Trump Counters Supreme Court Defeat With Immediate Plan for New 10% Global Tariff

Washington D.C., Friday, 20 February 2026.
Hours after the Supreme Court struck down his trade policy, Trump invoked Section 122 to reimpose a 10% global tariff, layering new costs atop existing national security duties.

US Becomes Sole Major Market Facing Tourism Decline Amid Stricter Border Policies

US Economic Growth Slows Sharply to 1.4% Rate as Inflation Pressures Persist

Subprime Borrowing Surge Pushes US Personal Loan Balances to Record Highs

The High Price of Frustration: Americans Lose $165 Billion to the Annoyance Economy

OpenAI Slashes Infrastructure Spending Forecast to $600 Billion as IPO Looms

San Francisco, Saturday, 21 February 2026.
OpenAI recalibrated its 2030 infrastructure target to $600 billion, effectively halving previous estimates of $1.4 trillion, marking a pivotal shift in capital strategy as it prepares for a public listing.

Microsoft Gaming Leadership Shake-Up: Phil Spencer Retires as Asha Sharma Takes Charge

Anthropic Unveils AI Security Tool That Reasons Like a Human Researcher

PayPal Loan Application Glitch Exposes Sensitive User Data for Six Months

Rogers Shifts Internal IT Support to Third-Party Vendor Amid Strategic Restructuring

Susan Rice Signals Future Regulatory Risks for Corporations Aligned with Trump

Washington, Friday, 20 February 2026.
Rice explicitly warns corporations to preserve documents now, signaling that a future Democratic administration will reject a “forgive and forget” approach in favor of strict regulatory accountability.

New Mexico Funds Historic Universal Child Care with Energy Windfall

Huckabee Pledges to Sanction International Courts While Rejecting Israeli Funding for Gaza

Supreme Court Overturns President Trump’s Global Tariffs in Landmark Ruling

EEOC Sues Coca-Cola Distributor Over Male Exclusion from Corporate Event

Ambassador Huckabee Backs Biblical Land Claims Extending Across Middle East

Jerusalem, Friday, 20 February 2026.
In a February 20 interview, Ambassador Huckabee stated it would be “fine” if Israel claimed biblical territory extending to the Euphrates, noting Gaza’s economy could have rivaled Singapore.

EU Auto Market Sees 67% Diesel Drop Amid 45-Fold EV Surge

Russian Railways Faces Mounting Debt Crisis in Early 2026

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Arrested Following Investigation into Misconduct in Public Office

Peru Selects Leftist José María Balcázar as Eighth President in a Decade of Instability

US Men's Hockey Dominates Semifinal Against Slovakia, Eyeing Gold Medal Showdown

Milan, Friday, 20 February 2026.
Holding a commanding 4-0 lead, Team USA is poised to face Canada for the gold, fueled by a nineteen-second scoring burst from Jack Hughes and Jack Eichel.

Finland Seizes Control of Olympic Semifinal Against Canada in Crosby’s Absence

Chicago Bears Eye Indiana for New Stadium with $2 Billion Investment

Team USA Advances to Olympic Semifinals After Dramatic Overtime Win Against Sweden

Players Unanimously Elect Bruce Meyer to Lead Union Ahead of Critical Contract Talks