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U.S. President Trump delivers a speech to a joint session of Congress

Politics Jan 07

Trump invited to deliver State of the Union address to Congress on Feb. 24

By Associated Press

World Mar 05

Federal President Steinmeier in Lesotho
Trump said 'nobody has ever heard of' Lesotho, but Musk is trying to do business there

“It is surprising and disappointing that he claimed no one knows Lesotho, especially given that the U.S. has an embassy here,” minster Lejone Mpotjoane said, a day after Trump’s dismissive comment in a speech to Congress caused some laughter.

By Keketso Phakela, Gerald Imray, Associated Press

World Mar 05

Daily Life In Greenland, The Autonomous Danish Territory Coveted By Trump
'We're going to get' Greenland, Trump said in his address. Prime minister says island isn't for sale

Múte Bourup Egede has a message for President Donald Trump: “Greenland is ours.”…

By Danica Kirka, Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press

Politics Mar 05

Trump addresses a joint session of Congress
Fact-checking Trump's 2025 address to Congress

President Donald Trump recapped six weeks of aggressive efforts to cut the federal workforce, reorganize the economy and reorient foreign policy in his first address to a joint session of Congress.

By PolitiFact staff

Politics Mar 05

U.S. President Trump delivers a speech to a joint session of Congress
7 takeaways from Trump's first address to Congress after his return to the White House

A president's speech to Congress is typically a time for a call to national unity and predictable claims about the country being strong. That wasn’t President Donald Trump’s plan.

By Chris Megerian, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

Mar 05

Read Sen. Elissa Slotkin's full Democratic response to Trump's joint address to Congress

By Associated Press

Slotkin, a first-term senator from Michigan, spoke for about 11 minutes.

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Mar 04

Trump sets record for longest address to joint session of Congress

By Associated Press

It wasn’t even close.

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Mar 04

WATCH: Sen. Elissa Slotkin delivers the Democratic response to Trump's address to Congress

By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press

Slotkin accused President Donald Trump of driving up costs while pushing for an “unprecedented giveaway to his billionaire friends.” She also said Trump “has not laid out a credible plan” to address rising everyday expenses for Americans.

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Mar 03

As Trump prepares to address Congress, here's how he's testing the boundary of his authority

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

As legal cases mount, more than 100 so far challenging the legality of the Trump administration’s actions, the Republican president is daring the other branches of government — Congress and the courts — to try to stop him.

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Mar 03

What Trump said in his past addresses to Congress

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

President Donald Trump once felt the need to ask lawmakers to pass his agenda. Not so much anymore.

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