Trump doubles down in address to Congress | Playbook Daily Briefing

Trump’s Dressing Down of Zelensky Plays Into Putin’s War Aims

The public blowup could propel President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to escalate the fight in Ukraine instead of agreeing to peace.

The New York Times - 5d

Federal Judges Are Ordering Trump to Slow Down. Will He Listen?

Inside the nation’s courthouses, administration lawyers are now facing 100 lawsuits. Outside, the White House is mounting political attacks on judges who rule against it.

The New York Times - 4d

Breaking down the fallout from Trump and Zelenskyy's Oval Office meeting

World leaders and U.S. lawmakers are still reacting to President Trump's clash with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office last week. CBS News' Nancy Cordes and Ramy Inocencio ...

CBS News - 3d

Melania Trump advocates for 'Take It Down Act' on Capitol Hill

First lady Melania Trump spoke at a Capitol Hill roundtable pushing for the passage of the "Take It Down Act," a bill designed to require social media platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate ...

NBC News - 3d

Bank stocks are down big on Trump tariffs. It’s time to get into one of them

Shares of American banks sank as President Donald Trump's tariffs went into effect on key trade partners.

CNBC - 2d

Breaking down possible ripple effects of Trump tariffs on consumers

A brewing trade war is bound to have a ripple effect beyond just the stock market. Kelly O'Grady explains.

CBS News - 1d

White House holds press briefing

Watch live coverage as White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a press briefing.

NBC News - 1d

Friday Briefing: A ‘Watershed Moment’ for Europe

Plus, Bong Joon Ho’s “Mickey 17.”

The New York Times - 3h

Democrats outline playbook to target House Republicans on Medicaid, budget and DOGE

Democrats to target vulnerable House Republicans by highlighting potential cuts to Medicaid, other federal spending in the budget GOP lawmakers hope to vote on this week.

ABC News - Feb. 24

DOGE’s $1 Federal Spending Limit Is Straight Out of the Twitter Playbook

On this special episode of Uncanny Valley, we talk about Elon Musk’s move to put spending limits on US government employee credit cards, plus how DOGE is embracing AI.

Wired - 1d

US politics live: Donald Trump addresses Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland – as it happened

US president’s 75-minute tirade of repeated false claims ranges from voter fraud and stolen-election lies to foreign wars. This blog is now closed.. Donald Trump launched into his speech by ...

The Guardian - Feb. 22

What to know about Trump's new tariffs, pause on Ukraine aid before congressional address

President Trump will address a joint session of Congress Tuesday night after his long-anticipated tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China went into effect Tuesday morning. Mr. Trump has also put a ...

CBS News - 2d

Watch live: House GOP leaders give remarks ahead of Trump joint address

House Republican leaders are holding a press conference Tuesday morning ahead of President Trump's joint address to Congress and as the shutdown clock is ticking on Capitol Hill. Lawmakers have ...

The Hill - 2d

Trump highlights border, crime in address, saying "it's time for America to wage war on the cartels"

In his joint address, President Trump asked Congress for more funding on the border and immigration. He spoke to Laken Riley's family, the namesake of the first U.S. law he signed. He also ...

CBS News - 1d

Brit Hume: Trump address ‘most partisan speech I’ve ever heard … in this kind of setting’

Fox News’s chief political analyst Brit Hume on Tuesday said President Trump’s joint address to Congress was the “most partisan” speech he’s heard in that “kind of setting.” Hume weighed in on ...

The Hill - 1d

Football Daily | Will the Gunners sink or swim as they return to the Round of Arsenal?

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! . Welcome back, everyone, to the Round of Arsenal, otherwise known as the last-16 of Bigger Cup since the Wenger years, and for us it will ...

The Guardian - 2d

House GOP committee chairs invite Hunter Biden whistleblowers to Trump's speech to Congress

Politico - 2d

Trump to defend trade war in Congress speech as commerce chief says he will meet Canada and China halfway – live

Top Trump adviser says president will defend his trade war while Howard Lutnick, his commerce secretary, says he will find middle ground. US consumers warned to brace for higher prices China ...

