Highlights from Trumps Speech to A 2025 Joint Session of Congress
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Late Night Is Underwhelmed by Trump’s Address to Congress
Jimmy Kimmel noted that the president’s speech started late: “I guess they were waiting for that last coat of shellac to dry on his face.”The New York Times - 1d -
Trump proclaims "America is back" in address to Congress
President Trump highlighted his administration's changes to immigration, national security and the economy and said, "The golden age of America has only just begun," in Tuesday night's address to a ...CBS News - 1d -
What to know about Trump's address to Congress
President Trump spoke for an hour and 40 minutes Tuesday night before a joint session of Congress about the first weeks of his second term while blaming former President Joe Biden for several ...CBS News - 1d -
Trump touts sweeping immigration crackdown in address to Congress
President Trump celebrated his administration's swift changes to border policy Tuesday night during his remarks to Congress. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.CBS News - 21h -
Federal workers demand help from Congress after firings, Musk's ultimatum
Federal workers are struggling to figure out what is happening with their jobs after Elon Musk's ultimatum to document their work or resign. Some are showing up at town halls nationwide, demanding ...CBS News - Feb. 25 -
VA reverses course, halts contract cancellations after pressure from Congress
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on Wednesday paused an effort to terminate hundreds of contracts after pressure from Democrat lawmakers, according to Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee ...The Hill - Feb. 27 -
Dan Caine, Trump’s Joint Chiefs Pick, Had Unusual Path to Top Ranks
The general made an impression in 2018 when he said, according to the president, that the Islamic State could be defeated in a week.The New York Times - Feb. 22 -
What to know about Dan Caine, Trump’s pick to lead Joint Chiefs of Staff
President Trump ousted Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr., a President Biden appointee, who served as the U.S. chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday. “I want to thank General Charles ‘CQ’ Brown ...The Hill - Feb. 22 -
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 - 1d -
Associated Press sues 3 Trump administration officials, citing freedom of speech
The Associated Press sued three Trump administration officials Friday over access to presidential events, citing freedom of speech in asking a federal judge to stop the 10-day blocking of its ...NBC News - Feb. 21 -
‘A true free-speech emergency’: alarm over Trump’s ‘chilling’ attacks on media
Warning comes as FCC, chaired by Trump ally and Project 2025 author, orders investigations into US media groups. The Trump administration is waging a “disturbing” attack on the freedom of the ...The Guardian - Feb. 24 -
Democrats plan a different kind of response to Trump’s big speech
Their less pugilistic approach is the latest sign the party is still coming to terms with how to confront the president.Politico - 3d -
GOP chairmen invite Hunter Biden IRS whistleblowers to Trump speech
The House GOP leaders responsible for launching an impeachment investigation into former President Biden have invited two key witnesses as their guests for President Trump’s address to Congress. ...The Hill - 1d -
Multiple Democrats skipping Trump speech, planning alternate event
A group of Democrats is skipping President Trump’s congressional speech Tuesday night and planning an alternate event, according to a press release. The press release from Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) ...The Hill - 1d -
Senator Elissa Slotkin Will Deliver Democratic Response to Trump’s Speech
The Michigan Democrat, a first-term senator, is expected to lay out the economic and national security stakes of President Trump’s agenda.The New York Times - 1d -
Several House Democrats walk out of Trump speech mid-address
Several Democrats stood up and exited the chamber during President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, protesting his administration's actions after six weeks in office. The ...The Hill - 1d -
Democrats' silent protests of Trump speech overshadowed by one outburst
While Rep. Al Green was escorted out after an outburst, his Democratic colleagues largely opted for quieter forms of opposing Trump during his speech to Congress.NBC News - 1d -
Democrats disrupt, protest and wear pained expressions for Trump’s speech
House Democrats greeted President Trump’s return to Congress on Tuesday with a spirited series of disruptive protests – and a number of painful looks as they suffered through an address in which ...The Hill - 1d -
Warren slams Trump’s speech as 'fantasy' after being called 'Pocahontas'
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D) panned President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress as “a fantasy” after the president called her by the derogatory name “Pocahontas” while ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump warns tariffs will cause ‘a little disturbance’ in defiant speech
In address to Congress president doubles down on levies and insists he will ‘get’ GreenlandFinancial Times - 1d -
