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Live updates: Trump delivers remarks to sharply divided Congress
President Trump touted his administration's early accomplishments, laid into the previous administration and provided some sweet moments with invited guests in the first address to Congress of his ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump declares administration ‘just getting started’ in address to Congress
President boasts about efforts to slash federal workforce and reorient foreign policy as Democrats protest from chamber. Donald Trump on Tuesday declared that his administration was “just getting ...The Guardian - 1d -
Trump passes Clinton, gives longest modern address to joint session of Congress
President Trump on Tuesday night gave the longest address to a joint session of Congress in modern history, surpassing former President Clinton’s previous mark. Trump spoke for nearly 100 minutes ...The Hill - 1d -
Out-of-date polls to wrong aid amounts: factchecking Trump’s Congress address
The president’s marathon address to a joint session of Congress was littered with false claims he’s been corrected on but continued to repeat . Donald Trump’s marathon address to a joint session of ...The Guardian - 1d -
Watch: Sen. Elissa Slotkin refutes Trump's speech to Congress in Democratic rebuttal
Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan gave the Democratic rebuttal to President Trump's joint address to Congress on Tuesday night. She explained how to "protect the middle class," and also ...CBS News - 1d -
Watch highlights from Trump's address to a joint session of Congress
Watch highlights from President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress. The president addressed issues facing the nation including the economy, border security and the ongoing war in ...NBC News - 1d -
Full: Watch President Trump's address to joint session of Congress
In his first joint address to Congress of his second term, President Trump defended his administration’s efforts to shrink the federal government, impose new tariffs and reshape economic policy ...NBC News - 1d -
Trump turns Congress speech into a sordid campaign rally, igniting a Democrat fightback
In a long and menacing – but also boring – speech to Congress, Trump mocked his opponents. Across the aisle the resistance was stirring. Well, at least he didn’t give a Nazi salute, declare war on ...The Guardian - 1d -
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Trump's 2025 address to Congress and Democratic response | CBS News
President Trump on Tuesday night addressed a joint session of Congress, outlining his vision for a second term and priorities for the year ahead. Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin delivered the ...CBS News - 1d -
The big takeaways from Trump's speech to Congress: From the Politics Desk
Welcome to a special edition of From the Politics Desk, where our reporters who were inside the House chamber tonight bring you the highlights from President Donald Trump’s first speech to Congress ...NBC News - 1d -
Trump Says ‘America Is Back’ and Taunts Rivals in Speech to Congress
President Trump boasted about his first weeks in office and doubled down on his agenda. Al Green, a Democratic lawmaker from Texas, repeatedly yelled “you don’t have a mandate” and was escorted out.The New York Times - 1d -
How small can the Education Department get without Congress changing the law?
President Trump's dream of closing the Department of Education is impossible without Congress, but that doesn’t mean he has no power to shrink or weaken the federal agency. While some functions of ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump's speech to Congress and Border Patrol agents hit with lawsuit: Morning Rundown
Donald Trump, speech highlights, Al Green, Elissa Slotkin, Ronald Reagan, tariffs, Canada, Mexico, Target, Best Buy, Border Patrol, Bong Joon-ho, Mickey 17NBC News - 1d -
See key moments from Trump's 2025 joint address to Congress
President Donald Trump on Tuesday made his first joint address to Congress since taking office after winning a second term, touting his agenda, taking aim at his political rivals and leaning in on ...NBC News - 1d -
Lawyers in DOGE challenge use Trump remarks before Congress in new filing
President Trump’s address to Congress on Tuesday night has already made its way into court, with a group of plaintiffs seeking to dismantle the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) quickly ...The Hill - 1d -
Eye Opener: President Trump defends his agenda in speech to Congress
President Trump defends his agenda in a long speech to Congress as his tariff war heats up. Also, tornadoes cause havoc in the deep South, with those storms now moving East. All that and all that ...CBS News - 1d -
Trump defends handling of Russia-Ukraine war in speech to Congress
Days after his public spat with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, President Trump defended his handling of the Ukraine-Russia war during a speech to Congress. NBC News’ Matt Bodner reports on the ...NBC News - 1d -
Watch Live: Democratic mayors of "sanctuary cities" testify before Congress
The mayors of Boston, Chicago, Denver and New York City are testifying before the Republican-led House Oversight Committee Wednesday on their immigration policies.CBS News - 1d -
Read full transcript of Slotkin Democratic response to Trump speech to Congress
Read the full text of Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin's prepared remarks for her 2025 Democratic response to Trump's speech to Congress, as released.CBS News - 1d -
During Trump’s Rowdy Speech to Congress, the Quiet Moments Said the Most
President Trump’s comments on tariffs and Social Security sent something of a chill through the House chamber.The New York Times - 1d -
Greenland 'cannot be bought,' PM says after Trump speech to Congress
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants to "get" the island of Greenland "one way or the other."ABC News - 1d -
Watch live: White House holds briefing after Trump's address to Congress
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will hold a press conference Wednesday afternoon, just a day after President Trump gave his first address to a joint session of Congress since returning ...The Hill - 1d -
Read Trump's speech transcript for the 2025 joint address to Congress
Read the full text of President Trump's prepared remarks for his 2025 joint address to Congress, as released by the White House.CBS News - 1d -
Democrats Wore Pink to Protest Trump’s Congress Speech. But Was It a Moment?
