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Saturday, Feb 21st, 2026 -
News / Pixabay Trump imposes 10% global tariff after US Supreme Court ruling President Donald Trump announced a 10% global tariff after the US Supreme Court's landmark decision Friday ruling against his tariff imposition under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Trump called the US Supreme Court's decision "deeply disappointing" and said he was "ashamed" of some Supreme Court justices. He ...
Source: jurist.org
Saturday, Feb 21st, 2026 -
President Trump says he hasn't decided whether he'll launch a military strike on Iran. But he now has a wide range of options. An American military buildup over the past month means the U.S. now has an expansive naval and air presence across the Middle East. The size of the U.S. force suggests the military would be capable of carrying out a bombing campaign that could last weeks or even longer. The president has ...
Source: npr.org
Friday, Feb 20th, 2026 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he's directing the Pentagon and other government agencies to identify and release files related to extraterrestrials and UFOs because of "tremendous interest." Trump made the announcement in a social media post hours after he accused former President Barack Obama of disclosing "classified information" when ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Friday, Feb 20th, 2026 -
Environmental groups warn that weakening air toxics and mercury standards will lead to higher health-related costs The Trump administration announced on Friday it would roll back air regulations for power plants limiting mercury and hazardous air toxics at an event in Kentucky, a move it says will boost baseload energy but that public health groups say will harm public health for the most vulnerable groups in the ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Feb 20th, 2026 -
Democrats cry foul at change to airport closest to Mar-a-Lago days after president's lawyers trademarked new name Democrats in Florida have condemned Republican colleagues in the state legislature who approved renaming the airport in West Palm Beach to the "President Donald J Trump International Airport", less than a week after lawyers for Trump sought to trademark the name . Only the signature of Florida's ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Feb 20th, 2026 -
2 min read Just hours after the federal judges in the Eastern District of Virginia appointed a new interim US attorney to replace Trump loyalist Lindsey Halligan, the administration said he is fired. The judges on Friday unanimously appointed James Hundley, a Virginia defense attorney with more than three decades of experience, to lead the influential prosecutors' office after Halligan, President Donald Trump's ...
Source: edition.cnn.com
Friday, Feb 20th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article New allegations of misconduct at the Department of Labor have come to the surface amid the ongoing departmental probe The husband of President Donald Trump 's Labor Secretary has been banned from the Department of Labor's headquarters following allegations of sexual assault, ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Friday, Feb 20th, 2026 -
– Members of 's opposition, prisoners' rights groups and relatives of people long detained for political reasons gave a lukewarm reception Friday to an expected to free hundreds of people, including political activists and human rights defenders. Some viewed the law as a small but significant victory for the thousands targeted during the ruling party's 27-year tenure. Others considered it a mockery of the ...
Source: news4jax.com
Friday, Feb 20th, 2026 -
Sunshine Sykes says Trump administration poses threats and is recklessly violating law with its mass deportations A federal judge has accused the Trump administration of terrorizing immigrants and recklessly violating the law in its efforts to deport millions of people. The judge said that the White House had also "extended its violence on its own citizens", citing the killings of Renee Good in January by an ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Feb 20th, 2026 -
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Source: huffpost.com
Friday, Feb 20th, 2026 -
The Trump administration plans to sue states for their artificial intelligence laws, but how the push is affecting work on future legislation depends on a state's politics. (TNS) — The Trump administration plans to sue states for their artificial intelligence laws, but how the push is affecting work on future legislation depends on a state's politics. President Donald Trump issued an executive order in ...
Source: govtech.com