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8:50 AM ET, February 25, 2026

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Julianna Bragg / Axios:
Trump awards Medal of Freedom to Team USA goalie  —  President Trump during the State of the Union on Tuesday revealed he is awarding Connor Hellebuyck, the Team USA goalie who helped the men's Olympic hockey team win gold at the 2026 games, with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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Associated Press:
Live updates: Trump touts campaign of mass deportation at State of the Union  —  Watch live as President Donald Trump delivers his 2026 State of the Union address followed by Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger's Democratic response.  —  President Donald Trump boasted during Tuesday's State of the Union that …
New York Times:
State of the Union Live Updates: Trump Heralds Economic and Border Policies While Deriding Democrats  —  The president projected a version of the United States that is growing, safe and “winning.”  In the Democratic response, Gov. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia accused the president of sowing fear and lying about the economy.
Politico:
What Trump got right — and wrong — last night  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco, Irie Sentner and Makayla Gray  —  On today's Playbook Podcast: Jack and Dasha pick through the bones of last night's record-breaking State of the Union address.  And yes, Dasha won the bet on how long he'd go on for.
Paul Krugman:
A SOTU Like No Other  —  So little truth, so much time  —  Well, that was exhausting — or would have been, if I had watched it.  But I am not a masochist.  I waited to read the transcript.  —  Trump's State of the Union was historic in at least one respect: It was the longest SOTU ever.
Curtis Yee / Associated Press:
Live updates: Trump declares a ‘golden age of America’ at State of the Union
NBC News:
U.S. men's hockey team expected to attend Trump's State of the Union speech
Donald Trump / Roll Call:
2026 — Donald Trump — State of the Union — In Person
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:   What Hath Trump Wrought
Punchbowl News:   2/25/26☀️ AM: … The State of the Union is typically a well-watched …
Emily Peck / Axios:
Trump announces new retirement plan at State of the Union
Discussion: Breitbart and PBS NewsHour
Bloomberg:
Trump Defends Economic Record in State of the Union Speech
Amelia Benavides-Colón / NOTUS:
Rep. Al Green Escorted Out of Trump's State of the Union for Second Year in a Row
Politico:
Pugnacious Trump sticks to the script
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Lawmakers prepare for lengthy Trump speech
Washington Post:   Republicans stare down epic voter enthusiasm gap ahead of 2026 midterms
Associated Press:
Photos of President Donald Trump's State of the Union address
Samuel Chamberlain / New York Post:
Erika Kirk to attend State of the Union as one of Trump's guests
Carol Leonnig / MS NOW:
Kash Patel's use of jet delayed FBI team's mass shooting response, whistleblower tells top senator  —  Agents with the FBI's elite evidence response team were delayed in reaching the scene of a mass shooting at Brown University in December because there was no FBI plane available to take them to Rhode Island …
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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Kash Patel's Olympics Schedule Left Plenty of Time for Leisure  —  An itinerary for Mr. Patel's trip provides more granular detail, including long segments of personal time that suggest he was not immensely oversubscribed by official duties.  —  The F.B.I. director Kash Patel's four-day trip to Italy …
Discussion: RADAR
Myles Miller / Bloomberg:
FBI Head's Jet Use Delayed Shooting Response, Whistleblower Says
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Perry Stein / Washington Post:
Judge says government may not search devices seized from Post reporter  —  A federal judge in Virginia denied the Justice Department's request to search a Washington Post reporter's devices in a national security leak probe.  —  A federal judge in Virginia rejected the Justice Department's request …
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CNN:
Dozens of FBI records apparently missing from Epstein files, including Trump accuser interviews  —  Epstein files Federal agencies Donald Trump  —  Dozens of FBI witness interviews from the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein appear to be missing from the massive trove of files released …
Chris Stokel-Walker / New Scientist:
AIs can't stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations  —  Leading AIs from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google opted to use nuclear weapons in simulated war games in 95 per cent of cases  —  Advanced AI models appear willing to deploy nuclear weapons without the same reservations humans …
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Liz Dye / Public Notice:
The Trump boys are Making Corruption Great Again  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  💵 Subscribe to PN 💵  —  American politics has always had dynasties: The Adamses. … Each family used their association with the White House …
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
The Tax Nerd Who Bet His Life Savings Against DOGE  —  When an unusual opportunity opened in the prediction markets, Alan Cole took his chances.  He just needed the government to be the government.  —  WASHINGTON—Alan Cole put his life savings, all $342,195.63, into a prediction-market wager.
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
New poll: Voters would pause deportations to lower housing, food prices  —  Trump's State of the Union address was largely about crime and immigration.  Our poll shows voters wanted to hear less about immigration policy and more about how he's going to bring down prices
Discussion: Unite Here
Emily Glazer / Wall Street Journal:
Bill Gates Apologizes to Foundation Staff Over Epstein Ties  —  Billionaire admits he had two affairs and opens up about his mistake in associating with the sex offender  —  Bill Gates apologized to staff of the Gates Foundation over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, admitting he made mistakes …
New York Times:
The Iranian Regime Has Committed a Massacre  —  Ms. Saberi is an Iranian American journalist.  She was imprisoned in Tehran in 2009 and falsely accused of espionage.  Ms. Jamalpour is an Iranian journalist living in the United States.  —  In January, at the peak of the violent crackdown …
Discussion: JURISTnews
New York Times:
D.O.J. Sues U.C.L.A. After It Refused to Pay $1 Billion Fine  —  The Trump administration accused the university's Los Angeles campus of not doing enough to curb antisemitism, months after it tried to cut research money and demanded more than $1 billion.  —  The Trump administration sued …
Jillian Kramer / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Teens arrested in Quakertown ICE protest charged with aggravated assault  —  Five teenagers arrested during a protest in Quakertown last week face charges of aggravated assault and related crimes after a judge ruled Tuesday that prosecutors had presented sufficient evidence for the case against them to proceed, according to sources.
TMZ.com:
Martin Short's Daughter Katherine Died By Suicide  —  Martin Short's daughter, Katherine, has taken her own life ... TMZ has learned.  —  The 42-year-old died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound ... law enforcement sources tell TMZ.  —  LAPD and the fire department responded …
 
 
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Robert J. Shapiro / Washington Monthly:
Trump's Dangerous Tariff Addiction
Discussion: Cafe Hayek, Reason and Axios
The Guardian:
How rightwing rhetoric has risen sharply in the UK parliament - an exclusive visual analysis
Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:
State of the Union: Trump urges passage of Delilah's Law to keep illegal immigrant truck drivers off US roads
Discussion: Raw Story and Semafor
Ryan King / New York Post:
Rep. Ilhan Omar invites constituents ‘traumatized’ by Minnesota ICE raids to State of the Union 2026
Fox News:
Dems tap ICE detainees, suspected illegal immigrants as guests for Trump's speech: DHS
New York Post:
Mamdani blasted after unruly mob launches ‘disgusting’ snowball attack on NYPD officers: ‘He set the tone’
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He witnessed a migrant death at an ICE detention center, then was deported
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