Russian oil imports: Trump administration may give refunds for small penalties on India - check details
In an executive order issued on February 6, the Trump administration said that Indian goods entering the US for consumption, or released from warehouses for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on February 7, 2026, would no longer be subject to the additional 25% ad valorem duty ...
TOI Business Desk / Times of India | Tue, 10 Feb 2026 07:53:47
Macron believes Trump wants to dismember EU
The French leader acknowledged that the strategy European countries had chosen for dealing with the US had proven ineffective
Tass | Tue, 10 Feb 2026 07:27:45
Indonesia prepares to deploy thousands of troops to Gaza
Jakarta makes biggest commitment yet to Donald Trump's international peacekeeping force
FT | Tue, 10 Feb 2026 07:03:32
US judge blocks Trump administration's effort to deport Rumeysa Ozturk
Lawyers say immigration judge found the Trump administration failed to prove Rumeysa Ozturk should be removed from US.
Al Jazeera | Tue, 10 Feb 2026 06:57:56
Talks on Ukraine ongoing, there is still a way to go - Lavrov
"We have repeatedly cautioned against excessive enthusiasm over what's happening: US President Donald Trump 'put' the Europeans and Vladimir Zelensky in their place," the Russian foreign minister said
Tass | Tue, 10 Feb 2026 06:43:01
Epstein Island Visitor Howard Lutnick Still Has His Job In Trump's Cabinet
S.V. Date / Huffington Post | Tue, 10 Feb 2026 05:57:29
Ghislaine Maxwell Asks for Clemency in Exchange for Testimony That Will Prove Trump 'Innocent'
Jeffrey Epstein's associate Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving time for sex-trafficking and related charges, pleaded the fifth before lawmakers but promised to "speak fully and honestly" if the President pardons her.
Miranda Jeyaretnam / Time | Tue, 10 Feb 2026 05:30:00
Cuba warns airlines it's almost out of fuel as US blockade deepens energy crisis
Cuban aviation officials have warned airlines that there is not enough fuel for planes to refuel on the island, the latest step in its moves to ration energy as the Trump administration cuts the Caribbean nation off from its fuel resources. The government of Cuba published the notices to airlines ...
Associated Press / South China Morning Post | Tue, 10 Feb 2026 05:20:50
Morgan Stanley's Musk whisperer returns
Michael Grimes is back after a stint in the Trump administration
FT | Tue, 10 Feb 2026 05:00:26
Trump demands half ownership of bridge between US, Canada
The US leader stressed that otherwise he will not allow this bridge to open
Tass | Tue, 10 Feb 2026 05:00:17
Trump threatens to block opening of Detroit-Canada bridge
The $4.6bn Gordie Howe International Bridge is expected to open in early 2026.
Al Jazeera | Tue, 10 Feb 2026 04:38:49
Trump's racism is sadly in sync with the American id
My friends would tell you I have a freakish memory. On the up side, I know the date of the Mets-Pirates double-header I saw at Shea Stadium (July 3, 1966), and I know the date I was hiking the rim of a canyon in Yellowstone (July 30, 1977). But on ...
Dick Polman, Cagle Cartoons Columnist / Moderate Voice | Tue, 10 Feb 2026 04:06:20
Tuesday Watch
Around X: @Business As the US and Iran plan for another round of talks aimed at de-escalation, Israel's Netanyahu plans to meet with Trump - and the threat of regional war continues to loom. (video) Criminals in Southeast Asia are harnessing inexpensive AI tools to target bigger pools of potential ...
Unknown / Between the Hedges | Tue, 10 Feb 2026 04:03:00
Trump is using a secret code to motivate extremists. It's everywhere, if you know where to look
Racist memes and references to a mythical underground Aryan civilisation have become one of the Trump administration's most potent forms of communication with its base.
Melanie La'Brooy / Sydney Morning Herald | Tue, 10 Feb 2026 04:00:00
'Completely lost the plot': Why has a bridge got Trump so angry?
