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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 - 5h

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 - 4h

12:30 Report — Hot mics and ripped-away signs: Top scenes inside Trump's speech

{beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Wednesday. The TikTok ban delay will expire exactly one month from today. How is everyone feeling about that? In today's issue: Hot mics and drama at Trump’s address Did ...

The Hill - 2h

Live updates: Trump touts 'unrelenting action' in speech; mayors grilled on 'sanctuary cities'

President Trump celebrated early action during his second term in a record-length speech to Congress on Tuesday night, drawing rounds of applause from Republicans and continual protests from ...

The Hill - 1h

The MAGA War on Speech

If only the powerful are free to speak their minds, it’s not free speech.

The New York Times - 4d

Meta’s ‘free speech’ revamp divides oversight board

Independent body searches for ways to hold social media group to account over content moderation and hate speech changes

Financial Times - Feb. 21

Prince William's Welsh speech criticised by professor

A pre-recorded was published on social media video to mark St David's Day in Wales.

BBC News - 2d

Reporter's Notebook: History of March 4 political speeches

March 4 is a perfect day for a political speech. John Dickerson explains.

CBS News - 19h

'America is back': Watch highlights from the speech

Trump touted many of his executive actions, praised Musk for his work with Doge and named a teenager a Secret Service agent.

BBC News - 15h

Who is Elissa Slotkin, the Democrat who responded to the speech?

The newly elected Michigan senator accused the president of bringing chaos while failing to tackle the high prices Americans care about.

BBC News - 13h

South Africa abruptly cancels budget speech as governing parties dispute the details

South Africa’s budget announcement by the finance minister has been abruptly canceled and rescheduled for next month over a dispute among parties in the governing coalition

ABC News - Feb. 19

McConnell announces he will not seek re-election in Senate floor speech

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., marked his 83rd birthday on the Senate floor as he announced that he will not be seeking re-election to Congress in 2026.

NBC News - Feb. 20

Vance criticizes Germany's free speech laws in remarks to conservatives

U.S. Vice President JD Vance has criticized Germany’s free speech laws during an appearance at a conservative gathering outside Washington

ABC News - Feb. 21

French far-right leader cancels speech, accusing Bannon of 'Nazi' gesture

Former top Trump adviser Steve Bannon denies making Nazi salute at CPAC and says Jordan Bardella is "unworthy to lead France".

BBC News - Feb. 21

As US censorship industry collapses, the fight for free speech moves to Europe

The anti-free-speech movement is decamping to Europe, where free speech has been in decline for decades.

The Hill - Feb. 22

The big idea: what do we really mean by free speech?

Social media bosses are suddenly all for it, but can we take their enthusiasm at face value?. Free speech is in permacrisis – or so some would have you believe. Complaints that freedom of speech is ...

The Guardian - Feb. 24

Jane Fonda’s SAG Awards Speech: ‘Empathy Is Not Weak or Woke’

While some stars have been less politically outspoken this awards season, she issued a call to action as she accepted a lifetime achievement award from the Screen Actors Guild.

The New York Times - Feb. 24

Farm inheritance tax protesters target Reed conference speech

The environment secretary is met with blaring tractor horns as he tries to win over farmers.

BBC News - Feb. 25

Timothée Chalamet’s Bold SAG Speech Is a Master Class in Personal Branding

The actor made a declaration about his ambitions not just to his peers, but to the entire industry.

Inc. - 4d

Zoe Saldaña celebrates immigrants in tearful Oscar win: Read the full speech

'I am a proud child of immigrant parents, with dreams and dignity and hardworking hands,' said the 'Emilia Pérez' actor, adding that she's the first American of Dominican origin to accept an Oscar.

Los Angeles Times - 2d

Oscars 2025: Mikey Madison recognizes sex workers in best actress speech

Mikey Madison won the best actress Oscar for "Anora," and recognized the sex worker community in her speech.

ABC News - 2d

Oscars 2025’s Best and Worst Moments: Speeches, Performances and More

There was plenty to take in, including a “Wicked” opener, Conan O’Brien gags, and memorable speeches both good and bad. And people watching on Hulu saw almost all of it.

The New York Times - 2d

Oscar winner Zoe Saldaña thanks mom in acceptance speech

Best supporting actress Oscar winner Zoe Saldaña thanked her mom onstage at the Oscars and told "GMA" the advice her mom gave her any time she lost a role.

ABC News - 2d

Adrien Brody breaks the world record for longest Oscars acceptance speech

Adrien Brody, who in 2003 became the youngest person to collect a best actor Oscar, broke another record while accepting his second statuette Sunday.

NBC News - 2d

How do we defend free speech – without falling prey to extremism? | Kenneth Roth

JD Vance says Europe should not shun far-right parties. He seems to have forgotten 1933, but hits a key conundrum. In his speech last week at the Munich Security Conference, JD Vance pressed ...

The Guardian - Feb. 21

French far-right leader cancels CPAC speech over Steve Bannon’s ‘Nazi’ salute

National Rally’s Jordan Barella calls off address as Anti-Defamation League says it is concerned but ‘not surprised’. US politics – live updates The French far-right leader Jordan Bardella on ...

The Guardian - Feb. 21

Far-right French leader cancels CPAC speech, citing Bannon's 'gesture alluding to Nazi ideology'

The leader of a far-right political party in France said he would not address as planned the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) after Steve Bannon, a close ally to President Trump, ...

The Hill - Feb. 21

Jane Fonda delivers fiery speech accepting SAG's lifetime achievement award: 'Empathy is not weak or woke'

Actor and activist Jane Fonda received the lifetime achievement honor at the SAG Awards recognizing her decades-spanning work and her humanitarian accomplishments.

Los Angeles Times - Feb. 24

'Conclave' wins big at SAG Awards; Jane Fonda’s speech offers a moment of political resistance

The papal thriller “Conclave” won best ensemble and Timothée Chalamet took best actor at the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, a pair of twists that added a few final wrinkles to an ...

NBC News - Feb. 24

Hume launches new text-to-speech model Octave that generates custom AI voices with adjustable emotions

Hume emphasized its Octave TTS pricing is around half the cost of the competing offering from AI voice creation startup ElevenLabs.

VentureBeat - Feb. 26

ElevenLabs’ new speech-to-text model Scribe is here with highest accuracy rate so far (96.7% for English)

ElevenLab's Scribe pricing makes it competitive for businesses that require high-volume transcription services with API-based integration.

VentureBeat - 6d

House Judiciary Committee subpoenas Alphabet, Meta, other tech giants over 'foreign censorship' of speech

The House committee is concerned that foreign laws around online content "have limited Americans' access to lawful speech" in the U.S.

CNBC - 5d

The Oscars Are Sunday, but Can Anyone Ever Top Robert Downey Jr.’s ‘Thank My Terrible Childhood’ Speech?

You’re in business, not show business. But here’s what we can all learn from one of the greatest Oscar speeches of all time.

Inc. - 3d

Adrien Brody’s Gum Toss Ahead of Best Actor Speech Gave Oscars a Memorable Moment

Adrien Brody had one of the strangest moments of this year’s Oscars. And it wasn’t his five-minute speech.

The New York Times - 1d

Adrien Brody finally keeps it short: Oscar winner 'grateful' after setting speech record

Two-time Oscar winner Adrien Brody knows he 'made the longest Oscars speech in history.' He celebrated the unexpected milestone on Tuesday with even more words.

Los Angeles Times - 1d