Feb. 20, 2026, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement urging President Donald Trump to just “check the [right] statutory box” and reimpose the reciprocal tariffs following the Supreme Court’s ruling striking down the emergency tariffs and overturning Yoshida v. United States:

“Today’s disappointing Supreme Court decision rules that a president cannot impose tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act — even though the statute uses the identical language that existed under the Trading with the Enemy Act that Richard Nixon used in 1971, and the 1977 House Report on IEEPA itself said the new grant of authorities ‘basically parallels’ section 5(b) of the old law. The good news is that very similar tariffs could be levied by a president under Section 232 for national security, Section 301 for unfair trade practices, Section 201 safeguards, Section 122 balance-of-payments surcharges, Section 338 retaliatory duties and so forth. So, let’s go do that instead.

“In the interim, the President should use full IEEPA embargoes while due diligence is performed under the other explicit tariff statutes by the Secretary of Commerce and U.S. Trade Representative. Block trade if necessary with countries who are harming America while the new tariffs are drawn up and go through the processes Congress explicated.

“Then, Congress should revise IEEPA to explicitly restore tariff authority for all presidents — require reauthorization every four or five years if needs be to get it passed — so it can be used as the powerful national security and foreign policy tool it was always meant to be. Today’s decision completely ignored Congress’ explicit intent to retain all of the authorities of Trading With the Enemy Act, with the limits being a properly declared emergency with all due notice.

“The limitation that Congress enacted in 1977 was to put the exercise of the emergency economic powers — which admittedly include the power to ‘regulate… importation’ — to the terms of the 1976 National Emergencies Act. That was the limited intent of the IEEPA as Congress was highly attentive to the fact that it did not wish to hinder a future president’s ability to deal with a bona fide emergency in the ‘national security, foreign policy or econom[ic]’ sphere. That’s it. It never intended to overturn the President’s ability to impose TWEA-like tariffs, because it told us so. Justice Kavanaugh’s dissent is correct. Now Congress must fix it.

“The implication at the moment is that a president can just suspend all trade with a sanctioned country under IEEPA but not levy tariffs to achieve similar policy goals. In 2025, President Trump ended eight wars abroad in part with the mere threat of tariffs. If Congress cannot figure out how that kind of leverage is useful — and far less disruptive than total embargoes — for all presidents to achieve U.S. national security interests abroad, then maybe we need a new Congress that is not bought and paid for by foreign interests. The President should remind Congress of how disruptive embargoes can be. Make every member vote on the record. And keep the embargoes in place until the legislation passes — because passing it will end the need for them.”

Attachments:

The 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) “defines the international emergency economic authorities available to the President in the circumstances specified in section 202. This grant of authorities basically parallels section 5(b) of the Trading With the Enemy Act.” House Report on International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 1977 at https://www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IEEPA-House-Committee-on-International-Relations-report_1977-copy_clean.pdf#page=17

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Feb. 20, 2026, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement urging President Donald Trump to not only disclose documents on aliens, extraterrestrials, unidentified aerial phenomena, and unidentified flying objects but also any underlying, definitive evidence the government or government contractors have in their possession:

“Prior to announcing he would identify and release government files on aliens, extraterrestrials, unidentified aerial phenomena and unidentified flying objects, President Trump told Peter Doocy aboard Air Force One: ‘I don’t know if they’re real or not.’ The President is right to be skeptical — and so should the American people — about anything released in this context. Too often in these disclosure releases, documents include eyewitness or second-hand accounts, intelligence analyses and estimates, yet offer zero definitive evidence or hard data. When the New Jersey drones were flying around and the government suggested it didn’t know what they were, and others have been called to testify before Congress, saying they didn’t know what they were observing in other cases, that not even the government knows, it caused mass hysteria. Why should we trust what’s in the archives? Is the truth really in there? Sadly, what we’re likely to get are papers suggesting aliens might explain the UAPs or UFOs, or that alien craft has crashed, and wreckage and remains were recovered, but without proving it, conceding the government government is clueless about the true nature of this national security threat. That we’re vulnerable. These are scientific questions at their core but the world’s top physicists are still publicly wrestling with the Fermi paradox. How can something like this be kept hidden from the world’s foremost experts who, if the scientific process were being followed publicly with peer review, we could be getting real answers. The real test for any revelation that we are not alone in the universe — and that we’ve been visited — isn’t just to tell us. It’s to show us. Prove it. Make the evidence testable and falsifiable. We don’t just need disclosure. We need definitive data. Proof. And then tell us what is being done to address this ongoing national security threat, or all we might accomplish is frightening people.”

