On Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed House Bill 4141 into law, which requires school boards to implement a policy prohibiting students from using cell phones (referred to as “wireless communication devices”) on school grounds during instructional time.

The White House issued a Joint Statement laying out a framework for an “Interim Agreement,” and the President signed an Executive Order, effective Feb. 7, that removes the separate 25 percent duty on imports from India tied to India’s purchases of Russian oil.