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After Bombshell Ruling on Tariffs, What Now?

Trump suggests he has a backup plan, but details were not immediately available

(Newser) - It will take a while to assess the fallout from the Supreme Court's bombshell ruling Friday that invalidates most of President Trump's global tariffs. For now, one thing both sides will likely agree on is a line from Brett Kavanaugh's dissenting opinion, in which he argues that...

Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump's Tariffs

It's a major loss for the president's economic policy

(Newser) - The Supreme Court struck down President Trump's global tariffs on Friday, delivering what the Wall Street Journal calls a "stinging repudiation" of a central part of his economic agenda. The 6-3 decision focused on whether Trump had the authority to invoke the emergency-powers law of 1977 to enact...

Hunter Hess Doubles Down on Defending His Love for US
Olympian Slammed by Trump:
'I Love the United States'
2026 Olympics
Feb 20, 2026 7:26 AM CST

Olympian Slammed by Trump: 'I Love the United States'

American freeskier also snarked on president's criticism of him, making the 'L' sign for 'loser'

(Newser) - American freeskier Hunter Hess got to the end of his successful run in the Olympic halfpipe qualifier, then leaned into the camera. He bent his left thumb and forefinger into the shape of an "L," lifted it to his forehead, and pointed at it with the other hand....

Trump Holds First Board of Peace Meeting

He said the US will commit $10B to Gaza reconstruction

(Newser) - At the launch of his "Board of Peace" on Thursday, Trump told leaders from roughly two dozen countries that Washington would commit $10 billion over 10 years to rebuilding Gaza, calling the new body "the most prestigious board ever put together" and saying it would both support and...

Trump Says He'll Release Files on Aliens, UFOs

He makes announcement hours after criticizing Obama for sharing 'classified information'

(Newser) - President 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 Truth Social post hours after he accused Barack Obama of disclosing "classified information"...

Justice Department Displays Loyalty to President

Agency says it's proud to 'Make America Safe Again' at Trump's direction

(Newser) - A large banner featuring President Trump's face was hung on the exterior of Justice Department headquarters on Thursday in a physical display of the Republican president's efforts to exert power over the law enforcement agency that once investigated him. While Trump banners have been hung outside other agencies...

Trump Accuses Obama of Leaking Info on Aliens

'He took it out of classified information'

(Newser) - President Trump is accusing a predecessor of spilling top-secret details about aliens. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Thursday, Trump said Barack Obama revealed classified information when he commented about extraterrestrials on a podcast over the weekend, USA Today reports. "He gave classified information, he's not...

Washington's Iran Leverage: Lots of Firepower

Large military buildup continues as Trump weighs nuclear talks

(Newser) - The US is steadily massing warplanes and ships around Iran, giving President Trump the ability to launch the biggest air campaign in the region since the 2003 Iraq invasion—if he chooses to pull the trigger. F-35s, F-22s, and other fighters have been sent to bases in Jordan and Saudi...

Trump: Next 10 Days Will Tell the Tale on Iran
Trump Has a 10-Day
Warning for Iran
Feb 19, 2026 12:16 PM CST

Trump Has a 10-Day Warning for Iran

President suggests military action will follow if nuclear talks fail

(Newser) - President Trump says Iran has roughly a week and a half to decide whether it wants a nuclear deal—or a military strike. Speaking at the first meeting of his new Board of Peace in Washington on Thursday, Trump said the world would see "over the next, probably, 10...

Trump's Ballroom Design Gets a Decisive Greenlight

Only one abstention from the Commission of Fine Arts, which is made up entirely of Trump appointees

(Newser) - The US Commission of Fine Arts, a panel made up of appointees of President Trump, including his former receptionist, on Thursday decisively approved his White House ballroom proposal. The vote was nearly unanimous, with only one abstention, per the AP . At the panel's January meeting, some commissioners questioned the...

