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In Gorsuch’s homage to legislative power, a subtle reproach of a neutered Congress

In Gorsuch’s homage to legislative power, a subtle reproach of a neutered Congress

Catie Edmondson writes: Justice Neil M. Gorsuch’s concurring opinion released on Friday after the Supreme Court struck down President Trump’s tariffs concluded with a paean to Congress that read like a requiem for a bygone era of legislative power. “Yes, legislating can be hard and take time,” wrote Justice Gorsuch, a Trump appointee who is part of the court’s conservative majority. “And yes, it can be tempting to bypass Congress when some pressing problem arises. But the deliberative nature of…

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In France, the far right has its martyr from whose death the Trump regime seeks political advantage

In France, the far right has its martyr from whose death the Trump regime seeks political advantage

Jacobin reports: A French far-right militant was pronounced dead on Saturday morning at a hospital in Lyon, succumbing to injuries inflicted during a street battle last Thursday with anti-fascist activists. Twenty-three-year-old Quentin Deranque was part of a contingent of local neofascist militants that gathered to oppose a talk by a prominent left-wing MP at a university campus in France’s third-largest city. Their counterprotest quickly escalated into clashes with left-wingers, in the latest episode of political violence in a city that…

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DOJ cases against protesters keep collapsing as federal officers’ lies are exposed in court

DOJ cases against protesters keep collapsing as federal officers’ lies are exposed in court

The Guardian reports: Department of Justice prosecutors across the US have suffered a string of embarrassing defeats in their aggressive pursuit of criminal cases against people accused of “assaulting” and “impeding” federal officers. In recent months, the federal government has relentlessly prosecuted protesters, government critics, immigrants and others arrested during immigration operations, often accusing them of physically attacking officers or interfering with their duties. But many of those cases have recently been dismissed or ended in not guilty verdicts. In…

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As corporate America stayed silent, a small wine importer risked his business to challenge Trump’s tariffs

As corporate America stayed silent, a small wine importer risked his business to challenge Trump’s tariffs

CNN reports: When President Donald Trump announced plans to raise the nation’s effective tariff rate to levels not seen since 1930 last year, most CEOs were silent. They’d seen how opposing the president’s ambitions – let alone his signature economic policy – could prove even more costly than the policies he enacted. With billions in annual revenue at stake, the leaders of multinational corporations generally stood still. But Victor Schwartz, the owner of small New York-based wine importer VOS Selections,…

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Democrats demand Trump issue $1,700 tariff refunds to Americans after the Supreme Court ruling

Democrats demand Trump issue $1,700 tariff refunds to Americans after the Supreme Court ruling

Business Insider reports: President Donald Trump previously promised Americans tariff dividend checks, but if Democrats have their way, he could be issuing refunds instead. After a Supreme Court ruling on Friday struck down Trump’s tariffs levied under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, Democratic lawmakers were quick to demand that the president repay Americans through tariff refunds. “Donald Trump should return that money immediately. He has an obligation,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Friday. “$1,751 per family that were…

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The Supreme Court’s ruling on tariffs marks a turning point

The Supreme Court’s ruling on tariffs marks a turning point

Noah Feldman writes: It took almost a decade, but Chief Justice John Roberts and the Supreme Court finally found a way to stand up to President Donald Trump’s executive power overreach, striking down the tariffs that are the signature initiative of his presidency. Not since the Supreme Court struck down the first New Deal in 1935 has the court reversed a policy of comparable importance to a sitting president. The 6-3 decision gives Trump two options. He can accept the…

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Even after losing at the Supreme Court, Trump has plenty of ways to reconstruct his trade regime

Even after losing at the Supreme Court, Trump has plenty of ways to reconstruct his trade regime

Rogé Karma writes: The Trump tariffs are dead. Long live the Trump tariffs? This morning, in a 6–3 opinion, the Supreme Court struck down the bulk of the president’s sweeping global tariffs. The majority ruled that the law Donald Trump had used to carry out most of his trade policies does not, in fact, allow the president to impose tariffs at all. This is a major setback for Trump’s trade agenda, but it is far from a fatal one. The…

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U.S. plans online portal allowing hate speech and terrorist propaganda to be spread across Europe

