A nor'easter is forecast for the East Coast this weekend, but the amount of snow that falls − and where − remains challenging to pinpoint as of Friday, Feb. 20. According to AccuWeather, there is a risk that the storm strengthens rapidly, bringing heavier snow to parts of the Interstate-95 corridor, including New York City and Philadelphia. A track closer to shore means more snow, while a track farther offshore means less snow. A map from the National Weather Service shows the probability of at least minor winter weather impacts from early Sunday Feb. 22 to early Monday Feb. 23. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Here's the latest forecast for the looming East Coast nor'easter

Now, we do not know whether President Trump created his “Board of Peace,” which this week held its first meeting, specifically to undermine the authority of the United Nations. We do not know whether Trump, who is indefinitely the leader of this peace board, intends to relinquish that power after he leaves the White House. When voters understand the context in which decisions are made, we are better equipped to address shortcomings at the ballot box and in our daily lives. And by making “woke” an insult, Trump and other conservatives have politicized the very tool necessary to help the country fulfill its promise: information. When Trump returned to the White House, he made lowering the U.S. trade deficit a key component to his economic policy.

“This is just an attempt to further defund the child care system,” said Tami Lunan, director of the Care Economy Organizing Project, an advocacy group representing Ohio child care providers. Parents, teachers, child care workers and community members protest the harassment child care providers experienced following a conservative influencer's video alleging widespread fraud. Smith is also concerned about due process for child care providers in the current environment. ... I’m in Appalachia where there are whole counties that do not have a center that takes publicly funded child care. But he said he was certain lawmakers could come up with a low- or no-cost plan that parents and child care providers would be comfortable with.

Speaker Johnson rejects request for Jesse Jackson to lie in honor at CapitolHouse Speaker Mike Johnson has denied a request for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. to lie in honor at the United States Capitol, citing past precedent over how the deaths of other high-profile figures were handled, according to sources familiar with the matter. CNN's Abby Phillip reports.

Melania Trump donates second inaugural gown to SmithsonianFirst Lady Melania Trump entered her 2025 inaugural gown into the Smithsonian National Museum of American History’s First Ladies Collection on Friday, offering praise for the designer Hervé Pierre and the team behind the construction of the dress. According to the Smithsonian, Trump is the first non-consecutive First Lady to donate an inaugural gown for a second time, and only the second First Lady in history to have two inaugural ball gowns represented in the collection.

But Victor Schwartz, the owner of small New York-based wine importer VOS Selections, took a giant step up. Schwartz became the face of the fight to overturn Trump’s most sweeping tariffs — and he won, in a case that was decided by the Supreme Court on Friday. The US Supreme Court building, where justices released their opinion striking down President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs in Washington, DC, on February 20, 2026. He was victorious in the end, with the Supreme Court ruling that Trump’s sweeping emergency tariffs are illegal. Even big corporations have gotten backlash for pointing out the costs of Trump’s tariffs.

Melania Trump donates second inaugural gown to SmithsonianFirst Lady Melania Trump entered her 2025 inaugural gown into the Smithsonian National Museum of American History’s First Ladies Collection on Friday, offering praise for the designer Hervé Pierre and the team behind the construction of the dress. According to the Smithsonian, Trump is the first non-consecutive First Lady to donate an inaugural gown for a second time, and only the second First Lady in history to have two inaugural ball gowns represented in the collection.

While the Supreme Court ruling Friday centered on a lawsuit brought by a private party, Bonta and Newsom brought a separate lawsuit last year challenging the tariffs. The president’s signature economic policy has long languished in the polls, and by a wide margin. In the court ruling, even some of his allies drew a bright line through that approach. Gorsuch sided with the court’s liberals in striking down the tariffs policy. Despite the court ruling, Trump remained adamant that his trade policies will remain in effect.

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The U.S. Supreme Court is seen Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Washington. The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's far-reaching global tariffs on Friday, handing him a stinging loss that sparked a furious attack on the court he helped shape. University of California, Berkeley law professor John Yoo highlighted the fact that the tariffs ruling was joined by justices appointed by both Republican and Democratic presidents. Advertisement“The decision belies the attacks from the left that the Supreme Court - particularly its conservative majority - simply rubber-stamps the Trump administration’s policies,” said Yoo, a former clerk to conservative Justice Clarence Thomas. Shane noted that the tariffs case did not require the court to wade into the wisdom of Trump’s policy or the soundness of his discretion - and may not undermine Trump’s power going forward.

Trucks line up the Mexico-U.S. border in Tijuana in March 2025, the same month President Trump imposed tariffs on certain goods produced in Mexico. Mexico’s secretary of the economy, Marcelo Ebrard, urged “prudence” Friday in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling invalidating part of President Trump’s sweeping tariff regimen. However, Mexico has been pushing back against Trump administration tariffs on imports of vehicles, steel and aluminum, among other products. Among other impacts, the Supreme Court voided so-called fentanyl tariffs on Mexico, China and Canada. About 85% of Mexican exports to the United States are exempt from tariffs because of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

President Donald Trump speaks alongside Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick (center) and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer (right) during a press briefing held at the White House on Friday. Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump announced today that he will increase the global tariffs he imposed yesterday from 10% to 15%. The move comes in response to a Supreme Court ruling that found Trump exceeded his authority when he imposed emergency tariffs on trading partners. Now there will likely be protracted legal battles over how and when the administration will refund companies billions of dollars. • More Supreme Court ruling responses: Trump called Justice Brett Kavanaugh his “new hero” this morning after Kavanaugh sided with Trump in yesterday’s ruling, while two of his other appointees sided against him.

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Speaker Johnson rejects request for Jesse Jackson to lie in honor at CapitolHouse Speaker Mike Johnson has denied a request for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. to lie in honor at the United States Capitol, citing past precedent over how the deaths of other high-profile figures were handled, according to sources familiar with the matter. CNN's Abby Phillip reports.

Growing up, I never really felt like Asian culture or Vietnamese culture in general was included in Mardi Gras. Having them go down the street with us through the French Quarter is a really special feeling. Because we are still nomadic in our hearts, we do yearn for that community and for that celebration. It’s a tradition that started in Lhasa with my grandmother making it for my mother, uncle and aunt. And despite being in this diaspora, they’ve been able to maintain it to this day.