Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s tariffs

The Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs — a major repudiation of a core piece of Trump’s economic program. The 6-3 decision is a rare instance of the conservative-led court reining in Trump’s expansive use of executive power. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Neil Gorsuch joined the […]

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X challenges €120M EU fine – POLITICO

The fine was the first under the DSA and was levied due to breaches in transparency obligations and the allegedly deceptive design of X’s blue checkmarks. Three cases were lodged against the Commission in the Court of Justice of the European Union’s docket on Feb. 16. One is from X Internet Unlimited Company and X […]

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Trump says he will declassify reports on UFOs

President Donald Trump says he’s directing the government to release classified files about UFOs and extraterrestrial life in response to a spike in interest in the subject caused by one of his predecessors in the White House. Trump announced on social media Thursday that he would direct the Department of Defense and other agencies to […]

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Merz und die enttäuschte Liebe in seiner CDU – POLITICO

Friedrich Merz muss sich in Stuttgart der Wiederwahl als CDU-Vorsitzender stellen. Nach großen Reformversprechen ist die Unzufriedenheit in Teilen der Partei spürbar. Wie stark fällt sein Ergebnis aus – und welche Rolle spielt Angela Merkel bei ihrem seltenen Parteitagsauftritt? Rixa Fürsen und Rasmus Buchsteiner analysieren das vorab. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview geht es um strengere Regeln gegen […]

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Brussels should scrap plans to hire 2,500 EU civil servants, 9 countries say – POLITICO

“We expect the Commission to present ambitious, quantified proposals as a direct input for ongoing negotiations on the next MFF, including on an EU administrative system that reflects the challenges of our times,” reads the letter, which was signed by ministers from Austria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Latvia, Sweden, Finland and the Netherlands. […]

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