Feb 24 U.S. women's gold medal-winning hockey team declines invitation from Trump to attend State of Union address By John Wawrow, Melissa Goldin, Associated Press In a statement, the U.S. women's team said it was "sincerely grateful for the invitation" but would be unable to attend "due to the timing."… Continue reading
Feb 24 WATCH: House GOP leaders share how tax cuts are helping their constituents ahead of Trump's address By Will Weissert, Associated Press President Donald Trump hopes he can convince increasingly wary Americans that his policies have improved their lives while ensuring that the U.S. economy is stronger than many believe — and that they should vote for more of the same in… Continue reading
Feb 23 WATCH: Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivers Democratic response to Trump's State of the Union By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger offered a sharp contrast to President Donald Trump’s depiction of the nation as being in a “golden age” during his State of the Union, arguing in her Democratic rebuttal that costs remain high for many Americans… Continue reading
Feb 23 How Trump will use his State of the Union address to appeal to skeptical midterm voters By Josh Boak, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press President Donald Trump's State of the Union address on Tuesday is likely to be a test run of the message Republicans will give to voters in November's elections for control of the House and the Senate. Continue reading
Feb 23 Trump says he's kept all of his campaign promises. PolitiFact's MAGA-Meter shows otherwise By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact President Donald Trump has said he already delivered on all he returned to office to do. The truth? Trump fulfilled a decent chunk of his domestic agenda in his first year, but many promises remain undelivered. Continue reading
Feb 23 Trump's big speech will be delivered to a changed nation and a Congress he has sidelined By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press One year back in office, Trump has emerged as a president defying conventional expectations. He has executed a head-spinning agenda, upending priorities at home, shattering alliances abroad and challenging the nation's foundational system of checks and balances. Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch 4:59 News Wrap: Judge blocks release of a report on Trump's handling of classified documents In our news wrap Monday, a federal judge is permanently blocking the release of a report on President Trump's handling of classified documents after he left office in 2021, Trump is warning countries to stick with the tariff deals they… Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch 5:56 Olympics trip raises questions about Patel's use of taxpayer dollars By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz FBI Director Kash Patel is under fire after videos of him chugging a beer and celebrating with the men’s U.S. hockey team in Italy were obtained by multiple news outlets. The FBI had previously argued Patel’s trip to Italy was… Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch 7:32 Majority of Americans say country worse off than a year ago, new poll shows By Liz Landers, Matt Loffman, Doug Adams As President Trump prepares to deliver the first State of the Union address of his second term, six in ten Americans say the country is in a worse place than a year ago. That’s according to a new PBS News/NPR/Marist… Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch 8:47 Tamara Keith and Jasmine Wright on Trump losing support from independents By Geoff Bennett, Jonah Anderson NPR’s Tamara Keith and Jasmine Wright of NOTUS join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including what Americans are saying about the direction of the country ahead of President Trump's State of the Union address. Continue watching