Feb 24 Live fact-checking Trump's 2026 State of the Union address By PolitiFact staff During the president's speech, our partners at PolitiFact provided live fact-checking. Continue reading
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 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 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 EU pauses U.S. trade deal as it seeks clarity over Trump's new 15% global tariffs By David McHugh, Associated Press Frustrated European officials pushed Monday for clarification on how U.S. President Donald Trump's declaration of a 15% global tax on imports would affect the trade deal they struck with Trump this summer as EU legislators hit pause on the deal's ratification until they get… Continue reading
Feb 23 Stocks drop after Trump ramps up new tariffs and investors dump potential AI losers By Stan Choe, Associated Press U.S. stocks slumped Monday after President Donald Trump ramped up his newest tariffs, while investors continued to punish companies that could be losers in the artificial-intelligence revolution. Continue reading
Feb 23 Rubio visiting Caribbean to reassert Trump's interests after Venezuela strikes and Iran threats By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Marco Rubio is traveling to the Caribbean country of St. Kitts and Nevis this week to reassert the Trump administration’s interests in the Western Hemisphere. Continue reading