Feb 24 WATCH: Major takeaways from Trump's 2026 State of the Union address By Lisa Desjardins, Liz Landers, Deema Zein Join PBS News' Deema Zein for a live conversation about the speech and its major takeaways with Capitol Hill correspondent Lisa Desjardins and White House correspondent Liz Landers. 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 Checks and balances aren't working under Trump, growing majority says By Matt Loffman On the eve of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, two-thirds of Americans say the system of checks and balances that divides power between the White House, Congress and the courts is not working well, according to the… Continue reading
Feb 20 WATCH: President Donald Trump's 2026 State of the Union address By Will Weissert, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press President Donald Trump declared during Tuesday's marathon State of the Union that “we’re winning so much,” saying he'd sparked a jobs and manufacturing boom at home while imposing a new world order abroad — hoping that offering a long list… Continue reading
Feb 20 How to watch Trump's 2026 State of the Union By Joshua Barajas With midterm elections on the horizon, a number of pain points threaten to overshadow the list of accomplishments Trump is sure to tout during his big, primetime speech. Continue reading
Jan 07 Trump invited to deliver State of the Union address to Congress on Feb. 24 By Associated Press Speaker Mike Johnson has invited President Donald Trump to give the first State of the Union address of his second term on Feb. 24. Continue reading