Source: Reason
by Jacob Sullum
“Although Trump has other options for taxing imports, the justices reminded him that he needs clear congressional authorization.” (02/25/26)
Source: New York Post
“Federal officers are searching the home of Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, The California Post confirmed. The searches are being conducted at Carvalho’s San Pedro home, his office at LAUSD in downtown Los Angeles and another location in Miami tied to the investigation, according to a law enforcement source. An affidavit filed concerning the search was under seal, officials said. LAUSD employees looked confused outside headquarters Wednesday morning, unsure if they were able to go into work. Federal agents were seen entering the building, but would not comment on the reason for their visit when asked by a reporter for The California Post. Carvalho is the LAUSD’s chief employee and has led one of the nation’s largest school systems since 2022. Carvalho is the LAUSD’s chief employee and has led one of the nation’s largest school systems since 2022. It’s unclear why authorities are searching Carvalho’s home and office.” (02/25/26)
Source: The Guardian [UK]
“France has appointed Christophe Leribault as the new head of the Louvre, bringing in the director of the Palace of Versailles to turn around the world’s most visited museum after a humiliating jewellery heist and staff strikes. Leribault, who was chosen by the French president, Emmanuel Macron, will succeed Laurence des Cars, who resigned on Tuesday. Des Cars had faced intense criticism since burglars made off in October with jewels worth an estimated $102m, exposing glaring security gaps at the museum. The jewels are still missing.” (02/25/26)
Source: Mother Jones
“Ibram X. Kendi vs. America’s ‘Antiracism Backlash.'” (02/25/26)
Source: The Intercept
by Liliana Segura
“A year since his legal victory — and after six judges recused themselves — Glossip is asking a new trial judge to release him from jail.” (02/25/26)
https://theintercept.com/2026/02/25/richard-glossip-judge-natalie-mai-oklahoma/
Source: Common Dreams
by Brent Everett Dickinson
“MAGA has been, throughout, an amorphous entity — curling, folding, dividing — as it slimed and slithered its way into this American life. Neocon MAGA is one particularly noteworthy division within, a more-than-slightly schizophrenic aberration that, if MAGA-world had any interest in maintaining conceptual coherence, would surely have long ago been run out of town. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is Neocon MAGA’s chief exemplar. In contrast to unreconstructed neocons like Lindsay Graham and John Bolton, who have tried to bootlick their way into President Donald Trump’s good graces with spotty results, ‘Little Marco’ was a neoconservative boy who has growth-spurted his way into a Neocon MAGA man.” (02/25/26)
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/marco-rubio-imperialism
Source: The Nation
by Chris Lehmann
“An increasingly unpopular Trump lurched from plodding teleprompter readings to gothic MAGA fantasies in his long-winded speech.” (02/25/26)
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/donald-trump-sotu-2026/
Source: Al Jazeera [Qatari state media]
“A military air strike by the Myanmar military in Rakhine state has killed at least 17 people and injured 14 others, local media reported, in the latest civil war carnage weeks after a military-backed governing party election win was dismissed as a ‘sham’ by international observers. Women and children were among those killed when air strikes hit Yoengu village in Ponnagyun township on Tuesday, the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) said. The village lies about 33 kilometres (21 miles) northeast of Sittwe, the Rakhine state capital. It was captured by the Arakan Army (AA), an ethnic Rakhine armed group fighting the Myanmar military, in March 2024.” (02/25/26)
Source: Antiwar.com
“US F-22 Fighter Jets Arrive in Israel, Yair Lapid Backs Israel’s ‘Biblical Borders,’ and More.” (02/25/26)
Source: The Daily Economy
by Corey A DeAngelis
“The Atlantic can publish as many cautionary stories as it likes, but the data, the Supreme Court precedents, and common sense remain firmly on the side of parental authority.” (02/25/26)