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Increases Global Tariff to 15%
Financial Times:
Corporate America demands refunds after Donald Trump's tariffs are struck down
Andrew Chung / Reuters:
With tariffs ruling, Supreme Court reasserts its power to check Trump
Wall Street Journal:
The Real Tariff Liberation Day Arrives at the Supreme Court
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 …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Newsweek
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 …
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 …
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 …
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: Raw Story
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.
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 …
Washington Post:
DHS will suspend TSA PreCheck and Global Entry as shutdown continues  —  The Department of Homeland Security will temporarily halt both programs as part of several emergency measures expected to go into effect early Sunday.  —  The Department of Homeland Security will temporarily suspend …
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.”
Margaret Sullivan / The Guardian:
CBS News is convulsing as Larry Ellison tries to please Trump  —  Recent incidents involving Anderson Cooper and Stephen Colbert suggest things are not well at the network after the acquisition financed by Trump supporter Larry Ellison  —  Anderson Cooper decides to walk away from broadcast TV's most prestigious news show, 60 Minutes.
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.
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.
 
 
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Congress could get a healthy pay raise, courtesy of the courts
Associated Press:
US military airlifts small reactor as Trump pushes to quickly deploy nuclear power
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EXCLUSIVE: ‘Targeted attack’ vandalizes Trump-Kennedy Center outdoor ice rink, forces performance cancellation
Washington Post:
Trump aides struggle with how to spend $500 billion more on military
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Raw Story
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
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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