Politics: 5 stories from this week
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On Politics
February 21, 2026

Here are some stories you might have missed this week, curated by Times editors and personalized for you.

Several women and girls sit in a row on a stage, some holding signs that say “Make America Healthy Again” and “Better Food, Brighter Futures.”

Al Drago for The New York Times

MAHA Moms Turn Against Trump: ‘Women Feel Like They Were Lied To’

President Trump’s executive order aimed at spurring production of a pesticide has infuriated leaders of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s MAHA movement.

By Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Hiroko Tabuchi

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U.S. Dept. of HHS via X

White House Memo

Bench Presses, Pull Ups … Kid Rock? The White House Had a Very Manly Week.

President Trump’s top cabinet officials are pumping iron in public.

By Katie Rogers

A road runs through dunes near a beach.

Ronaldo Schemidt/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

A Fatal ICE Shooting Occurred in Texas Months Before Renee Good’s Killing

A 23-year-old American was shot last March in South Padre Island. ICE’s involvement in the shooting was not disclosed until this week.

By Pooja Salhotra and Edgar Sandoval

Justice Neil M. Gorsuch in a dark suit. He is holding a microphone and eyeglasses.

Tierney L. Cross for The New York Times

Congressional Memo

In Gorsuch’s Homage to Legislative Power, a Subtle Reproach of a Neutered Congress

In his concurrence to the ruling invalidating President Trump’s tariffs, Justice Neil M. Gorsuch made a forceful case for the sanctity of the legislative process — and an implicit critique of its current dysfunction.

By Catie Edmondson

A man wearing protective eyewear working in a factory.

Sylvia Jarrus for The New York Times

U.S. Economy Grew More Slowly at End of 2025

Gross domestic product expanded at a 1.4 percent annual rate in the last quarter of the year, hit by the effects of the government shutdown.

By Ben Casselman

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