Read the Full Transcript of President Trump’s Speech to Congress
In a speech to Congress in his first weeks in office, the president laid out his vision to remake U.S. policy on the military, trade, immigration and foreign aid.
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In Speech to Congress, Trump Is Expected to Boast About DOGE Cuts and Ukraine
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Republican rips Democrat’s sign away as Trump walks in for speech to Congress
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Trump turns Congress speech into a sordid campaign rally, igniting a Democrat fightback
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The big takeaways from Trump's speech to Congress: From the Politics Desk
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