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Justice Department sues UCLA, alleging school failed to protect Jewish employees from hostility

By Collin Binkley, Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press

The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in California, is the latest escalation in the Trump administration’s campaign to punish top universities that it says have been soft on antisemitism.

Investigation reveals DOJ withheld Epstein files mentioning Trump

By Geoff Bennett, Jonah Anderson

A new NPR investigation reveals the Department of Justice withheld portions of the Jeffrey Epstein files that contain allegations involving President Trump. Democrats on the House Oversight Committee said the withholding is a potential crime. Geoff Bennett discussed more with…

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State of the Union offers Trump a chance to make the case for his foreign policy approach

By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

President Donald Trump's State of the Union address is expected to tilt heavily on domestic issues, but it's also a chance for the Republican to make the case for his foreign policy efforts to Americans who are increasingly demonstrating uneasiness about his priorities.

WATCH: Democratic lawmakers join 'People's State of the Union' rally during Trump's address

By Joshua Barajas and Associated Press

More than two dozen Democratic lawmakers plan to to attend the "People's State of the Union" rally on the National Mall on Tuesday night instead of listening to President Donald Trump's address inside the House chamber.

Live Updates: Trump's 2026 State of the Union address

By Associated Press

Trump’s 108-minute speech broke his own record for longest presidential address to Congress.

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.

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.

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…

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.

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.