Trump extends order authorizing detention of ships bound for Cuba for year
The US leader also added that a mass migration from Cuba would endanger United States national security
Tass | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:49:14
Canada launches huge defence plan to curb reliance on Trump's US
Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday launched a multibillion-dollar plan to strengthen the Canadian military and rely less on the United States. Carney's announcement of Canada's first defence industrial strategy built on themes he has emphasised throughout his 11-month tenure as President Donald Trump rips through traditional US alliances. The ...
Agence France-Presse / South China Morning Post | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:42:42
Why is Donald Trump suing the BBC in Florida? Here's everything you need to know - analysis by Ben Leo
A trial date for President Trump's $10billion clash with the BBC has been set for February next year, but how is the case being allowed to continue when the broadcaster insists it cannot be sued in Florida? BBC lawyers are trying to convince US district judge Roy Altman that the ...
Ben Leo / GB News | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:37:01
Gateway tunnel work to restart next week if funds restored
Construction work on a $16 billion rail tunnel under the Hudson River will restart as soon as next week if the project receives the full $205 million of federal funding that the Trump administration halted, according to people familiar with the process. The Gateway Development Commission, which is building the ...
Michelle Kaske, Bloomberg / Crain's NY | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:32:54
Don't Let The Door...
Maybe Dean Cain is up for the job. One of the Trump administration's most vocal defenders of its aggressive immigration crackdown is leaving as public opinion sours against the hardline approach, according to two DHS officials familiar with the move.
Atrios / Eschaton | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:30:00
Trump Is Playing Good Cop/Bad Cop With Europe
The United States is conducting diplomacy by way of the "Law and Order" television show.
Stephen M. Walt / Foreign Policy | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:23:45
US president's son Eric Trump invests in drone maker with gov't contracts
Israel's Xtend recently won US Defense Department contract, is bidding for another before merger with JFB Construction.
Al Jazeera | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:21:10
Democrats' New 'Trans Bill of Rights' Looks to Undo Trump Policies to Protect Women's Spaces
A coalition of Congressional Democrats unveiled a resolution titled the "Trans Bill of Rights" last week to push back against the "fear" and "hatred" propelled... Read More The post Democrats' New 'Trans Bill of Rights' Looks to Undo Trump Policies to Protect Women's Spaces appeared first on The Daily Signal ...
Pedro Rodriguez / The Foundry | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:20:00
Sheinbaum says Mexico declines Trump's 'Board of Peace' invite
Mexico's Claudia Sheinbaum said she has turned down an invitation from Donald Trump to join his "Board of Peace."
Al Jazeera | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:16:21
Trump administration identifies more borrowers eligible for student loan forgiveness, court filing shows
The Trump administration identified more than 40,000 borrowers eligible for federal student loan relief in January, a recent court filing shows.
CNBC | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:06:55
Colbert Slams Trump Administration After CBS Pulls Talarico Interview
Stephen Colbert said he had to drop an interview with James Talarico from his Monday broadcast because of new F.C.C. guidance that targeted political interviews on late-night shows.
John Koblin / NY Times | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:01:13
Stephen Colbert says CBS blocks James Talarico interview from air
"I think Donald Trump is worried we're about to flip Texas," Texas state Rep. James Talarico said. "This is the party that ran against cancel culture."
CNBC | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:57:43
US judge says wrongfully deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia can't be re-detained
Judge says Trump administration has made 'one empty threat after another' to deport Salvadoran national to Africa.
Al Jazeera | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:38:54
Trump's Deportation Warehouse System Already Matches a Very Specific Period in History
The government has begun construction of a multibillion-dollar detention camp system in the newest phase of Stephen Miller's mass deportation strategy.
Dahlia Lithwick / Moneybox | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:22:04
Tennis star Coco Gauff blasts Donald Trump over recent ICE deaths - 'I don't like what's going on'
Tennis star Coco Gauff has condemned the current political situation in the United States, speaking candidly at a press conference ahead of the Dubai Tennis Championships on Sunday. "Everything going on in the U.S., obviously I'm not really for it. I don't think people should be dying in the streets ...
