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Top News Stories for Wednesday, February 25th 2026
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
On February 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) issued its decision in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump and Trump v. V.O.S. Selections, Inc. invalidating the current IEEPA tariffs and holding in a 6-3 ruling that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not authorize the president to impose tariffs. Chief Justice John Roberts delivered the majority opinion, joined ...
Source: natlawreview.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
Washington — When President Trump heads to the Capitol to deliver his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night, he will be greeted by raucous applause from his fellow Republicans on a host of different policy matters. But that reception will mask signs of discontent among some GOP lawmakers, who have become more willing to cross the president in recent months. House ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
By When President Trump got on the phone with the U.S. men's hockey team after their gold medal win over Canada at the Milan Cortina Olympics, it was supposed to be a feel-good moment. And for the most part, it was - until one joke turned a celebration into a controversy. On the call, Trump invited the men's team to attend Tuesday night's State of the Union address before adding: "I must tell you, we're going to ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
The killing of Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion, or CJNG), has triggered a wave of violence across several Mexican states, including Jalisco. Cervantes, better known as "El Mencho", was killed in an operation by Mexico's army on Sunday. But what is the Jalisco cartel, and what happens next after the killing of one of the most powerful ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon Monday moved to permanently block the release of former special counsel Jack Smith's final report on President Donald Trump's hoarding of classified documents after he left the White House in 2021. Cannon said releasing Smith's report would amount to a "manifest injustice" ...
Source: theweek.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
The ex-prince is accused of sharing sensitive documents with the convicted paedophile during his time as trade envoy Reading Time: 3 minutes The UK government said on Tuesday it supported the release of documents on ex-prince Andrew's past role as a trade envoy, hours after a veteran politician was quizzed by police in the widening Jeffrey Epstein scandal. US authorities last month published millions of files ...
Source: scmp.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
Texas representative Tony Gonzales 's reelection campaign has been roiled by accusations that he had an affair with a female staffer who died by suicide last year. Gonzales has so far remained defiant, alleging a political motivation behind the claims and trying to ride out the scandal until March 3, when he faces off against a farther-right challenger in a competitive primary. But the release of Gonzales's highly ...
Source: nymag.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
whether climate change tort litigation brought by local and state governments against large energy companies can continue in state courts or whether jurisdiction is more appropriate in federal court. Dozens of lawsuits initiated by local and state governments have been filed in state courts across the country. In this particular case, the City of Boulder, Colo. sued two global energy companies. The companies have ...
Source: natlawreview.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
Anyone with eyes can tell something has gone badly wrong with the training of ICE officers—beyond the fact that the operation seems to be hiring people who failed the initiation ritual into a failing Hells Angels chapter in Encino. On Monday, a former ICE official named Ryan Schwank made it plain in front of a congressional panel. From MS NOW: Ryan Schwank—an ICE academy instructor for new recruits ...
Source: esquire.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
With the administration challenging the Court and Congress, independent reporting is the only thing standing between you and the noise. Your membership funds the courage to ask the hard questions. Don't let the truth be sidelined, join Huff Already a member? WASHINGTON — The Justice Department's public database of the Epstein Files contains an allegation President Donald Trump abused a minor decades ago, but ...
Source: huffpost.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
Kyiv, Ukraine — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy marked the start of the fifth year of the Ukraine war by saying Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin has failed to achieve his war goals. And the Kremlin agreed. In a video address that showed Ukrainians carrying out acts of resistance against Russian soldiers in the opening days of the conflict, Zelenskyy added that Ukraine was ready to do "everything" it could to ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said Tuesday morning that the central bank should prioritize getting inflation to its 2% target, as higher prices remain a concern for consumers and businesses. During an appearance at the National Association for Business Economics conference in Washington, Goolsbee said the Fed should hold off on overstimulating the economy with additional cuts until ...
Source: americanbanker.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
Some US presidents have more of the gift of the gab than others. The American Presidency Project has tracked the length of every president's State of the Union address since 1964, with the timer beginning when the president opens with "Mr. Speaker" or "Madam Speaker." In the State of the Union , which is mandated by the Constitution, presidents typically highlight their administration's accomplishments and lay out ...
Source: businessinsider.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Panama authorities have taken control of two ports operated by a subsidiary of a Hong Kong company, assets that came under scrutiny after President Donald Trump claimed China exerted too much influence over their operation. Hong Kong-based conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings condemned the Monday takeover in a statement on Tuesday that said the actions of Panama were "unlawful" and raised risks to ...
Source: upi.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
From small art schools to large public universities, the new DOJ release of emails reveals just how deep the financier's influence in academia went. Students are demanding accountability. Many of Jeffrey Epstein's ties to prominent universities and academics , which he maintained through monetary donations and luxury gifts, have been known since his 2019 arrest and suicide in a Manhattan jail cell. After the US ...
Source: wired.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday backed calls to remove Andrew from the royal line of succession amid investigations into the disgraced former prince's ties with Jeffrey Epstein. In a letter to UK counterpart Keir Starmer, Albanese said: "My Government would agree to any proposal to remove him from the line of royal succession". "These are grave allegations and Australians take them seriously," ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
The U.S. struck another alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean, killing three people, the military announced Monday afternoon. More than 40 such strikes have been carried out in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific since September, killing at least 137 people, according to statements from the Defense Department tracked by NBC News. The targeted boat on Monday was "transiting along known narco-trafficking ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
Prosecutors portrayed a Utah mother and children's book author as a money-hungry killer Monday on the first day of a murder trial in her husband's death, while her defense team urged jurors not to make judgments before hearing her side. Kouri Richins , 35, faces a slew of felony charges for allegedly killing her husband, Eric Richins, with fentanyl in March 2022 at their home just outside the ski town of Park City. ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
– Germany, France and other European countries vowed their unwavering support for Ukraine on Monday as their diplomats scrambled to finalize new sanctions on Russia and a massive new loan for Kyiv ahead of the fourth anniversary of a war that has left an estimated They also struggled once again to persuade Hungary to support the latest EU efforts to help Ukraine and to make Russia pay an economic price for ...
Source: news4jax.com