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President Trump’s new tariffs were imposed under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, which allows temporary import restrictions when the United States faces “fundamental international payments problems,” including a “large and serious” balance-of-payments deficit. The term is not commonly used outside economic policy circles, but it refers broadly to a country’s financial relationship with the rest of the world. The balance of payments is a comprehensive record of all economic transactions between a nation and foreign countries. It includes trade in goods and services, income from overseas investments, cross-border financial flows such as purchases of stocks and bonds,…

Two Detroit police officers were suspended without pay this week for contacts made with Border Patrol agents on two separate occasions. WXYZ reported, “On Dec. 16, 2025, one officer contacted border patrol during a traffic stop on the city’s west side. Then, on February 9, 2026, a sergeant called federal agents for translation services instead of using the department’s 24-hour translation line.” Civilians were detained by immigration following both contacts with Border Patrol agents. The Washington Examiner noted the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners held a vote Thursday night in which they decided “to punish the police officer and sergeant.” WXYZ…

Moscow has said it is open to the idea, while Beijing has declined to join, citing commitment to the UN-centered international system US President Donald Trump has said he would “love” to see Russia and China join his ‘Board of Peace’, established to guide the stabilization of Gaza following the Israel-Hamas war. Moscow earlier signaled that it was contemplating the idea, while China has declined, citing commitments to the UN.Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Thursday, Trump said many countries had already joined the board, and that “we have a lot that are going through the process of…

A Portland, Oregon, man pleaded guilty to his role in the violent assault of a U.S. Immigration and Customs (ICE) officer in June 2025.  Robert Jacob Hoopes pleaded guilty to aggravated assault of a federal employee with a dangerous weapon resulting in bodily injury on Wednesday. According to court documents, the ICE field office in Portland had been under constant siege of protests for several weeks before the incident involving Hoopes occurred on June 14, 2025. Protesters and agitators were known to have engaged in acts of aggression involving violence towards ICE employees and actions that caused damage to personal…

The Americans helped detectives put together a $100 million nuclear energy kickbacks case, the Congress has been told Washington provided direct input to a Ukrainian anti-graft investigation that rocked Kiev last November, according to a report to the US Congress.Charges against businessman Timur Mindich over an alleged kickback scheme at the state nuclear firm Energoatom triggered a political uproar, forcing a cabinet reshuffle and the firing of Vladimir Zelensky’s longtime chief of staff, Andrey Yermak. The US-backed National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) were put in charge of the investigation.The US Department of…

LONDON (AP) – Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the U.K. and its European allies should immediately deploy noncombat troops to Ukraine to show Russian President Vladimir Putin that Western nations are truly committed to the nation’s freedom and independence. Speaking ahead of the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Johnson told the BBC that the troops should be sent to peaceful regions in non-fighting roles. The comments from Johnson, who was one of Ukraine´s staunchest supporters as Britain´s leader during the first months of the conflict, were contained in excerpts of an interview that will be…

Paramount Skydance is celebrating the fact that its takeover bid for Warner Brothers Discovery has survived its first regulatory hurdle and is now past the waiting period restriction imposed by the Department of Justice. The studio says that on February 19 its bid cleared the Department of Justice’s Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) waiting period and is now ready for serious consideration, according to The Wrap. The February date represents the extension date requested by the government. After Paramount made its first offer, the DOJ’s antitrust division set the date of December 23 as the first hurdle. However, just before that date, the department…

The West Virginia legislature is weighing a bill to lift a decades-old prohibition barring machine gun ownership except when in full compliance with federal restrictions. AmmoLand reported: Under current West Virginia law, it is illegal for any person to carry, transport, or possess a machine gun, submachine gun, or any other fully automatic firearm defined as a weapon that fires multiple rounds with a single pull of the trigger unless the owner has fully complied with federal statutes and Treasury Department regulations. But HB4185 would remove the state-level prohibitions, eliminating unnecessary and redundant barriers which could prevent West Virginians from legally…

The social media platform has accused Brussels of “systematic breaches” of its rights Elon Musk’s X platform has filed an appeal against a €120 million ($141.5 million) fine handed down by the EU for alleged breaches of its Digital Services Act (DSA). Musk has accused the EU of deliberately targeting his platform over its refusal to censor users.Three appeals were filed in the EU’s Court of Justice this week: two by X and its AI subsidiary, and one by Musk himself. Back in December, the European Commission addressed the first non-compliance fine issued under the DSA.The commission claimed that X…

Former Clinton, Obama, and Biden administration official Susan Rice said this week that corporations, universities, law firms, media outlets, and other institutions that she believes aligned themselves with President Donald Trump out of “very narrow,” “very short-term” self-interest will be held accountable if Democrats regain power. Speaking to Preet Bharara, former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York who served in the Obama administration, Rice stated, “When it comes to the elites — the corporate interests, the law firms, the universities, the media, I agree with you, Preet, it’s not going to end well for them. For those…