The Guardian - 2d

'We are just getting started': Trump touts his agenda in major speech to Congress

Donald Trump assessed his presidency as a ringing success during his first address to a joint session of Congress since he reclaimed the White House in January.

NBC News - 1d

Here's the only thing you need to take away from Trump's speech to Congress

Democrats have learned absolutely nothing from their decisive election loss.

The Hill - 1d

'Getting them out fast': Trump asks Congress to send him funds to advance deportation

During his first speech before Congress of his second term, President Donald Trump discussed border patrol protection, the recent signing of the Laken Riley Act, and his proposed request to ...

NBC News - 1d

Trump tells Congress tariffs will be ‘a little disturbance.’ Why it’s more than that, according to economists.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday delivered a State-of-the-Union-style address to Congress, with his remarks coming as the U.S. stock market has dropped on his moves with tariffs.

MarketWatch - 1d

Trump asks Congress to criminalize "sex changes on children" and for a "Golden Dome" defense shield

In President Trump's address on Tuesday night, he asked Congress to ban and criminalize "sex changes on children." He also pivoted to the military, shouting out Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ...

CBS News - 1d

As Republicans thunderously applauded and Democrats walked out in droves, Trump’s Congress speech showcased the US divide | Lloyd Green

The president continues to yearn for adulation, but self-deprecation and modesty were nowhere to be found in his address. Trump declares administration ‘just getting started’ in address to ...

The Guardian - 1d

President Trump touts tariffs, foreign policy as some Democrats walk out of speech to Congress

President Trump recapped actions taken in his first six weeks in office in an address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday. Some Democrats walked out of the president's speech. CBS News' Nancy ...

CBS News - 1d

Key takeaways from Trump's speech to Congress: A focus on culture wars and GOP unity, as Democrats protest

President Donald Trump touted his newly imposed tariffs and basked in Republican applause for his administration's swift early actions, while drawing a wave of protests from Democrats as he spoke ...

NBC News - 1d

Judge Blocks Trump’s Funding Freeze, Saying White House Put Itself ‘Above Congress’

The judge had already ruled that the administration was not complying with his previous order requiring the government to keep disbursing money to states.

The New York Times - 4h

A Rally in Congress

We cover President Trump’s address to Congress.

The New York Times - 1d

From weather apps to taxes: the trickle-down effects of Trump’s federal worker firings

Gutting of workforce will have far-reaching consequences as advocates warn of playing ‘Russian roulette’ with safety. You wake up to dark clouds outside, so you check the weather on your phone: a ...

The Guardian - Feb. 20

Breaking down Trump, Musk's claims that some federal workers are dead or don't exist

Amid widespread federal layoffs, another questionable claim has emerged from the Trump administration that there were dead workers on the payroll. CBS News Confirmed executive editor Rhona Tarrant ...

CBS News - Feb. 27

Trump is following Obama’s path to gridlock — and could be creating the anti-MAGA that takes him down

A mandate for change is not a blank check for one party to do whatever it wants. Trump and Musk may want to rethink their strategy with DOGE if they want real reform.

The Hill - 6d

Trump administration, Musk’s DOGE plan to fire nearly all CFPB staff and wind down agency, employees say

Employees testified that CFPB leaders and Elon Musk's DOGE want to wind down the agency to five employees, the minimum required under law.

CNBC - 6d

‘America is going down’: China can capitalise on damage caused by Trump, former PLA colonel says

Exclusive: Zhou Bo says harm done to US image may make Taiwanese reconsider their attitude towards Beijing but says he sees Trump as overall being ‘rather friendly’. The damage caused by Donald ...

The Guardian - 4d

Tech stocks are down 7% since Trump's inauguration as trade war fuels uncertainty

Tariffs may spike manufacturing costs for leading technology companies such as Apple and Nvidia that assemble and manufacture products outside the U.S.

CNBC - 2d