U.S. plans online portal allowing hate speech and terrorist propaganda to be spread across Europe

Reuters reports: The U.S. State Department is developing an online portal that will enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda, a move Washington views as a way to counter censorship, three sources familiar with the plan said. The site will be hosted at “freedom.gov,” the sources said. One source said officials had discussed including a virtual private network function to make a user’s traffic appear to originate…

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After prior attempt to enter U.S. illegally, convicted far-right agitator from UK is welcomed in Washington

After prior attempt to enter U.S. illegally, convicted far-right agitator from UK is welcomed in Washington

First stop in the USA, meeting up with the legend that is @GenFlynn 🇬🇧 🤝🏻 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/Gf1Lw0EENs — Tommy Robinson 🇬🇧 (@TRobinsonNewEra) February 19, 2026 The i Paper reports: Tommy Robinson has travelled to America – despite a reported travel ban and tough border controls on travellers with criminal convictions. In a series of videos and posts on X, the far-right activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, said he had “landed in the United States of America” and that…

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Outrage won’t rescue us from the Epstein abyss. Disclosure and accountability must

Outrage won’t rescue us from the Epstein abyss. Disclosure and accountability must

John Hiner writes: There is a force tearing at the fabric of America, and it has nothing to do with red or blue. More accurately, it is a void – a black hole of unaccountability surrounding the horrors of Jeffrey Epstein’s network of recruiters, groomers and abusers of children. You don’t need a political philosophy or a moral compass to know where to stand on this. The behavior was monstrous. Crimes were committed. Lives were shattered. And yet, in the…

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Allegations in Epstein files may amount to ‘crimes against humanity,’ UN experts say

Allegations in Epstein files may amount to ‘crimes against humanity,’ UN experts say

Reuters reports: Millions of files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein suggest the existence of a “global criminal enterprise” that carried out acts meeting the legal threshold of crimes against humanity, according to a panel of independent experts appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council. The experts said crimes outlined in documents released by the U.S. Justice Department were committed against a backdrop of supremacist beliefs, racism, corruption and extreme misogyny. The crimes, they said, showed a…

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The price of admission to Epstein’s world: silence

The price of admission to Epstein’s world: silence

Lisa Miller reports: When Jeffrey Epstein said “massage” in the years after he got out of jail in 2009, what did his friends and associates think he meant? Epstein had been convicted in a Florida court of sex crimes with minors in 2008. His method, reported in The New York Times at the time, had been to recruit girls as young as 14 to his home and persuade them to undress and massage him. Then he would force them to…

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After my ICE arrest, I learned one crucial way to respond to trauma. We can all take part

After my ICE arrest, I learned one crucial way to respond to trauma. We can all take part

Rümeysa Öztürk writes: It started off as a normal Tuesday. On 25 March 2025 I reviewed applications from university students applying for a summer research position at my lab. I told friends I would bring pastries from Harvard Square for the Friday dinner we were planning. I finalized my schedule for an upcoming child development conference. I worked on my dissertation proposal. The day was busy but not unusual – until I left home after quickly dressing for an iftar…

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DHS opens a billion-dollar purchasing agreement with Palantir

DHS opens a billion-dollar purchasing agreement with Palantir

Wired reports: The Department of Homeland Security struck a $1 billion purchasing agreement with Palantir last week, further reinforcing the software company’s role in the federal agency that oversees the nation’s immigration enforcement. According to contracting documents published last week, the blanket purchase agreement (BPA) awarded “is to provide Palantir commercial software licenses, maintenance, and implementation services department wide.” The agreement simplifies how DHS buys software from Palantir, allowing DHS agencies like Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and…

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How a CIA-trained Afghan commando brought America’s shadow war to Washington

How a CIA-trained Afghan commando brought America’s shadow war to Washington

Tam Hussein writes: On the eve of Thanksgiving last year, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan who had once served alongside U.S. Special Forces, drove across the United States and opened fire on two National Guard members posted near the White House, killing one and critically wounding another. Authorities described the attack as an ambush. Lakanwal himself was injured during the shootout and taken to hospital. He is now facing a first-degree murder charge with the death penalty on the cards….

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