The US president's war of words with the Canadian government has edged up a notch, thanks to a project meant to help Americans.
Joey Cappelletti, Seung Min Kim / Sydney Morning Herald | Tue, 10 Feb 2026 03:52:26
Trump Told Police 'Everyone' Knew About Epstein
"President Donald Trump has repeatedly maintained that he had no knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein's sex crimes," the Miami Herald reports. "But in July 2006, just as Jeffrey Epstein's criminal sex charge became public, Trump called then-Palm Beach police chief Michael Reiter to tell him that Epstein's activities with teenaged girls ...
Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Tue, 10 Feb 2026 03:24:11
Trump's Tariffs Cost U.S. Households $1,000 Last Year
"President Donald Trump's tariffs cost the average American household $1,000 last year, according to new research from the nonpartisan Tax Foundation," ABC News reports. "The cost is set to go even higher this year to $1,300 per household, assuming the existing tariffs stay in place."
Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Tue, 10 Feb 2026 03:16:25
Elon Musk Calls Steve Bannon 'Evil'
"Elon Musk lobbed new attacks on former Trump adviser and current podcaster Steve Bannon over the weekend, reigniting an old feud that began months ago to highlight Bannon's close ties to Jeffrey Epstein-despite the billionaire SpaceX CEO also appearing in email exchanges with the financier released as part of the ...
Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Tue, 10 Feb 2026 03:12:05
Trump to Repeal Landmark Climate Finding
"The Trump administration is planning this week to repeal the Obama-era scientific finding that serves as the legal basis for federal greenhouse-gas regulation, in the most far-reaching rollback of U.S. climate policy to date," the Wall Street Journal reports. "The finding provided the legal underpinning for the Environmental Protection Agency's ...
Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Tue, 10 Feb 2026 03:10:00
Trump Declines to Apologize for Posting Racist Video Portraying Obamas as Apes - The New York Times
SWEET JESUS, WILL STILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO GET 2/3 OF SENATE
maoxian / Maoxian | Tue, 10 Feb 2026 02:48:40
What the world's most over-regulated major economy wants
Even as the India-US deal brings sighs of relief, the learnings from a year of Trump tariffs' pain should not be forgotten. Their heat has surely woken up GOI to how protectionist, over-regulated, and uncompetitive...
Gurcharan Das / Times of India | Tue, 10 Feb 2026 02:25:57
Trump threatens to block new bridge in latest tirade against Canada
President says Gordie Howe Bridge will open only when US is 'fully compensated' - and makes bizarre hockey claim As Democrats prepare to force a vote in the US House this week on Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, the president posted a lengthy diatribe on his social media platform in ...
Robert Mackey and agencies / Guardian | Tue, 10 Feb 2026 02:15:44
Albo links clickbait and Perth bomb, Marles mumbles on Trump's peace board, and the Fin pins inflation on... yoghurt?
Plus, the on-the-record responses from current and former politicians regarding yesterday's clashes between NSW Police and pro-Palestine protesters. The post Albo links clickbait and Perth bomb, Marles mumbles on Trump's peace board, and the Fin pins inflation on... yoghurt? appeared first on Crikey .
Cochon Truffier / Crikey | Tue, 10 Feb 2026 02:05:52
Trump threatens to block opening of US-Canada bridge
The Gordie Howe International Bridge, which connects Michigan to Ontario, is set to open this year.
BBC | Tue, 10 Feb 2026 02:03:45
Trump bashed Epstein to Palm Beach police during first investigation, called Maxwell 'evil,' record shows
A former police chief said President Donald Trump was among the first people to call him when people learned Jeffrey Epstein was under investigation in 2006.
CNBC | Tue, 10 Feb 2026 01:58:07
White House Pressures Republicans on Mail Voting
"The Trump administration continues to press congressional Republicans to add a provision to their voter requirements bill that would either ban mail-in-voting with limited exceptions or limit the way voting-by-mail can be used," NBC News reports.
Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Tue, 10 Feb 2026 01:16:36
Libertarians Tried To Warn You About Executive Power
Plus: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson embraces warrantless ICE searches, the Super Bowl halftime culture war, and Trump continues funding the Department of Education
Matt Welch / Hit & Run | Tue, 10 Feb 2026 01:09:34
White House eyes data center agreements amid energy price spikes
A draft pact, obtained by POLITICO, seeks to help ensure data centers do not raise household electricity prices, strain water resources or undermine grid reliability.
Sophia Cai, Jason Plautz, James Bikales / Politico | Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:55:38
Trump's world order hangs over Europe on eve of key defence conference
Leaders gather this week for the Munich Security Conference, with European security at a crossroads.
BBC | Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:31:21
Trump threatens to block the opening of a bridge between Ontario and Michigan in ongoing spat with Canada
President Donald Trump demanded the US own half of the Gordie Howe International Bridge between the US and Canada, or he would block it from opening.
Katherine Li / Business Insider | Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:20:55
Trump opposes Israeli annexation of occupied West Bank: White House
White House official says Trump sees stability in the Palestinian territory as a 'goal to achieve peace in the region'.
Al Jazeera | Mon, 9 Feb 2026 23:58:40
Trump gives the finger, appears to swear at factory worker
Donald Trump appears to have sworn at a factory worker during a visit to Detroit.
Sydney Morning Herald | Mon, 9 Feb 2026 23:31:32
Trump Officials Redacted Epstein Files to Protect 'Prominent' Individuals, Lawmakers Allege
Lawmakers granted access to unredacted pages in the Epstein files say at least six men were protected from public view
Nik Popli / Time | Mon, 9 Feb 2026 23:16:45
US to fund free speech initiatives in Europe, State Department says
The Trump administration will fund efforts to promote free speech within Western countries allied with Washington, a senior State Department official said on Monday during a visit to Europe focused on pushing back against European regulations that US officials have branded censorship. US officials have forcefully opposed online rules such ...
Reuters / South China Morning Post | Mon, 9 Feb 2026 23:16:05
Jimmy Lai severely sentenced despite Trump calling for his release
Hong Kong media entrepreneur and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai Chee-ying was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment by a Hong Kong court on charges of colluding with foreign forces, partly because he had called on Washington to speak up for Hong Kong protesters and pressure Beijing in trade talks in mid-2019. ...
Jeff Pao / Asia Times | Mon, 9 Feb 2026 22:33:30
Exxon Abruptly Drops Lawyers Who Were Named in Epstein Files
It seems even giant oil companies have more scruples than the Trump administration and their allies. Exxon swiftly dropped a couple of their longtime lawyers earlier this month after the attorneys' names were revealed in the Epstein files, the sprawling investigation into prodigious child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Exxon and ...
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic | Mon, 9 Feb 2026 22:13:29
Trump Begs People to Keep Liking Him as His Global Popularity Tanks
Donald Trump's White House is urging Americans not to be as the president's approval ratings continue to slip around the world. In an article published Monday titled "Don't Be a Panican. We're Winning-and We're Not Slowing Down," the White House begged Americans not to "take the bait" presented by the ...
Edith Olmsted / New Republic | Mon, 9 Feb 2026 22:05:20
Economic Models Are Overlooking a Looming Diesel Crisis
We are starting to see the beginnings of deglobalization: Countries are increasingly at odds with each other. There is wider disparity among political parties. Trump is making what look to many people like unreasonable demands, both within the US and around the world. I believe that there is an underlying ...
