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Explainer-How the State of the Union became a stage for political confrontation
By Howard Goller Feb 21 (Reuters) - What began as a spare presidential report to the U.S. Congress has hardened into a prime-time pressure chamber shaped by an era of fierce polarization, with the Sta...
Feb 21, 2026
With tariffs ruling, Supreme Court reasserts its power to check Trump
(This February 21 story has been repeated with no changes to the text.) By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON, Feb 21 (Reuters) - After siding with President Donald Trump in two dozen cases in the past year in w...
Feb 21, 2026
Analysis-Supreme Court checks Trump's expansive view of executive power
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - For more than a year, Donald Trump has moved through Washington like a monarch, in a capital increasingly shaped by his power, th...
Feb 20, 2026
Trump furious after Supreme Court upends his global tariffs, imposes new 10% levy
By David Lawder, Andrew Chung and Jonathan Allen Feb 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump responded with fury to Friday's Supreme Court ruling that he lacked the power to unilaterally set tariff...
Feb 20, 2026
'Embarrassment to their families': Trump denounces Supreme Court justices after tariffs ruling
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump lashed out on Friday at the U.S. Supreme Court and the six justices who struck down his signature global tariffs - including two he...
Feb 20, 2026
Trump, mentioning Fed chair pick, says interest rates should come down substantially
WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday, citing his pick to succeed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, said he expected interest rates to come down substantially. "We ha...
Feb 20, 2026
US lawmakers plan Iran war powers vote as Trump weighs strikes
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress could vote as soon as next week on whether to block President Donald Trump's ability to strike Iran without lawmakers' approval, a...
Feb 20, 2026
US Supreme Court ruling overturning Trump tariffs could spook bond vigilantes
By Laura Matthews and Suzanne McGee Feb 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court's Friday ruling striking down President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs prompted a muted rally in global stock markets whi...
Feb 20, 2026
Trump administration rule could pause work permits for asylum applicants for 'many years'
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Work permits for asylum applicants could be paused for 'many years' under a proposed rule published by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Frid...
Feb 20, 2026
Trump nodded to low GDP numbers in social post ahead of public release, blaming shutdown
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump seemingly flagged a disappointing end-of-year reading on U.S. economic growth before it was made public, criticizing the role ...
Feb 20, 2026
