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Trump to Raise Global Tariff to 15 Percent
“President Trump announced that he would raise his new, global tariff to 15 percent, a day after he took steps to replicate some of the punishing duties that had been…
New Tests Loom Between Chief Justice and President
“Other tests loom for the relationship between the president and the chief,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “In the next few months, the court will rule on another one of…
Gorsuch Calls Out Justices for Lack of Consistency on Presidential Power
NBC News: “Conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch pulled no punches in taking aim at his colleagues on the Supreme Court for a lack of consistency in approaching broad assertions of presidential…
Businesses Want Their Money Back Following Tariff Decision
“Corporate America is lining up for refunds from President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs after the US Supreme Court ruled they were illegal, with more than $130bn at stake,” the Financial…
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Nothing can keep me from Political Wire — or so I thought. I had emergency hernia surgery on Wednesday, but there were complications. I aspirated during the procedure and stomach…
New Secret Service Agents To Get Tailored Suits
“New Secret Service protective detail agents are about to get a wardrobe upgrade, courtesy of taxpayers,” CNN reports. “The Secret Service will soon offer each agent who graduates from protective…
UT to Ensure Students Avoid ‘Unnecessary Controversial Subjects’
“The University of Texas System’s Board of Regents unanimously approved a rule requiring its universities to ensure students can graduate without studying ‘unnecessary controversial subjects,’ despite warnings it could leave…
Pritzker Sends Invoice for Tariff Refunds
“Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker sent a letter—and invoice—to the White House on Friday demanding $8.6 billion be refunded to his state’s 5.1 million households, roughly $1,700 each,” the Wall Street…
What Comes Next
NBC News: “Longtime Trump adviser Steve Bannon, the host of the “War Room” podcast and an influential voice in the MAGA movement, replied with a four-character text message when asked…
Canada to U.S.: ‘It’s Not Us, It’s You’
Politico: “New results from The POLITICO Poll suggest a lasting chill has settled over the world’s former bosom buddies. Americans are rosy as ever about their northern neighbors, but Canadians…
Olympians Respond to Trump, Vance Comments
The Athletic: “Hunter Hess says last two weeks ‘probably hardest’ of his life after President Trump remarks. Trump labeled Hess “a real loser”, adding that it would be “’very hard…
Supreme Court’s ‘Declaration of Independence’
Adam Liptak: “Starting with the 2024 decision that gave President Trump substantial immunity from prosecution and continuing through a score of emergency orders provisionally greenlighting an array of his second-term…
FCC Chair: Air ‘Patriotic, Pro-America Content’
Politico: “FCC Chair Brendan Carr wants broadcasters to air ‘patriotic, pro-America content’ to support the White House’s plans to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary.” “’As America’s 250th anniversary approaches, it…
Poll: 64 Percent Disapprove of Trump’s Handling of Tariffs
Washington Post: “A Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll released Friday finds Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of tariffs by a 30 percentage-point margin, 64 percent to 34 percent.” “Those ratings are…
Trump Has ‘Great Alternatives’
“Trump says ‘other alternatives will now be used to replace’ his sweeping tariffs that the Supreme Court rejected,” the Associated Press reports. “‘We have alternatives. Great alternatives,’ Trump said.” Wall…
MAHA Turning On White House Over Pesticides
Politico: “President Donald Trump’s Wednesday night executive order promoting production of a widely used herbicide is threatening to blow up a coalition that played a key role in his 2024…
Paramount’s Bid For Warner Bros Passes US Antitrust Hurdle
“Paramount Skydance’s $108bn bid to gatecrash Netflix’s deal for Warner Bros Discovery has cleared a key US antitrust hurdle, in a signal of support from the Trump administration,” the Financial…
How Trump Found Out: ‘So It’s A Loss, Then?’
“President Trump had just started a closed-door White House meeting with governors when one of his trade advisers handed him a piece of paper,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “’So…
Texas Senate Showdown Gets Testy
Punchbowl News asks: “Can state Rep. James Talarico overtake Crockett with less than two weeks to go until the March 3 primary?” “The race has become increasingly contentious in the…
South Dakota Republicans Worry Kristi Noem Might Return
The Atlantic: “Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has faced intense scrutiny from Republicans and calls for her firing from Democrats since the January 24 shooting of Alex Pretti by Customs…
