February 20, 2026 at 5:18 PM EST
White House aides nervous about Trump's 'fury' after court decision

NBC News reports "a visibly irritated President Donald Trump" blasted the Supreme Court on Friday for striking down unilateral tariffs he had imposed under an economic emergency law. Before stalking off, Trump assailed the conservative justices of the court who he had apparently expected to rule in alignment with him -- as they already have on many of Trump's more controversial policies.

February 20, 2026 at 5:13 PM EST
'Brilliant' Costco to reap rewards for opposing Trump early: report

Costco's decision to buck President Donald Trump appears to have paid off now that a majority od Supreme Court Justices have destroyed his self-appointed power to impose arbitrary international tariffs at the whim of a social media post "Back in December, I wrote about how Costco became the first major retailer -- and the largest company -- to sue the Trump administration over tariffs. At the time, the question practically asked itself: brilliant or insane?" said Inc. reporter Bill Murphy. "Two months later, there is a much clearer answer."

February 20, 2026 at 2:54 PM EST
Critics trash 'psychopath' Trump's threat to 'destroy the country'

Raw Story reports President Donald Trump raged at the Supreme Court on Friday for snatching away his ability to wield unilateral tariffs to punish nations that make him angry. The courts, complete with its conservative majority -- many appointed by Trump -- ruled against his claimed authority to impose tariffs, sending Trump on a tear of vowing to circumvent the court with tariff "alternatives." Trump called the decision a "ridiculous opinion," and accused conservative members of the court who sided against him of a kind of betrayal, and said he was "ashamed" of them.

February 20, 2026 at 2:48 PM EST
Conservative guest host on The View gripes about hate she's faced online

Savannah Crisley joined the co-hosts of "The View" on Friday at the "Hot Topics" table. She has been invited to the show to fill in for Republican Alyssa Farah Griffin, who is on maternity leave. Crisley's parents are the reality television personalities and former felons who were jailed after being found guilty of federal bank fraud and tax evasion. It was thanks to her that her parents were able to get a pardon from President Donald Trump.

February 20, 2026 at 2:37 PM EST
Clinton guru has grim news for Trump: Epstein scandal will haunt him forever

Political commentator and strategist James Carville says the Epstein files scandal is not ever going to go away. "It's never gonna go away, and if you think about it, it can't go away," Carville told to Al Hunt on their Politicon podcast.

February 20, 2026 at 12:14 PM EST
'Boxed out from telling the truth': A surprising group breaks under Trump loyalty tests

President Donald Trump has successfully pressured the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) into adopting new guidelines -- and some officials feel that they amount to ideological loyalty tests. The official letter emphasizes "uplifting and positive narratives of our shared American experience" but also instructs "improper ideology" be scrubbed from federal cultural institutions, according to a report by The Washington Post. Because the IMLS distributes grants to museums and libraries, they have the power to make both personnel and curatorial choices. As such, all references to "inclusive," "equity," and "diverse" or "diversity" have been removed from the IMLS' recent 13 grant notices, even though they were previously commonplace in competitive applications. On some occasions, it has forced people out of the funding process.

February 20, 2026 at 12:02 PM EST
'Enraged' Trump launches profane rant at governors' meeting over Supreme Court ruling: CNN

President Donald Trump was furious about the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on his tariff power, CNN reported Friday after the ruling came down. Trump, who has been meeting with the National Governors' Association throughout the morning, found out the news during the event and began using "expletives" to discuss the decision, CNN reports.

February 20, 2026 at 11:49 AM EST
Here's the real reason for Trump's vendetta against 2 rivals: analysis

This Friday, February 20, the National Governors Association's (NGA) annual meeting is getting underway in Washington, D.C. The NGA, founded in 1908, is bipartisan -- and both Republicans and Democrats are invited. While the NGA is chaired by a conservative Republican governor, Oklahoma's Kevin Stitt, its vice-chair, Wes Moore, is a Maryland Democrat. And the NGA Executive Committee ranges from Republican Indiana Gov. Mike Braun to Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis.

February 20, 2026 at 11:34 AM EST
'On the side of the Epstein class': Conservative slams Trump's sympathy for UK royals

No major US figures other than Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell have been held legally accountable for the child sex trafficking scandal -- and conservatives are blaming President Donald Trump. "Trump is saddened by any embarrassment to the royal family," wrote William Kristol of the conservative publication The Bulwark, referring to the president's response to the recent arrest of the former UK prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. "And there is no evidence the Trump administration has any interest in seeing justice done, or any intention of having the truth come out. We have an executive branch that is on the side of the Epstein class, not the Epstein survivors."

February 20, 2026 at 11:27 AM EST
Supreme Court ruling foreshadows future Trump conflicts: legal expert

Legal analyst Dr. Tracy A. Pearson noted that Friday's historic decision by the U.S. Supreme Court could foreshadow other upcoming rulings in a similar vein. Chief Justice Roberts wrote in the ruling, "The president asserts the extraordinary power to unilaterally impose tariffs of unlimited amount, duration, and scope. In light of the breadth, history, and constitutional context of that asserted authority, he must identify clear congressional authorization to exercise it."

February 19, 2026 at 10:09 PM EST
'Quick to defend your pal': Piers Morgan faces pushback over Trump-Epstein defense

Zeteo founder Mehdi Hassan battled British conservative Piers Morgan into agreeing that the U.S. Justice Department must investigate the connection of President Donald Trump to his close friend, convicted sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Hassan pushed Morgan to grudging agreement after pointing out the numerous times Trump lied about the facts of his relationship with Epstein.

February 19, 2026 at 9:01 PM EST
Like 'a celebrity roast': Blaring 'YMCA' at Trump 'peace' meeting raises eyebrows

Critics on social media dunked on President Donald Trump's so-called Board of Peace "vanity project" Thursday, laughing that the conclusion of the event to the tune of the Village People's "YMCA" appeared to cap the moment with a final non-serious cherry. "Nothing says America is a serious country, like YMCA playing at the closure of 'Board of Peace' meeting. Absolute clown show," said one commenter on X, speaking of the Thursday meeting containing several nations with a history of human rights abuse, including the imprisonment or execution of gay men and women, or people of alternative religions.