Attachments:

President Donald Trump says he will identify and release the government’s UFO files: “Based on the tremendous interest shown, I will be directing the Secretary of War, and other relevant Departments and Agencies, to begin the process of identifying and releasing Government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and unidentified flying objects (UFOs), and any and all other information connected to these highly complex, but extremely interesting and important, matters. GOD BLESS AMERICA!” Feb. 19, 2026 at https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116100300268316472

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Feb. 12, 2026, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement praising President Donald Trump and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin for ending the 2009 carbon endangerment finding:

“The carbon endangerment finding error committed by the Obama EPA finally ending is long overdue after being all but overturned in the Supreme Court’s 2022 West Virginia v. EPA decision that struck down the 2015 Obama Clean Power Plan. That ruling overturned the Court’s 2007 decision, Massachusetts v. EPA, a narrow 5-4 ruling by then-Justice Anthony Kennedy that had opened the door for federal regulation of carbon emissions and set the stage for the carbon endangerment finding and the Clean Power Plan’s rules on new and existing power plants.

“Finally, after a twenty-year decline in thermal energy production — an unforced error — we’re finally seeing gains again on the grid for coal, even as alternative energy like solar especially continues to proliferate. The only impact that the endangerment finding had was to make certain kinds of electricity a lot more expensive at the worst possible time when with the proliferation of artificial intelligence and data centers, we need more electricity output, a lot more. The demand for cheaper electricity will ultimately lead to market innovations for those alternatives including solar and nuclear too that really stand a chance of posting the biggest gains even as thermal production can pick up a lot of the slack after coal was years in decline.

“Even now, by lifting the restrictions, electricity generation is only up about 2.4 percent for 2025 through October, data from the Energy Information Administration shows. That number needs to be much, much higher and so we encourage the President and his administration to closely monitor how much generation is coming on line and to get the approvals done. Maybe something can be done in the next budget reconciliation bill to refocus U.S. reindustrialization.

“Thanks to President Trump and Administrator Zeldin’s efforts, and the market boom we are now seeing, ending the carbon endangerment finding was the only option that can help America remain competitive, keep electricity cheap for U.S. households and ensure the U.S. will always be the most technologically advanced society in history. To quote the captain, we need more power.”

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Feb. 9, 2026, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement responding to CBS News reporting showing Department of Homeland Security data confirms 60 percent of illegal aliens being detained and deported have criminal records:

“Immigrations and Customs Enforcement’s most safe and efficient way of capturing illegal aliens is via detainer requests. CBS News’ reporting has uncovered that, surprisingly to them, this is true, that 60 percent of illegal aliens being captured and deported have committed crimes including violent crimes like assault, murder, kidnapping, robbery and so forth. That’s because they’re being largely picked up at court houses, jails, prisons and the like, transferring custody from state and local police departments to federal authorities. And the violent crimes rates are, as the administration has correctly asserted, far higher than the civilian, citizen population. In short, the illegal aliens being deported tend to be more violent than the general population, just as the President has said all along. CBS News’ reporting proves President Donald Trump’s enforcement efforts are prioritizing illegal alien criminals. One slight correction on the report, crossing the border illegally is a crime, too, and so 100 percent of illegal aliens are criminals. The reason to also deport those who are simply here illegally is it creates an incentive for other illegal aliens to self-deport, ending the cat and mouse game once and for all.”

