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Global Economy Briefing — February 21, 2026

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Today's global economy briefing for February 21, 2026 covers a landmark Supreme Court ruling striking down Trump's IEEPA tariffs, a US GDP miss at...

Trump’s Plan B: A Global 10 Percent Tariff Within Days

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Key Points — Hours after the Supreme Court struck down his IEEPA tariffs, Trump announced an executive order imposing a blanket 10 percent global tariff under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 —...

USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for Friday, February 20, 2026

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  Covering Feb 20 What matters today 1 Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s IEEPA tariffs 6–3 — Roberts: IEEPA “does not authorize the President to impose tariffs”;...

$17B and Troops: Trump’s Board of Peace Outpaces the UN on Day One

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Key Points — The Board of Peace raised $17 billion at its inaugural meeting —...

Supreme Court Kills Emergency Tariffs, Not Trump’s Trade Agenda

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Key Points — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that President Trump exceeded his authority by using the 1977 emergency...

USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for Thursday, February 19, 2026

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Covering Feb 19 What matters today 1 Trump gives Iran 10-day ultimatum: military ready to strike from Saturday — At Board of Peace inaugural meeting: “You...

Why the U.S. Is Building a VPN to Undermine EU Speech Laws

KEY POINTS The U.S. State Department is building a portal at "freedom.gov" that would let users in Europe and...

Trump Pulls All Troops From Syria, Bets on Former Foe

  Key Points — The Trump administration is withdrawing all roughly 1,000 U.S. troops from Syria within two months, ending a...

Global Economy Briefing — February 19, 2026

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Today's global economy briefing for February 19, 2026 covers divided FOMC minutes revealing a...

U.S. Kills 11 More in Drug Boat Strikes — Total Now 145

Key Points U.S. Southern Command struck three boats in the Eastern Pacific and Caribbean on...

USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 Tuesday Edition What matters today 1 Rev. Jesse Jackson dies at 84 — Civil rights icon, MLK protégé,...

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