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Feb 20, 2026 - World

President Donald Trump could face even more legal challenges after the Supreme Court struck down his tariffs, according to an analyst.Ken Dilanian, justice and intelligence correspondent for MS NOW, pointed to how Trump has plenty of success with the high court and previous rulings in his favor — yet not this time. "He won a lot of rulings. But now we're getting to some really big ticket items. This was one of them," Dilanian said. "But then there's some other ones upcoming where a lot of legal scholars believe the Supreme Court is not going to rule in his favor. One example is the birthright citizenship case, where Donald Trump is trying to redefine the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, and who can be a citizen in this country. That was argued in April. Remember, initially they looked at the question of whether there could be a nationwide injunction in that case, and they ruled that there could not be, but they didn't rule on the merits. That's coming up. And a lot of people believe that that is not going to go Donald Trump's way." The next legal battles could also be losses for the president. "Another big case involves the firing of Fed Board member Lisa Cook, and whether Donald Trump can remove her for cause related to something that she didn't do while in office," Dilanian said. "That's a really big case about presidential power, and it's a very good chance he's going to lose that case. And then there are a number of cases involving immigration and DHS. And the use of emergency powers essentially limits on the president's powers that are going to come before this court. And it's really possible that this court is going to constrain Donald Trump in ways that he hasn't seen before. And it will be really interesting to see how he reacts. We know that he tends to attack judges when things don't go his way, as do members of his administration."In a 6-3 vote, the high court ruled that Trump's tariffs were illegal. Among the six justices in the majority decision were Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Neil Gorsuch, Justice Amy Coney Barrett — both Gorsuch and Barrett were appointed by the president. This decision and push back against Trump sent a message to the president, Dilanian said."Well, I think it's been very clear for a long time. And this tariffs case underscores that, that none of those three justices are lackeys for Donald Trump," Dilanian said. "They don't necessarily share his administration's view of executive power. They're certainly very conservative. This is the most conservative court in modern history. But they are independent. And the question of whether they're going to remake, for example, hundreds of years of law on citizenship, it just doesn't seem like their style, particularly Roberts is an institutionalist. And so, again, Donald Trump may be in for a rude awakening here with some of these big cases down the line on."

Feb 20, 2026 - World

President Donald Trump was reportedly infuriated Friday after the Supreme Court ruled that his tariffs were illegal. Trump was hosting the National Governor's Association breakfast with a room full of the nation's governors at the White House when he found out about the high court's decision to strike down Trump's tariffs in a 6-3 vote."Apparently the gov breakfast had been going well, they were working together, and then President Trump became enraged. He started ranting about the decision, not only calling it a disgrace, but started attacking the courts at one point saying, these 'f------ courts,'" said CNN senior White House correspondent Kristen Holmes. "This tariff policy — this could not be a bigger decision for President Trump — this could not be a bigger loss for President Trump," Holmes added. "Not only is so much of his economic agenda based on these tariffs, so much of his foreign policy is based on these tariffs. He has used these tariffs as leverage in almost every meeting that he has had around the world. He has touted them as the most important part of the economic agenda. So clearly, a huge loss, and he recognizes that today." Trump and his administration have not yet made an official announcement in response. His team was reportedly meeting to determine next moves, Holmes said.

Feb 20, 2026 - World

MAGA followers were furious Friday after the Supreme Court delivered a significant blow to President Donald Trump, ruling that he exceeded his constitutional authority by imposing broad tariffs under emergency powers legislation.The high court's decision struck down Trump's tariffs in a 6-3 vote. On social media like X, MAGA loyalists voiced their anger over the ruling. "Very idiotic move by the Supreme Court. As many good decisions they have made, this was just plain stupid. It’ll hurt the entire country, including them because they live here," Liberty University Ph.D. student Jeannette Elizabeth Geist-Marcelli wrote on X. "@USSupremeCourt you just ruined America," user David Butcher wrote on X."Pathetic decision by the SCOTUS!" User Charlie Keene wrote on X."The Supreme Court is over stepping at this point. They have nothing to do with international trade and tarrifs [SIC]," pro-wrestling entertainer Jaxon Breeze wrote on X."Help the President!" User Theo Cudworth wrote on X."Well that makes all of the other countries happy. And democrats. Will see how it goes from here as this show continues," Pastor Jason Burrough, Lead Pastor at The Bridge Church in Polson, Montana, wrote on X.

Feb 20, 2026 - World

As news was breaking that the Supreme Court dealt a massive blow to Donald Trump’s use of tariffs in a surprising 6-3 vote, MS NOW host Anna Cabrerra singled out an important passage Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in the majority opinion.As legal analysts, Lisa Rubin and Catherine Christian scrambled to read the 107-page document, Cabrerra read, “The President asserts the extraordinary power to unilaterally impose tariffs of unlimited amount, duration, and scope. In light of the breadth, history, and constitutional context of that asserted authority, he must identify clear congressional authorization to exercise it. IEEPA’s grant of authority to regulate . . . 'importation' falls short.’'The jurist continued, “IEEPA contains no reference to tariffs or duties. The Government points to no statute in which Congress used the word ‘regulate’ to authorize taxation. And until now no President has read IEEPA to confer such power.”“We claim no special competence in matters of economics or foreign affairs. We claim only, as we must, the limited role assigned to us by Article III of the Constitution. Fulfilling that role, we hold that IEEPA does not authorize the President to impose tariffs,” Roberts insisted. - YouTube youtu.be

Feb 20, 2026 - World

It did not escape notice on MS NOW on Friday morning that the MAGA online world was thrilled by US skater Alysa Liu winning the Olympic gold medal in the Women’s Single Skating event, passing over the fact that she is the child of an immigrant.At the same time fans of Donald Trump’s administration have been applauding the forced round-up of immigrants by masked ICE agents, MAGA world is basking in Liu’s victory, the first in that event by a US skater since Sarah Hughes won gold in 2002.That juxtaposition was not lost on “Morning Joe” co-host Joe Scarborough and contributor Eugene Robinson since Liu is the daughter of a Chinese immigrant who came to the US in the ‘90s to escape political persecution.As Scarborough noted, “Gene Robinson, it was really inspiring. I will say how hilarious that the sort of MAGA online MAGA world were celebrating Alysa Liu's gold medal without a hint of any irony. Celebrating the immigrant who they were celebrating as an American.”“You know, ‘USA! USA!,” he joked before adding, “Which of course, that's basically proving the point that we've been making all along that Ronald Reagan made in his final speech to America, that we are strengthened by immigrants.”That led Robinson to put his hand over his mouth and offer “Oops,” as the entire panel started laughing. - YouTubeyoutu.be