As if this tariff mess wasn’t confusing enough … President Donald Trump did not react well to the U.S. Supreme Court decision invalidating much of his tariff agenda as an unconstitutional power grab over the weekend. He then held a somewhat rambling press conference in which he strongly suggested that his Supreme Court appointees Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett were traitors for joining the 6-3 majority invalidating the tariffs.

On Sunday, the administration signaled that it was on track to resurrect many of its punishing tariffs that were struck down—insisting that the new approach would fulfill Trump’s trade ambitions in a more legally durable way. The president said on Saturday that he’s upping the ante by raising the tariffs to the highest limit allowed under a separate trade law—hiking global tariffs to 15%. But we’ll have to wait to see how that works out from a legal point of view.

Most business executives and traditional conservative Republicans have always considered Trump’s tariffs to be, at best, unfortunate and at, at worst, economically illiterate. Just last week, the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal, not for the first time, bashed Trump’s tariffs as an “embarrassing” drag on the economy.

So what now? The global break from President Trump's tariffs will only be temporary. For months, top Trump officials said they had a “Plan B” if the highest court blocked their signature economic policy—which could leave hefty import taxes on foreign consumer goods essentially intact. However, to keep them, Congress must hold a vote in the GOP-led House and Senate this fall. Without a vote, the provisions would expire. It is unclear whether Trump could reinstate those tariffs if Congress failed to codify them.

While Republicans on Capitol Hill are eager to vote for Trump’s policies, tariffs have become a stickier issue in a midterm election year. Many House Republicans from agricultural-rich districts have privately voiced concerns over tariffs hurting their local economies. Such displeasure was made public this month when six Republicans—most moderates and two who are retiring—voted with Democrats to limit Trump’s efforts to impose tariffs against Canada. And a vote on tariffs as November’s midterms approach would could cause more Republicans in swing districts to vote against the president.

Don’t panic: The Transportation Security Administration said on Sunday that its PreCheck airport screening lanes are operational. It was an about-face just hours after the Department of Homeland Security said the faster security checkpoints were paused amid the partial government shutdown.

“At this time, TSA PreCheck remains operational with no change for the traveling public,” the Transportation Security Administration said in a statement on Sunday. The agency added that it would evaluate the situation “as staffing constraints arise” because of the continuing shutdown, and adjust operations accordingly. A DHS official, speaking to the Washington Post, said the change was “based off of conversations the secretary had with the White House and TSA.”

But CNN points out that both PreCheck and Global Entry are funded by fees charged to members. US Travel Association President Geoff Freeman added after the reversal his organization was “glad that DHS has decided to keep PreCheck operational and avoid a crisis of its own making.” Meanwhile, DHS employees deemed essential, including an estimated 63,000 TSA agents, have continued working without pay.

Just when East Coasters thought the snow was starting to melt, a powerful winter storm was rapidly picking up off the Mid-Atlantic coast. The worst of the storm will be felt early today, when more than a foot (maybe up to two) of snow is forecast to fall. Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and Connecticut have declared states of emergency and New York City issued a travel ban.

Around 65 million people—about 20 percent of the population of the contiguous United States—were covered by alerts related to the storm, and about 35 million people covered by blizzard warning. Thousands of flights have been canceled nationwide, with New York-area airports (especially JFK) experiencing the most disruptions. It's expected to be the most powerful nor'easter storm in nearly a decade for much of the region, bringing snow, fierce winds and coastal flooding.

Amtrak also said on Sunday it adjusted some of its routes through Monday because of the winter storm. As of 8 p.m. ET Amtrak had canceled multiple evening trains going both north and south, to Boston and Washington, D.C. NWS meteorologist Owen Shieh told NPR that people need to be cautious when shoveling because the snow will be “deceptively heavy.”

Well, it’s been a helluva two weeks. The Closing Ceremony is over, which means the Winter Games are over and the Olympics turn their attention to Los Angeles, which will host the Summer Games in 2028.

As for Milan Cortina, it ended spectacularly for Team USA as the men’s hockey team won the gold medal for the first time since the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” team that upset the Soviet Union. In an incredible game that saw Canada dominate the scoring chances, U.S. goalie Connor Hellebuyck was a brick wall. And when the game went to overtime, Jack Hughes was the hero just over 90 seconds later. This is the kind of excitement and comeback the Olympics are all about.

Before the twin flames were extinguished during the Closing Ceremony, the show paid tribute to Italian dance and music—from lyric opera to Italian pop of the 20th century to the DJ beat of Gabry Ponte, who got the 1,500 athletes on their feet and dancing while color confetti exploded on stage. Italian Achille Lauro delivered the last word with the song “Incoscienti Giovani,” or reckless young people, just before athletes who so aptly harnessed their youthful energy for these Games filed out.

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