Security risks in Europe are shifting rapidly; consideration of an autonomous and credible European nuclear deterrent needs to be part of the conversation
Nuclear deterrence is set to be a hot topic at the Munich Security Conference, which starts on Friday. Europe depends on the US for its so-called nuclear umbrella, comprised of American weapons based on the continent and NATO's mutual defense pact. If the US can no longer be trusted, Europe is faced with the sinister prospect of being home alone with a neighbor, Russia, that owns the world's largest nuclear arsenal. Bloomberg's Andrea Palasciano reports.
The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that President Donald Trump violated federal law when he unilaterally imposed sweeping tariffs across the globe, a striking loss for the White House on an issue that has been central to the president’s foreign policy and economic agenda.
The decision is arguably the most important loss the second Trump administration has sustained at the conservative Supreme Court, which last year repeatedly sided with the president in a series of emergency rulings on immigration, the firing of the leaders of independent agencies and deep cuts to government spending.
0:00 SCOTUS rules that Trump's emergency tariffs are illegal
1:28 What happens to the $150 billion collected in tariffs?
2:56 "It's a monumental ruling": CNN senior legal analyst
4:59 How big of a mess does this ruling create?
6:13 Quoting from Chief Justice Roberts' majority opinion
7:03 Do the tariffs immediately go away?
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SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
Syllabus
LEARNING RESOURCES, INC., ET AL. v. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, ET AL.
CERTIORARI BEFORE JUDGMENT TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
No. 24–1287. Argued November 5, 2025—Decided February 20, 2026*