Attachments:

“The statistics show ICE has dramatically increased arrests since Mr. Trump’s return to office. Nearly 60% of ICE arrestees over the past year had criminal charges or convictions, the document indicates. But among that population, the majority of the criminal charges or convictions are not for violent crimes.” Feb 9, 2026 at https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arrests-violent-criminal-records-trump-first-year/

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Feb. 4, 2026, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement urging the Justice Department Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission to consider the Netflix-Warner Bros. Discovery merger on the merits of the law:

“Upon considering the testimony of Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos and Warner Bros. Discovery Chief Revenue and Strategy Officer Bruce Campbell, it is clear that the Netflix-Warner merger will benefit consumers with lower costs and provide a more stable financial backbone for one of America’s oldest studios, while other streaming providers will continue to provide healthy competition that isn’t going anywhere as a result of this merger. We are encouraged by Mr. Campbell’s statements that the studios themselves will be expanded thanks to the merger, underscoring the need for studios like Warner to be allowed to make the best decision for their company, shareholders and their employees in a free market environment without government interference, even while doing their due diligence to ensure federal laws are adhered to. Netflix’ innovation and incumbent advantage in streaming has transformed the entertainment industry for the better, and makes it the most viable entity bar none to keep Warner going for another hundred years. They are an amazing company and will be moreso thanks to this well-considered merger. The Justice Department and FTC should only consider the merger on the merits of the law, and on the merits, the Netflix-Warner merger will lower costs for consumers, bolster competition, protect American jobs and keep Warner where it belongs in the United States.”

Attachments:

“Netflix-Warner Merger Gets Big Boost From Hearing,” By Robert Romano, Jan. 8, 2026 at https://dailytorch.com/2026/01/netflix-warner-merger-gets-big-boost-from-house-judiciary-subcommittee-hearing/

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Jan. 30, 2026, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement urging President Donald Trump to release any remaining documents from the FBI’s 2016-2019 investigation into false allegations by the DNC and Hillary Clinton that the President was a Russian agent after former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said on Fox News with Sean Hannity that many documents are “stuff that you could only read in the office” that “involved the collusion hoax, Crossfire Hurricane”:

“Almost a decade ago, the FBI launched the ill-fated Crossfire Hurricane investigation into President Trump, making false allegations that the 2016 campaign was conspiring with Russia that ultimately has led to a dangerous escalation, risking war, and almost a decade later, the American people still do not have all of the documents about what happened, and how it was the Justice Department utilized Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton campaign-generated false ‘intelligence’ in a high level operation to conduct surveillance against the opposition party in an election year and then to continue the top secret investigation into the sitting president, undermining the President’s foreign policy and the overall administration of the executive branch and the Justice Department. We’re still picking up the constitutional wreckage from this very dark chapter of American history.

“Judicial Watch is suing for additional documents, and now former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino has confirmed there are still things ‘you can only read in the office’. Maybe it’s the subject of an active investigation, which is interesting, but given the realities of judicial and jury nullification in John Durham’s ill-fated attempts to prosecute Russiagate crimes (or more recent attempts to prosecute violent agitators from 2025 anti-ICE riots), the likelihood of seeing justice appears slim.

“They neither fear prosecution nor conviction. The only thing the perpetrators do fear is exposure and transparency. And it might be the only card left to play. Don’t just tell us what happened — show us — and bring the American people with you. It might be the only way to ultimately prevent this from every happening again, regardless of which party is in the White House. Declassify everything, Mr. President.”

Attachments:

“Tulsi Gabbard Blows Open The Russiagate Scandal. Time To Declassify Everything, Mr. President.” By Robert Romano, July 1, 2025 at https://dailytorch.com/2025/07/tulsi-gabbard-blows-open-the-russiagate-scandal-time-to-declassify-everything-mr-president/

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Jan. 26, 2026, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement praising President Donald Trump and Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz for speaking and reportedly having a “productive” call:

“It is very good for America that President Trump and Governor Walz talk this out, and now they finally have — and not a moment too soon. It is imperative that the federal government and states work together on matters that the federal government has purview, including immigration enforcement. No more sanctuary states. Crowds of people should not be anywhere near enforcement operations, but they are. It’s not safe for the officers or the people trying to get in the way. There should be perimeters so the only people federal agents are interacting with are the targets of the investigations. Unfortunately, the ICE Watch groups are too well organized and are spotting federal agents’ vehicles to disrupt regular enforcement operations in real-time, which the Justice Department should disrupt and arrest the ringleaders of.