But is this really a “Barbie” moment?The New York Times - 1d -
Breaking down Trump's message, tone during his address to Congress
President Trump touted his accomplishments during his past six weeks in office for his address to Congress. this comes as markets react to his tariff moves. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi reports.CBS News - 23h -
Companies and Markets Voice Doubts Over Policies Trump Praised to Congress
After staying silent over concerns that Trump’s budget slashing and tariffs would tank what had been strong economic growth, investors and business are sharing them publicly.Inc. - 22h -
Senate Republicans tell Musk to send his cuts to Congress
The DOGE chief was told that legislative action could enshrine his slashing.Politico - 23h -
Fact-checking Trump’s anti-transgender comments in his address to Congress
President Donald Trump mentioned the transgender community half a dozen times throughout his address to Congress on Tuesday.NBC News - 20h -
More Than 36 Million Watched Trump’s Address to Congress on Live TV
The annual presidential speech is one of the last remaining mass-audience media moments available to a national politician.The New York Times - 20h -
What did Trump say about Ukraine in his speech to Congress?
The Trump administration has paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine in the same week it halted military aid to the country. Meanwhile, Ukrainians responded to President Trump's address to ...CBS News - 18h -
Lesotho ‘shocked and embarrassed’ by mockery in Trump’s Congress speech, says foreign minister
Lejone Mpotjoane says behaviour is unexpected from head of state, after Trump claimed ‘nobody has ever heard of’ the country. Lesotho was taken aback by US President Donald Trump’s mockery of the ...The Guardian - 18h -
'Review' time: Congress looks to its own regulatory veto process
Congress has a process called the Congressional Review Act (CRA) that allows it to disapprove proposed federal regulations, and while it has been used once prior to 2017, it was only utilized once ...The Hill - 6h -
Elon Musk meets with GOP lawmakers, Congress inching closer to shutdown deadline
Elon Musk met with Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill Wednesday to discuss enshrining DOGE cuts into law. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more on that and the looming ...CBS News - 5h -
House censures Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump address to Congress
The House has voted to censure Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) for his outburst during President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday. The vote was 224 to 198 with 10 Democrats joining ...CBS News - 3h -
House votes to censure Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump's speech to Congress
The Republican-controlled House on Thursday voted to censure Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, for disrupting President Donald Trump’s address to Congress on Tuesday.NBC News - 2h -
House Censures Al Green for Heckling Trump During Speech to Congress
Ten members of his party joined Republicans in voting to officially condemn the Texas Democrat after he was ejected from the president’s address to Congress on Tuesday. Mr. Green voted “present.”The New York Times - 29m -
House censures Rep. Al Green for heckling Trump during speech to Congress
Fewer than 30 members of the House of Representatives have been censured. Green said about interrupting Trump, "Truthfully, I would do it again."CNBC - 31m -
California Gov. Gavin Newsom asks Congress for nearly $40 billion for Los Angeles wildfire relief
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked Congress to approve nearly $40 billion in aid to help the Los Angeles area recover from January’s devastating wildfires, which he said ...NBC News - Feb. 23
