Nation and World Politics
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US ambassador causes uproar by claiming Israel has a right to much of the Middle East
Feb 21, 2026 9:29 pm - Arab and Muslim nations on Saturday sharply condemned comments by the U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, who said Israel has a right to much of the Middle East.
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Trump banner on Justice Dept. building draws authoritarian comparisons
Feb 21, 2026 7:43 pm - A new banner hanging along the facade of the Justice Department’s headquarters in Washington is sparking criticism from Democrats and a former FBI director, who suggest that it exemplifies President Donald Trump’s encroachment on the agency, which has long prided itself on being independent from the White House.
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JPMorgan concedes it closed Trump’s accounts after Jan. 6 attack
Feb 21, 2026 7:34 pm - 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 saga over the controversial practice of “debanking.”
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Spanberger signs bill that could help Democrats gain four House seats
Feb 21, 2026 7:05 pm - Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) has signed a bill that includes new congressional maps intended to give Democrats four additional seats in Congress, though the process faces significant hurdles before the maps can take effect.
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President Trump wants to impose 15% tariff, up from 10% he announced after Supreme Court decision
Feb 21, 2026 11:25 am - President Donald Trump said Saturday that he was raising the global tariff he wants to impose to 15%, up from 10% he had announced a day earlier.
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Speaker denies request for Rev. Jesse Jackson to lie in honor at Capitol, citing precedent
Feb 20, 2026 9:25 pm - The late Rev. Jesse Jackson will not lie in honor in the United States Capitol Rotunda after a request for the commemoration was denied by the House Speaker Mike Johnson's office due to past precedent.
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What the Supreme Court throwing out Trump’s tariffs means for you
Feb 20, 2026 8:49 pm - The Supreme Court ruled Friday that most of President Donald Trump’s widespread tariffs put in place last year are invalid — but that doesn’t mean shoppers will suddenly see prices drop.
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Trump says climate repeal saves $1.3 trillion. The EPA’s math differs.
Feb 20, 2026 4:34 pm - When President Donald Trump on Feb. 12 announced the “single largest deregulation in American history” — the repeal of climate emissions standards for all vehicles and the key scientific determination underpinning them, in one swoop — he said it would save Americans $1.3 trillion.
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Trump has other tariff options after Supreme Court strikes down his worldwide import taxes
Feb 20, 2026 1:55 pm - President Donald Trump still has options to keep taxing imports aggressively even after the Supreme Court struck down the tariffs he imposed last year on nearly every country on earth.
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Trump administration eases limits on coal plants for emitting mercury, other toxins
Feb 20, 2026 1:52 pm - The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday weakened limits on mercury and other toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants, the Trump administration’s latest effort to boost the fossil fuel industry by paring back clean air and water rules.