Al Green on protest at Trump speech: ‘He needs to save Medicaid’
Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) opened up about the moment he was escorted out of the House chamber Tuesday evening, saying he protested at President Trump’s joint address to Congress because “he needs to ...The Hill - 1d -
Sen. Elissa Slotkin delivers Democratic response to Trump speech
Sen. Elissa Slotkin was elected by a narrow margin in November to represent Michigan after serving several terms in the House.CBS News - 23h -
Democratic Rep. Al Green removed after disrupting Trump's speech
Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, was removed from the House chamber Tuesday night after he disrupted President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress.NBC News - 23h -
Jeffries defends conduct of ‘majority’ of Democrats during Trump speech
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is defending the conduct of the “majority” of his fellow Democrats during President Trump’s defiant speech before Congress Tuesday night. But he ...The Hill - 21h -
Greenland's PM responds to Trump speech: "We don't want to be Americans"
"We are not for sale and cannot simply be taken. Our future will be decided by us in Greenland," Greenland's Prime Minister Múte Bourup Egede said.CBS News - 21h -
House GOP moves to censure Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump speech
The Texas Democrat said he was "willing to suffer whatever punishment is available to me."CBS News - 19h -
White House hits back at Democrats for response to Trump speech
The White House on Wednesday hit back at Democrats for their behavior during President Trump’s joint address the night before, calling it “disgraceful.” Press secretary Karoline Leavitt focused her ...The Hill - 18h -
'This is not normal': Who held up the protest sign before Trump's speech?
Just over the president's shoulder you may have spotted a small, handwritten sign. It read, "This is NOT Normal," in black ink.The Hill - 18h -
Johnson's chief of staff arrested for DUI after Trump speech
U.S. Capitol Police said a driver backed into a parked vehicle near the Capitol around 11:40 p.m. and was taken into custody.CBS News - 16h -
Trump speech watchers give it a thumbs up, CBS News poll finds
A new CBS News poll is giving President Trump's speech on Tuesday night a thumbs up. Viewership of these speeches is often higher among the president's party. CBS News executive director of ...CBS News - 15h -
Trump says GOP should campaign on Democratic response to his speech
President Trump on Wednesday urged Republicans to campaign on how Democratic lawmakers conducted themselves during his joint address to Congress a night earlier, when several lawmakers walked out ...The Hill - 14h -
N.Y. Rep. Espaillat to deliver Spanish response to Trump’s address to Congress
New York Rep. Adriano Espaillat speaks with Rev. Al Sharpton as he will deliver the Democratic Party’s Spanish-language response to President Donald Trump’s upcoming joint address to Congress.NBC News - 3d -
Majority disapproves of Trump job performance ahead of address to Congress: Survey
A majority in a new survey disapprove of President Trump’s job performance ahead of his scheduled address to Congress. In the CNN poll released Sunday and conducted in the final five days of last ...The Hill - 3d -
Democrats invite fired federal workers to Trump's address to Congress
The firings were part of the sweeping cuts spurred by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.CBS News - 2d -
Democrats want Trump to confront the human toll of layoffs at address to Congress
Democrats on Capitol Hill have bashed President Trump over mass federal firings since the first dismissals began in January. On Tuesday, they’re hoping to hold a human mirror to what that policy ...The Hill - 2d -
Trump trades public attacks for a behind-the-scenes approach to influence Congress
Trump’s friendlier approach to dealing with Republican lawmakers is a stark departure from his first term, when he often took his critics to task on social media.NBC News - 2d -
Trump to lay out second-term vision in key address to Congress
President’s first speech to joint session of Congress since reclaiming office comes after administration’s radical start. Donald Trump on Tuesday will deliver his first address to a joint session ...The Guardian - 2d -
Sen. Katie Britt on Trump's address and the Republican-led Congress
Sen. Katie Britt, the youngest woman ever elected to the Senate, joins "CBS Mornings Plus" to discuss President Trump's upcoming address to a Republican-controlled Congress and the key issues ...CBS News - 1d -
Democrats slam Trump's latest moves as he prepares to address Congress
Democrats in Congress are slamming President Trump as he prepares to address both legislative chambers about his first moves during his second term in the White House. CBS News' Taurean Small reports.CBS News - 1d -
Culinary union member joins Rep. Steven Horsford at Trump's address to Congress
One of the defining promises of President Trump's 2024 campaign: Cutting taxes on tips. Democratic Rep. Steven Horsford of Nevada and his guest for Trump's address to Congress, culinary union ...CBS News - 1d