Trump approves disaster assistance to D.C. to help with sewage spill into Potomac River

A notice alerting of a sewage overflow area is posted along the Potomac River on Feb. 19, 2026, in Cabin John, Maryland. This week District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a public emergency for the sewage spill in the Potomac River, 30 days after a section of a major pipe collapsed, unleashing millions of … Read more

JPMorgan concedes it closed Trump’s accounts after Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol

President Donald Trump (L), and JP Morgan CEO, Jamie Dimon. Reuters JPMorgan Chase acknowledged for the first time that it closed the bank accounts of President Donald Trump and several of his businesses in the political and legal aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks on the U.S. Capitol, the latest development in a legal … Read more

NASA delays astronaut moon mission again after new rocket problem

The Space Launch System, with the Orion crew capsule, stands at launch complex 39B during the Wet Dress Rehearsal, a full-scale countdown and propellant load, for the Artemis II mission to the Moon at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Feb. 2, 2026. Steve Nesius | Reuters In the latest setback to return … Read more

Trump to hike global tariffs to 15% from 10%, ‘effective immediately’

President Donald Trump on Saturday said he would increase global tariffs to 15% from 10%, one day after the Supreme Court struck down his “reciprocal” tariffs. The new tariffs will be “effective immediately,” Trump said in a Truth Social post. “I, as President of the United States of America, will be, effective immediately, raising the 10% Worldwide … Read more

Supreme Court strikes down Trump tariffs, rebuking president’s signature economic policy

The Supreme Court on Friday struck down a huge chunk of President Donald Trump’s far-reaching tariff agenda, delivering a major rebuke of the president’s key economic policy. The law that undergirds those import duties “does not authorize the President to impose tariffs,” the majority ruled 6-3 in the long-awaited decision. The ruling is a massive … Read more

National Parent Teacher Association breaks ties with Meta amid child-safety trials

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg leaves the Federal Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles after defending the company in a landmark social media addiction trial in Los Angeles, United States, on February 19, 2026. Jon Putman | Anadolu | Getty Images The National Parent Teacher Association is splitting with Meta as the social media giant’s high-profile child-safety … Read more

Trump announces new 10% global tariff after raging over Supreme Court loss

President Donald Trump said Friday he will sign an executive order imposing a new 10% “global tariff,” hours after the Supreme Court struck down his sweeping “reciprocal” import duties in a major rebuke of his trade agenda. The new “Section 122” tariffs will come on top of the existing levies that remain intact following the … Read more

Amazon, Etsy, other e-commerce stocks pop after Supreme Court rules against Trump’s tariffs

E-commerce stocks that were exposed to President Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs rallied Friday, after the Supreme Court struck down a key pillar of the president’s economic agenda. In a 6-3 ruling, the court said Trump does not have the legal authority to impose tariffs under the International Economic Powers Act, the method by which … Read more

Supreme Court tariff case winner Learning Resources is ‘on the right side of history,’ CEO says

Rick Woldenberg, chief executive officer of Learning Resources, arrives at the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, Nov. 5, 2025. Eric Lee | Bloomberg | Getty Images The CEO of Learning Resources said Friday that “we’re excited to stand on the right side of history here” after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of his … Read more

Watch: Trump speaks after Supreme Court strikes down tariffs

[The stream is slated to start at 12:45 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Donald Trump on Friday speaking at the White House after the Supreme Court struck down his signature tariff policy. Trump will lead a press briefing at the White House … Read more