Callum Vurley / GB News | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:16:27
'FCC you': Colbert defies CBS, says network spiked interview under political pressure
The Trump administration has warned broadcasters that late night talk shows - which the president routinely watches - must abide by political neutrality rules.
Michael Koziol / Sydney Morning Herald | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:00:15
Crisafulli to lobby Washington to secure Queensland Quad summit
The premier is ramping up his push for US President Donald Trump and other Quad leaders to hold their next leaders' summit in Queensland.
Cameron Atfield / Sydney Morning Herald | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:00:00
US kills 11 people in three strikes on alleged drug-trafficking vessels
President Donald Trump's campaign against alleged drug boats has resulted in at least 145 deaths since September.
Al Jazeera | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:59:03
Goldman Sachs to scrap DEI after Donald Trump's crackdown on diversity agenda
Goldman Sachs is reportedly set to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) considerations from its board recruitment process following President Donald Trump's crackdown on policies supporting the organisational framework, reports suggest. The Wall Street investment giant's board has approved changes that will see race, gender identity, and sexual orientation no ...
Patrick O'Donnell / GB News | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:57:22
Top Trump Homeland Security spokeswoman leaving amid backlash over immigration crackdown
US Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin will leave the department, according to two Trump administration officials, a move that comes as public support for US President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown has dwindled. McLaughlin became a prominent booster of Trump's aggressive approach to immigration and helmed the press operation ...
Reuters / South China Morning Post | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:53:11
Ukraine and Russia meet in Geneva as Trump piles new pressure on Kyiv
Negotiators from Ukraine and Russia met for the first of two days of US-mediated peace talks in Geneva on Tuesday, with US President Donald Trump pressing Kyiv to act fast to reach a deal. Trump is urging Moscow and Kyiv to reach a deal to end Europe's biggest war since ...
Reuters / South China Morning Post | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:30:01
Massie: 'Retirement Caucus' Will Buck Trump on Key Votes
Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie says that, come spring, Republican congressmen will increasingly buck the party line and defy President Donald Trump's wishes. "The margin... Read More The post Massie: 'Retirement Caucus' Will Buck Trump on Key Votes appeared first on The Daily Signal .
George Caldwell / The Foundry | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:30:00
Trump escalates assault on US consumer protection agency
White House Council of Economic Advisers report estimates regulatory burden has cost consumers more than $237bn
FT | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:25:19
Canada defense plan aims to reduce 'dependency' on US
Prime Minister Mark Carney is promoting the "Buy Canadian" defense industrial strategy amid Trump's economic threats.
Mike Blanchfield / Politico | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:24:17
Biden Targeted Your Grocery Discounts-Trump Will Trump Them
Last November during the government shutdown, President Donald Trump ordered air-traffic controllers back to work, Pete Buttigieg, who served as Secretary of Transportation under President... Read More The post Biden Targeted Your Grocery Discounts-Trump Will Trump Them appeared first on The Daily Signal .
Brian McNicoll / The Foundry | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:07:40
Trump Energy Secretary Boasts About Billions in Stolen Oil
Energy Secretary Chris Wright is attempting to repackage America's illegal efforts to seize and sell Venezuela's oil as an act of diplomacy. Some might just call it piracy. Speaking on Fox News Tuesday, Wright boasted that the United States had already sold an "enormous amount" of the oil it took ...
Edith Olmsted / New Republic | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:55:21
Do We Really Need Half-a-Dozen New Savings Accounts?
Trump Accounts are already producing a second-order effect: they are generating new interest in creating even more special-purpose accounts.
Adam N. Michel / Cato | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:53:41
Obama Didn't See Trump Coming
New York Times: "Mr. Obama and his team never saw Mr. Trump coming, as a new set of oral history interviews released on Tuesday makes abundantly clear. He was, to them, a 'con man,' a 'clown,' a 'laughingstock.' He was a thorn in the side with his birther lies and ...
Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:36:10
Congress Rejected Most of Trump's Cuts
"Shortly after returning to office, President Trump embarked on an aggressive campaign to pare back the core functions of the federal government, unveiling a budget that proposed some of the steepest spending reductions in U.S. history," the New York Times reports. "Nearly one year later, Congress has rejected much of ...
Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:33:00
Homeland Security Spokesperson Departs
"One of the Trump administration's most vocal defenders of its aggressive immigration crackdown is leaving as public opinion sours against the hardline approach," Politico reports. "Tricia McLaughlin, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's spokesperson, is expected to inform colleagues Tuesday about her plans."
Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:31:20
Lawsuit Challenges Trump Order on National Parks
A coalition of organizations filed a lawsuit challenging President Trump's executive order to remove "corrosive ideology" from national parks Tuesday, escalating the battle over displays about the nation's history in parks around the country, Politico reports.
Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:29:15
DHS Spokesperson Leaving Amid Public Backlash to ICE Terror
Loyal MAGA equivocator Tricia McLaughlin is leaving her post as Homeland Security spokesperson amidst the widespread unpopularity of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. According to Politico, McLaughlin planned to depart in December but stayed on through the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Most recently, she was asked to ...
Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:27:43
Young Voters Are Turning Away From Trump. Here's Why
They helped Trump win in 2024, but young people are losing faith. The drop in support among young men in particular has been stark.
Rebecca Schneid / Time | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:12:04
Trump to decide 'soon' on arms sales
Taipei Times | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:06:37
Middle East seemingly moving closer to war as Trump moves warships
Iran is not being subtle.
Sky | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:51:00
Thanks, Trump: Prices Are Soaring (Again)
After staving off major mark-ups during the holiday season, American companies are finally starting to hike prices in response to President Donald Trump's tariffs and other policies making business more expensive, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The initial tariff-driven price spike started to dull in October and fell before ...
Edith Olmsted / New Republic | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:40:36
Hillary Clinton Accuses Trump Administration of Epstein Files 'Cover-Up'
"Why do they want to pull us into this? To divert attention from President Trump. This is not complicated," she said.
Tiago Ventura / Time | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:20:21
Now We Know Why Trump Saved TikTok
The president's total 180 on TikTok was, in no small part, due to the machinations of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. Donald Trump had opposed the social media behemoth for years. Long before Democrats hopped on board with the idea, Trump challenged the app's presence in the United States ...
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:13:44
Keir Starmer buys personalised cufflinks given to him by Donald Trump as gift for his son
The Prime Minister purchased the gift, which would otherwise have been held by Downing Street
Nina Lloyd / The Independent | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:45:34
Trump says government won’t pay for Gateway tunnel ‘cost overruns’
The federal government won't cover any cost overruns on a $16 billion Hudson River rail tunnel project for which the White House previously froze funding, President Donald Trump warned on Monday. Trump, in a post on his Truth Social platform, urged authorities to "avoid insurmountable future cost overruns" and offered ...
Will Kubzansky, Bloomberg / Crain's NY | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:44:13
Democrats send Trump DHS funding counteroffer as agency shutdown grinds on
Congressional Democrats and the White House remain deadlocked in negotiations to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, which shuttered over the weekend.
CNBC | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:32:19
How Trump's Pardoning Process Keeps Changing
NOTUS: "More than a year in, the White House's pardon process remains a puzzle for those trying to navigate, and in some cases profit, from it."
Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:22:38
CBS Surrenders to Trump
Chris Lehmann The network tried to bury an interview critical of Trump. Stephen Colbert made it an indictment of the administration's assaults on the First Amendment. The post CBS Surrenders to Trump appeared first on The Nation .
Chris Lehmann / The Nation | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:15:38
Hegseth Forces Ouster of Senior Army Spokesman
"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has forced the ouster of a senior military adviser to Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, defense officials said, marking the Pentagon chief's latest intervention into the service's internal affairs amid long-simmering tension between two of the Trump administration's top political appointees," the Washington Post reports.
Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:14:32
Trump's Deportation Goals Collide with Reality
Time: "Trump campaigned in 2024 on overseeing 'the largest deportation in the history of our country.' He has frequently said that his Administration is deporting 'the worst of the worst criminals.' Yet those two goals have proven to be incompatible." "In reality, tens of thousands of people with no criminal ...
Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:14:27
Colbert Exposes CBS for Collaborating With the Trump Administration
The Late Show 's Stephen Colbert called out CBS on Monday for blocking his interview with a political candidate-and figured out a sneaky way around the Federal Communications Commission's new rule targeting late-night talk shows, according to Deadline . Colbert made the unprecedented move Monday to introduce his late-night talk ...
Edith Olmsted / New Republic | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 14:54:28
Marco Rubio's Munich speech criticized as promoting imperialism
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's defense of Western colonialism and imperial power at the Munich Security Conference and the applause his remarks received from attendees were seen as deeply unsettling in the context of the Trump administration's brazen trampling of international law, including the recent kidnapping of the president ...
Jake Johnson / Asia Times | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 14:46:44
Trump Uses Civil Rights Leader Jesse Jackson's Death to Attack Obama
President Trump used the death of civil right activist Jesse Jackson to take a cheap shot at former President Barack Obama-and to pat himself on the back for not being racist. "The Reverend Jesse Jackson is Dead at 84. I knew him well, long before becoming President. He was a ...
Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 14:34:11
John Fetterman Hits New Low in Quest for Donald Trump's Approval
Ex-progressive Senator John Fetterman is bucking his party yet again, but this time the fallout could drastically impact the results of future elections. The Pennsylvania turncoat came out in favor of voter ID legislation, revealing that he would support a clean bill if it required voters to show identification before ...
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 14:18:00
Conflicting Policies, Confused Investors, and the Weak Dollar
The United States' unique economic advantages - deep financial markets, a strong institutional framework, and the world's dominant reserve currency - should not be mistaken for invincibility. In fact, markets are already pricing US policy uncertainty the same way they price that of countries that do not have a reserve ...
Şebnem Kalemli-Özcan / Project Syndicate | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 14:04:24
EXCLUSIVE: 60 Lawmakers Support Lawsuit to Limit Abortion Pill After Trump Requested Pause
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL-A coalition of 60 lawmakers filed an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit to limit the abortion pill after the Trump administration... Read More The post EXCLUSIVE: 60 Lawmakers Support Lawsuit to Limit Abortion Pill After Trump Requested Pause appeared first on The Daily Signal .
Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell / The Foundry | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 13:30:00
The Republicans Made Peace With Science
Which political party provides more federal funding for science? Given climate-denial rhetoric, attacks on expertise, the size of government, and culture-war battles over research, many Americans may believe that Democrats support science and that Republicans don't. But this is not what we have found. In research published last fall in ...
Dashun Wang / The Atlantic | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 13:00:00
Trump Claims Ukraine Peace Talks Are Going To Be 'Very Easy' - And Throws Out Warning For Kyiv
Kate Nicholson / Huffington Post | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:47:52
Trump to Return to Affordability
President Trump will resume his affordability tour Thursday after a three-week pause, starting in former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's district, Politico reports.
Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:35:00
How can Europe meet the challenge posed by the retreat of the US?
At the Munich security conference, US secretary of state Marco Rubio spoke more warmly about the transatlantic relationship than US vice-president J.D. Vance at the same venue last year. However, faced with the presidency of the erratic Donald Trump, the need for Europe to do more to protect its security ...
Niall Oddy, Staff Tutor in History, The Open University / The Conversation | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:27:06
Trump to come to Winter Games in Italy if US ice hockey team makes it to final - daily
According to the daily, Trump's plan would be to watch the final of the Olympic ice hockey tournament
Tass | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:23:04
Iran's Khamenei says US will not be able to destroy government
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has taken aim at Donald Trump.