“If state and local police cannot or will not provide coordination — can’t DHS just arrest the illegal aliens at the courthouse and jails? — and are unable to get these groups out of federal officers’ ways, then there is a much bigger problem. The National Guard is probably better at crowd control than DHS, and both the Governor and the President have the power to put them out there and restore order if necessary. Hopefully, the discussion underway is at a beginning and not an end and results in the normalization of federal immigration enforcement operations there and the end of Minnesota being a sanctuary state. The current escalation would be almost entirely preventable if Minnesota and Minneapolis would just cooperate with federal enforcement efforts underway.”

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Jan. 16, 2026, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement urging Minnesota Democratic Governor Tim Walz and all governors to cooperate with federal immigration law enforcement efforts:

“The real constitutional crisis are sanctuary cities and states that actively encourage illegal aliens to become enrolled in public services, schools, health care — the works — as a magnet to expand their political power. Dangerously, they are encouraging their citizens to act as human shields for those illegal aliens, obstructing federal law enforcement efforts, now with deadly consequences. This is a national tragedy in the making. The Supremacy Clause of Article VI of the Constitution is very clear that all laws made pursuant to the Constitution are the supreme law of the land, including immigration laws. There is no nullification. Enough already. We already fought a Civil War over this. All cities and states, including Minneapolis and Minnesota, should be cooperating with federal authority.

“Instead, Minnesota Democratic Governor Tim Walz is repeatedly stating he is ‘at war with our federal government,’ when asked said he would use the National Guard to target ‘rogue federal agents’ and fantasizes he is winning ‘hearts and minds’ (quoting Field Marshall Gerald Templer) in his war against Washington, D.C. If states will not stop putting their own citizens in harm’s way and actively urging rebellion by joining groups like ICE Watch to obstruct immigration enforcement, President Donald Trump will be left with no choice but to invoke the Insurrection Act not just in Minnesota, but in all sanctuary cities and states, to restore constitutional federal authority. The President and Governor Walz should be speaking about how best to coordinate federal and state efforts to enforce immigration laws and to stop the fraud that is occurring. Yes, turn down the temperature. It’s not too late, but states must accept the Constitution and federal authority as a fact of life and finally bring an end to their fantastic, alternative political society where those laws don’t exist or maybe even where Trump isn’t president. No more sanctuary cities and states.”

Attachments:

President Donald Trump, Truth Social, Jan. 15, 2026: “If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don’t obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of I.C.E., who are only trying to do their job, I will institute the INSURRECTION ACT, which many Presidents have done before me, and quickly put an end to the travesty that is taking place in that once great State. Thank you for you attention to this matter! President DJT” https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115899252938886431

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Jan. 9, 2026, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement in response to the latest jobs numbers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics:

“After rising for 34 months, unemployment took a dip in December, with the unemployment rate dropping from a revised 4.5 percent down to 4.4 percent, and the unemployment level from 7.78 million down to 7.5 million, falling 278,000. This is great news for the economy, and could mean — although only time will tell — that peak unemployment might have been reached in November. For the current cycle, the unemployment level is currently up 1.75 million since January 2023, 1.3 million of which happened before President Trump was sworn into office.

“Looking at real-time data, continued jobless claims increased the week of December 27 by 56,000 on a seasonally adjusted basis and 323,000 on an unadjusted basis, but that’s rather normal right after Christmas. There could still be a little bit of time left on the cycle, and depending how the population adjustment is ascertained this month, next month’s jobs report could also show further uptick. The longest period for increasing unemployment in modern history was 39 months, from March 1989 to June 1992 when it rose 3.8 million to 10 million, so the current trend is bound to end likely sooner rather than later, if it did not just end altogether. That’s the good news, which is, whatever weakness economically arose out of the great inflation of the Biden era should almost be over.

“More good news comes from average weekly earnings, which are growing on an annual basis of 3.75 percent, still outpacing the current inflation rate of 2.7 percent.

“Going forward, if unemployment continues falling, more Americans will be finding jobs, moving into new rentals, buying homes and spending more money, and demand will increase. That’s usually when inflation begins to heat up again. How that manifests itself will depend greatly on the supply side of the equation. Are we growing more food? Breeding more cows? Overall, are markets being flooded with goods in the supplies necessary to keep inflation cool or to even help prices to fall? And will incomes and wages continue to stay ahead of inflation, as they have since mid-2023? If so, then the worst might be behind us, but it could still be a little while before the American people feel it.”

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