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US Supreme Court clears way for dismissal of Steve Bannon’s conviction

The court’s action followed a request from the Trump administration, which had asked the justices to help dismiss the January 6 conviction from Steve Bannon’s record.

  • John Kruzel

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Donald Trump during his primetime address.

Key takeaways from Trump’s address: no end date for Iran war, few details on strategy ahead

The Iran war is fast becoming a signature of his second-term agenda and the speech was a capstone to a remarkable day flexing presidential power.

  • Lisa Mascaro and Paul Wiseman
Donald Trump became the first sitting US president to attend a Supreme Court hearing.

In times of conflict and chaos, the courts still show Trump who’s boss

The president’s beloved White House ballroom has been iced by a local judge, while at the Supreme Court, his attempt to end birthright citizenship met a sceptical reception from justices.

  • Michael Koziol
Trump trade wars, paid for by American companies and consumers, are hurting the US economy and adding to households’ affordability issues even as his war on Iran has sent oil prices – and US petrol prices – surging.

Trump rushes to save his war on the world

While America was waging war in Iran, the US president began preparing for a renewed assault on America’s trading partners.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
US President Donald Trump has threatened higher tariffs on any country that “played games” with his new tariff regime.

Trump’s new tariffs will look nothing like the old ones

The tariffs that replace those deemed illegal by the US Supreme Court will require a much more complex and time-consuming process than Trump’s initial “beautiful” tariffs.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
Trump has wielded the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) as a multipurpose weapon, using it and the tariffs he imposed to, not just force countries into extremely one-sided trade deals, but as geopolitical leverage.

Mad king: Trump just lost his superpower

The US president had access to royal-like powers and he wielded them recklessly. The Supreme Court just took them away.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Donald Trump speaks to reporters after the US Supreme Court rejected his tariffs. Supreme Court judges will be attending the address.

Trump goes to war over this State of the Union

Donald Trump will claim – to an audience of more than 30 million people – that the country is the strongest it’s ever been. But that’s not the real story.

  • Bruce Wolpe
Donald Trump speaks to reporters after the Supreme Court struck down the bulk of his sweeping global tariffs, delivering a major blow against his signature economic policy.

Trump’s in a presidential pickle as the Supreme Court finds a spine

Judges have finally stood to up the “emperor of chaos”. Is this a turning point in the US president’s rule?

  • Maureen Dowd
US President Donald Trump during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. Trump delivered a broadside against Supreme Court justices after they struck down the bulk of his sweeping global tariffs, delivering a major blow against his signature economic policy. Photographer: Annabelle Gordon/Bloomberg

Court gives Trump a harsh lesson in the limits of his power

An irritated president, whose global tariffs were struck down, clearly felt betrayed by the Supreme Court justices he appointed. But the ruling shows the system still works as intended.

  • Michael Koziol
Donald Trump doesn’t have too many reasons to dance after the Supreme Court ruling on tariffs.

Why Trump’s tariff defeat has sparked fears of an interest rate spike

While the wildlife of Heard and McDonald islands are likely to be spared another round of trade talks, the confusion of coming months will weigh on the economy.

  • Shane Wright