Ayesha Roscoe

But will U.S.

companies and consumers just end up trading one set of import taxes for another?

I'm Ayesha Roscoe.

Also, the U.S.

now has a lot of firepower stationed in the Middle East.

Are strikes on Iran imminent?

So stay with us.

We have the news you need to start your weekend.

The Supreme Court says President Trump's IEPA tariffs, the import taxes he imposed using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, are illegal.

At a hastily called press briefing yesterday, Trump expressed his fury at the court and went on to announce a new global tariff and threaten more.

President Trump says he hasn't decided if he'll launch a military strike on Iran, but there is an expansive naval and air presence in the Middle East waiting for the word.

In men's ice hockey yesterday, the US beat Slovakia and now advances to a gold medal final with Canada tomorrow.

In the history of Olympic men's ice hockey, no country has won more gold medals than Canada.

And no one has won more silver medals than the US.

And that's up first for Saturday, February 21st, 2026.

I'm Aisha Roscoe.

Andy Craig produced today's podcast with help from Dave Mistich and Gabe O'Connor.

Our technical director is David Greenberg, with engineering support from Simon Laszlo Janssen and Damian Herring.

Tomorrow on the Sunday Story, the unlikely comeback of a mid-century filmmaking technology.

Thank you so much.