Meet the Press Meet the Press NOW — February 23
Feb 23, 2026
Coverage of a Supreme Court ruling and the White House response on tariffs. Rising tensions with Iran and the risk of military strikes in the Middle East. Updates on Ukraine’s four-year struggle, frontline conditions, and calls for more defense support. Reports on Mar-a-Lago security, cartel violence in Mexico, and high-stakes Texas primary politics.
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Tariff Authority Ruled Limited By Supreme Court
- The Supreme Court ruled the president cannot unilaterally impose broad tariffs, forcing the administration to pursue temporary 150-day measures instead.
- Monica Alba explains the administration raised a temporary tariff from 10% to 15% and faces likely renewed legal challenges and political optics at the State of the Union.
Economic Wins Aren't Matching Voter Pain
- Economic messaging conflicts with voter experience: approval low despite White House claims of a 'red hot' economy.
- Christine Romans notes inflation dropped to ~2.7% but five years of high prices left lasting cost-of-living pain like 25% higher grocery bills.
Mar-a-Lago Breach Ended With Secret Service Shooting
- A man breached Mar-a-Lago perimeter carrying a fuel can and a shotgun and was shot dead by Secret Service after raising the weapon.
- Monica Alba reports the shooter was a young North Carolina man reported missing by his mother.