Al Jazeera | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:06:03
Trump's Vows to Target 'Worst of the Worst' Collide With a Mass Deportation Reality
ICE arrests of people with no criminal convictions or charges have soared under Trump
Brian Bennett / Time | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:00:00
Hillary Clinton Accuses Trump of Epstein Cover Up
Hillary Clinton has accused President Donald Trump's administration of a over its handling of files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the BBC reports. Said Clinton: "Get the files out. They are slow-walking it." Clinton added that she and Bill "have nothing to hide."
Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:34:33
Trump Issues Three-Way Endorsement in Texas
President Trumptold reporters last nightthat he supported John Cornyn, Ken Paxton and Wesley Hunt - despite establishment Republicans' efforts behind the scenes to get Trump to boost Cornyn.
Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:31:02
America Seeks Partner, Europe Swipes Left
There is a kind of romantic streak to U.S. relations with Europe in the Trump era.
Michael Brendan Dougherty / National Review | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:30:57
Rubio's Impressive Tightrope Walk
The secretary of state stayed true to President Trump while reassuring Europe.
The Editors / National Review | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:30:16
Investors expect 'Warsh trade' to weaken dollar, BofA survey shows
Majority of fund managers think Trump's nominee to run Federal Reserve will spark further declines for US currency
FT | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:24:53
'You'll fail' to destroy Iran, supreme leader tells Trump
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that even America's self-proclaimed "strongest army" will be dealt such a blow that it will not be able to recover
Tass | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:24:43
Holiday Inn owner predicts World Cup will reverse US tourism decline
US business of InterContinental Hotels is struggling as Trump's strident foreign policies hit visitor numbers
FT | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:16:52
Christian Nationalists Are All in on Trump-and Vice Versa
President Donald Trump is on the fence about whether he will be accepted into heaven. At the National Prayer Breakfast earlier this month, he said that he may not before clarifying that he was joking and he "probably should make it." Despite this uncertainty about his spiritual future, Trump does ...
Grace Segers / New Republic | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:00:00
Transcript: Trump Press Sec Goes Off Rails on Fox amid New ICE Horror
T he following is a lightly edited transcript of the February 17 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here . Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic , produced and presented by the DSR Network. I'm your host, Greg Sargent. Now that Donald ...
The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent / New Republic | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 10:35:33
The Right Had a Plan. We Need One Too.
Corbin Trent America should build things again, and we the people should own what we build. The post The Right Had a Plan. We Need One Too. appeared first on The Nation .
Corbin Trent / The Nation | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 10:30:00
Trump Says Rubio in Talks With Cuba
President Trump said that U.S. government officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, are in discussions with Cuba's Communist regime as the island nation faces worsening economic conditions, Bloomberg reports.
Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 10:08:00
Trump Sought Vast Budget Cuts. Congress Granted Few.
In a series of deals over the past three months, lawmakers rejected some of the president's most aggressive attempts to whittle down the government.
Tony Romm / NY Times | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 10:03:00
Trump Press Sec's Weird Cult Moment on Fox Wrecked by Fresh ICE Horror
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt went full North Korea cult propagandist on Fox News, gushing that the ICE crackdown in Minneapolis has been a "resounding success." N ever mind that two Americans were murdered, violent civil conflict has reigned, and Trump's approval has cratered. Leavitt also undercut her own ...
The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent / New Republic | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 10:00:00
US and Iran to kick off talks in Geneva
Second round of negotiations comes as Trump threatens 'consequences' if Tehran fails to agree a deal
FT | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 09:53:49
Donald Trump condemns Ed Miliband over 'inappropriate' green energy deal: 'The UK's got enough trouble'
Donald Trump has launched a scathing attack on UK energy secretary Ed Miliband after Labour signed a green energy agreement with California Governor Gavin Newsom. The US President described the memorandum of understanding as Mr Trump told Politico: "The UK's got enough trouble without getting involved with Gavin Newscum." He ...
Joe Sledge / GB News | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 09:32:08