News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
Supreme Court rules that Trump's sweeping emergency tariffs are illegal https://cnn.it/3MUK2Zs
— CNN (@cnn.com) February 20, 2026 at 10:08 AM
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Trump announced he will enact a new 10% global tariff after the Supreme Court struck down many of his original tariffs. This tariff, issued under a different authority than the one the Supreme Court just struck down, can last for 150 days.
— Politico (@politico.com) February 20, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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President Trump calls the Supreme Court justices who voted to strike down most of his tariffs in a 6-3 decision a “disgrace to our nation" and “very unpatriotic and disloyal to the Constitution."
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) February 20, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank shot and killed a Palestinian American man during an attack on a village, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. n.pr/46PHPVX
— NPR (@npr.org) February 20, 2026 at 5:07 AM
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Iran held annual military drills with Russia on Thursday as a second American aircraft carrier drew closer to the Middle East. n.pr/3MGfnyT
— NPR (@npr.org) February 20, 2026 at 4:34 AM
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President Trump warned on Friday that limited strikes against Iran are possible even as the country’s top diplomat said Tehran expects to have a proposed deal ready in the next few days following nuclear talks with the United States.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) February 20, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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It's a marked departure from the highly visible and aggressive tactics employed by top Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino. https://cnn.it/4aDf8fZ
— CNN (@cnn.com) February 20, 2026 at 8:31 AM
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U.S. economy slows to 1.4% GDP growth in Q4
— Axios (@axios.com) February 20, 2026 at 9:17 AM
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US official says closing El Paso airport was not mistake, will brief Congress reut.rs/40jjgwX
— Reuters (@reuters.com) February 20, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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Jeffrey Epstein’s estate agrees to pay as much as $35 million to resolve a class action lawsuit that accused two of the disgraced financier’s advisers of aiding and abetting his sex trafficking of young women and teenage girls, according to a court filing.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) February 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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A commission that advises the federal government on architecture and the arts voted to approve President Trump's overhaul of the White House East Wing.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) February 20, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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NASA aims to send astronauts to the moon in March after acing the latest rocket fueling test.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) February 20, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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