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Saturday, February 21, 2026

The Supreme Court's decision to strike down many of President Donald Trump's tariffs came as a relief to many small-business owners struggling under the weight of higher prices. But uncertainty still reigns as the administration pushes ahead with other kinds of tariffs and companies figure out if they will get refunds. read more


At least two female staff members said Dr. Shawn DeRemer had touched them inappropriately at the agency in Washington. read more


Heritage Foundation leaders praised Corey DeAngelis' hiring despite a public past in the porn industry. read more


New GDP figures reflect subdued growth in 2025 from new trade policies and a weeks-long government shutdown. read more


A banner of U.S. President Donald Trump has been unfurled outside the headquarters of the Justice Department in the latest effort to stamp his identity on a Washington institution. read more


Friday, February 20, 2026

After pulling out of the World Health Organization, the Trump administration is proposing spending $2 billion a year to replicate the global disease surveillance and outbreak functions the United States once helped build and accessed at a fraction of the cost, according to three administration officials briefed on the proposal. read more


Trump says he's considering limited military strike against Iran Trump said Thursday that he would make a decision in the next 10 to 15 days on whether to attack the Islamic Republic. read more


Years before they were convicted sex offenders, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell used his wealth to gain access to a prestigious boarding school for young artists in Michigan, using a rental lodge Epstein donated to the school as a base from which to recruit some of their earliest victims, according to Department of Justice records and former campus administrators. read more


The US president's renewed criticism of the Chagos deal is reportedly because he is being blocked from using UK bases for a strike on Iran. read more


President Trump said Thursday the U.S. is committing $10 billion to the Board of Peace, the forum that was created to reconstruct the Gaza Strip but that the president wants to see broadened to tackle other foreign conflicts. read more


Homeland Security employees working at the department's St. Elizabeths West Campus in Washington, D.C., say they are being forced to breathe in asbestos dust from demolition work ordered by Secretary Kristi Noem with no masks, no respirators and virtually no warning signs to protect them. read more


'They're real, but I haven't seen them,' Obama replied. He joked that they are not being kept at Area 51, as far as he knows. read more


James Speyer: It is time to acknowledge what has become tragically obvious: the Trump administration is essentially acting as a massive criminal enterprise. read more


The Seoul Central District Court ruled that Yoon [Suk-yeol] was the leader of the December 3, 2024 insurrection in a case where prosecutors had sought the death penalty for the disgraced ex-president, who was impeached and removed from office over his declaration of martial law. read more


Delivering a major blow to President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court on Friday ruled that he exceeded his authority when imposing sweeping tariffs using a law reserved for a national emergency. read more


As vehicles become platforms for software and subscriptions, their longevity is increasingly tied to the survival of the companies behind their code. When those companies fail, the consequences ripple far beyond a bad app update and into the basic question of whether a car still functions as a car. read more


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