News for February 20, 2026

The Trump administration said it will defend a Biden-era rule that gives most water systems 10 years to replace harmful lead pipes, backing the American Water Works Association’s court challenge to that deadline only in part.

Federal prosecutors will not charge Shawn DeRemer over assault allegations at the Labor Department building, and he has been banned from entering it.

The EPA under President Donald Trump weakened mercury and other pollution limits for coal plants, rolling back tougher rules to help the coal industry.

The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s broad tariffs, dealing a major blow to a key part of his economic agenda and leaving U.S. trade policy uncertain.

The Justice Department and Ohio Attorney General filed an antitrust complaint against OhioHealth, saying its contract rules help keep healthcare prices high.

The U.S. economy grew more slowly in the fourth quarter as President Donald Trump’s government shutdown and weaker consumer spending weighed on growth.

NewYork-Presbyterian and the New York State Nurses Association reached a tentative deal that could end the city’s largest nursing strike in decades.

Issy Ferris and Archie Sylvester were left facing a huge US hospital bill after their baby was born early in Nashville, before Zurich Insurance Group later agreed to cover the costs.