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Saturday, Feb 21st, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court held that Trump's tariffs were not permitted under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act at Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Neil Gorsuch after they ruled against his sweeping tariff plan. In the 6-3 opinion released ...
Source: independent.co.uk
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 -
United States President Donald Trump said he is directing federal agencies, including the defence department, to begin "identifying and releasing" government records related to unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and alien life forms. Trump did not specify whether classified documents would be released to the public, but added that the files should include "any and all other information connected to these highly ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Friday, Feb 20th, 2026 -
The Trump administration on Friday finalized its rollback of clean air regulations limiting mercury and other toxic pollutants from power plants, sparking condemnation from public health and environmental advocates who warned that the move will increase the risk of death or serious illness for millions of people in the United States . The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it is repealing the Mercury and ...
Source: commondreams.org
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 -
The conflict between the Trump administration and the judicial branch over who can lead the Justice Department's office in the Eastern District of Virginia reached a new stage Friday, after a panel of judges appointed an interim top prosecutor — and the administration fired him soon after. It's the second time this month that the administration has quickly sacked a prosecutor who was picked by federal judges, ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Friday, Feb 20th, 2026 -
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com Sexual assault allegations against Shawn DeRemer, the husband of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, got him barred from the Labor Department's headquarters and prompted a police investigation, The New York Times and other news organizations reported Thursday, citing a Jan. 24 police report and people ...
Source: theweek.com
Friday, Feb 20th, 2026 -
Families of political prisoners await prison releases as Venezuela signs amnesty law Venezuela's acting president has signed into law an amnesty bill that could see hundreds of politicians, activists and lawyers released soon, while tacitly acknowledging what the country has denied for years – that it has political detainees in jail. The law, signed on Thursday, in effect reverses decades of denials in the ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Friday, Feb 20th, 2026 -
New guidance issued by the Trump administration's top immigration judge this week could result in continued denial of bond hearings for detainees in Fifth Circuit states—Texas, Mississippi, and Louisiana—as judges in other jurisdictions may choose to grant the hearings, immigration attorneys and law professors say. Chief Immigration Judge Teresa Riley, in response to a scathing ruling Feb. 18 from Judge ...
Source: news.bloomberglaw.com
Friday, Feb 20th, 2026 -
Behind the scenes, real journalism faces real resistance. We keep reporting anyway. Member support protects our independence and keeps tough stories in the light. Join today to help defend a free press. Already a member? Billionaire Les Wexner got some blunt advice from an attorney during a House Oversight Committee deposition about his ties to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein . Perhaps a little fed up ...
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