Trump Does a 180 on UK Island Handover to Mauritius

US president now warns that move on Chagos Archipelago threatens national, allied security

(Newser) - President Trump is reversing course and back to taking swipes at a UK plan to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, while still leasing a key military base there. "DO NOT GIVE AWAY DIEGO GARCIA!" Trump wrote on Truth Social on Wednesday of the largest island...

US Deported 2-Month-Old Baby With Bronchitis: Lawmaker

Trump administration says infant had been medically cleared

(Newser) - US immigration authorities deported a 2-month-old baby with bronchitis to Mexico along with his family, a US representative from Texas said. The child was so sick he had been unresponsive "in the last several hours" but was discharged from the hospital anyway, US Rep. Joaquin Castro said Tuesday in...

Black Allies Defend Trump on Race
Black Allies Defend
Trump on Race
Feb 18, 2026 7:10 PM CST

Black Allies Defend Trump on Race

Presidential pardon czar says her presence shows 'how he feels about Black Americans'

(Newser) - During a White House Black History Month event on Wednesday, President Trump honored the Rev. Jesse Jackson while showcasing praise from Black supporters and revisiting his record on race-related issues. The Black History Month event at the White House was held shortly after an outcry erupted over a video Trump...

Democrats Will Counter Trump's SOTU Differently

New York Times reports they're changing tactics from last year

(Newser) - When President Trump delivers his State of the Union next Tuesday, at least a dozen Democratic members of Congress won't be there to hear it, as has occurred in years past . NBC News reports the lawmakers plan to boycott the address and instead appear at a "People's...

Trump Is Ditching Air Force One's Robin's Egg Blue

Repainted presidential jets will adopt Trump's preferred color scheme

(Newser) - The president's planes are getting a makeover in President Trump's favored colors. Officials tell CBS News the US Air Force is phasing out the Kennedy-era robin's egg blue-and-white palette on its presidential and VIP aircraft in favor of a dark navy, deep red, gold, and white scheme...

Vatican Explains Why It Won't Join Trump's Board of Peace

Cardinal emphasizes the UN should lead global crisis management

(Newser) - The Vatican won't take a seat at President Trump's new foreign-policy table. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Holy See's top diplomat, said Tuesday that the Vatican will not accept Trump's invite to join his "Board of Peace," which is set to hold its first meeting...

Epstein Files Test &#39;Teflon Don&#39;
Epstein Files Test 'Teflon Don'
Feb 18, 2026 8:52 AM CST

Epstein Files Test 'Teflon Don'

Amid consequences for others with Epstein ties, White House dismisses the backlash

(Newser) - Around the world, there have been resignations of top government officials , politicians , and lawyers , and new law enforcement investigations launched. Yet at the White House, officials' ties to Jeffrey Epstein are not resulting in a mass exodus, seemingly demonstrating "the Trump administration's ability to repel even the most...

Trump Calls Jesse Jackson a Political 'Force of Nature'

President recalls decades-long friendship, policy alliances with civil rights leader

(Newser) - President Trump is mourning Jesse Jackson while also revisiting their decades-long rapport. In a Truth Social post on Tuesday morning, Trump called the civil rights leader, who died at 84 , a "force of nature" and "a good man" with "grit" and "street smarts," while offering...

Hillary Clinton Alleges Epstein 'Cover-Up'

Ex secretary of state demands full file release, decries congressional inquiry as biased

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton says the Trump administration isn't coming clean on Jeffrey Epstein as part of a "continuing cover-up." In a BBC interview from Berlin, the former secretary of state accused officials of "slow-walking" the release of Epstein-related documents and "redacting the names of men" in...

Deal or War? It's a Crucial Day for US and Iran

Trump, ayatollah each issue threats as nuclear talks resume

(Newser) - It's a crucial day for US-Iranian relations as talks resume on Tehran's nuclear program. Axios sees the summit in Geneva as a possible "make or break moment" that will determine whether the nations strike a deal or head to a military conflict. The leaders of both nations...

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