Gail Tverberg / Oil Price | Mon, 9 Feb 2026 22:00:00
Bipartisan Lawmakers Call for Trump's Commerce Secretary to Step Down-or Be Ousted-Over Epstein Ties
Bipartisan lawmakers are calling on Howard Lutnick to step down amid revelations about the extent of his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
Connor Greene / Time | Mon, 9 Feb 2026 21:57:59
The MAGA court decision that just supercharged ICE
Two judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, a court dominated by MAGA Republicans, just handed the Trump administration broad authority to lock up millions of immigrants - provided that it can get those immigrants to Texas, Louisiana, or Mississippi. In the short term, the ...
Ian Millhiser / Vox | Mon, 9 Feb 2026 21:55:00
The anatomy of India's trade capitulation to Trump
In the high-stakes world of trade diplomacy, agreements are usually forged quietly through painstaking negotiations behind closed doors, dense legal texts and carefully calibrated and "give and take." The recently announced India-US "interim trade deal" departs radically from that tradition. It was unveiled not through a signed document or a ...
Bhim Bhurtel / Asia Times | Mon, 9 Feb 2026 21:49:18
Ford Defies Trump After Worker Heckled President
"Ford has refused to fire the factory worker who heckled President Donald Trump last month," the Daily Beast reports. "Thomas 'TJ' Sabula was suspended after calling Trump a 'pedophile protector,' but United Auto Workers Vice President Laura Dickerson says the 40-year-old is back working and does not have a negative ...
Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Mon, 9 Feb 2026 21:49:16
Judge to Rule on Legality of Trump's Ballroom Project
"A federal judge is expected to soon rule on whether President Donald Trump's planned $400 million White House ballroom project can proceed, zeroing in on whether the administration's plan to rely on private donations allows it to bypass congressional approval," the Washington Post reports. "Trump has argued that the approach ...
Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Mon, 9 Feb 2026 21:47:51
Rating Site Sues Trump Admin Over Probe of Alleged Suppression of Conservative Media
A media ratings website is suing the Federal Trade Commission for investigating alleged efforts to blacklist conservative news outlets, in a clash that is effectively... Read More The post Rating Site Sues Trump Admin Over Probe of Alleged Suppression of Conservative Media appeared first on The Daily Signal .
Fred Lucas / The Foundry | Mon, 9 Feb 2026 21:27:53
Tulsi Gabbard to testify at Senate Intelligence Committee amid election probe concerns
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has said she was at a Georgia election center during an FBI raid at the direction of President Trump.
CNBC | Mon, 9 Feb 2026 21:23:06
Pam Bondi's DOJ Tries to Help Steve Bannon Erase His Jan. 6 Conviction
Donald Trump's Justice Department is trying to help former Trump adviser Steve Bannon erase his conviction for defying a congressional subpoena. The DOJ filed a motion in federal court Monday to throw out Bannon's 2021 indictment for contempt of Congress after he refused to appear before the House's January 6 ...
Hafiz Rashid / New Republic | Mon, 9 Feb 2026 20:31:14
How Trump Is Trying to Influence the Midterm Elections
An elections expert warned Vox Monday that the "nightmare scenario" for the upcoming midterms is one step closer to being realized in the wake of Donald Trump's raid on a Georgia election office. The recent raid at the Fulton County election office demonstrated that the Trump administration is capable of ...
Edith Olmsted / New Republic | Mon, 9 Feb 2026 20:30:21
Democrats Champion Bad Bunny Super Bowl Halftime Show, Attack Turning Point USA Alternative
While President Donald Trump criticized Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show, Democrats celebrated it, and ridiculed Turning Point USA's alternative performance. Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio,... Read More The post Democrats Champion Bad Bunny Super Bowl Halftime Show, Attack Turning Point USA Alternative appeared first on The Daily Signal .
Tyler O'Neil / The Foundry | Mon, 9 Feb 2026 20:15:00
Pete Hegseth Has Outdone Himself
The secretary of defense just revealed that he fundamentally misunderstands what war is.
Fred Kaplan / Moneybox | Mon, 9 Feb 2026 20:09:12