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12:35 PM ET, February 24, 2026

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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Ahead of State of the Union, Trump's approval falls to new low of 37%  —  The new Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll finds Democrats leading on the generic ballot by 10 points among registered voters, and Trump approval on immigration falling to -15 … Tonight, Donald Trump will deliver …
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Jason Lange / Reuters:
Most Americans say Trump is growing erratic with age, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds  —  Six in ten Americans including a significant slice of Republicans think President Donald Trump has become erratic as he ages, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.  —  The six-day poll concluded on Monday …
Discussion: The Hill and Mediaite
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Donald Trump's state of mind is a global risk  —  A cabinet of sycophants makes an already erratic US president a greater threat  —  US psychiatrists have been discouraged from commenting on the mental health of public figures since the so-called Goldwater rule in the 1970s.
Associated Press:
5 questions heading into Trump's State of the Union address
Eli Stokols / Politico:   ‘A defensive posture’: Trump speaks to Congress on shakier ground than last year
Stephen Fowler / NPR:
Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump  —  The Justice Department has withheld some Epstein files related to allegations that President Trump sexually abused a minor, an NPR investigation finds.  It also removed some documents from the public database …
Holly Ellyatt / CNBC:
U.S. has breached trade deal and Europe is ready to retaliate, top trade lawmaker tells CNBC … The U.S. has breached the terms of its trade deal with the European Union and the bloc is ready to retaliate if necessary, a top EU trade lawmaker told CNBC.  —  “We wanted to have really stability and predictability.
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Matthew A. Winkler / Bloomberg:
The State of the Union for Small Business Is Dismal  —  Donald Trump's State of the Union is unlike any of the President's preceding him because America isn't working the way it used to.  —  Small businesses, which have fewer than 500 employees and account for almost half of private sector payrolls …
Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
Trump Stole Your Money. He Won't Give It Back.
Discussion: WTOP News
Paul Krugman:
Attack of the Zombie Tariffs
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Financial Times:
‘Crisis of his own making’: Donald Trump weighs another war with Iran
Discussion: NBC News and Breitbart
Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
Trump Says Top General Predicts Easy Victory Over Iran; He Says Otherwise in Private
Meridith McGraw / Wall Street Journal:
Trump to Sell the Economy During State of the Union Address  —  The president is expected to argue that the country is ‘strong, prosperous and respected’ as it enters its 250th year  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump will use his State of the Union address to sell the public on the economy …
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
This App Warns You if Someone Is Wearing Smart Glasses Nearby  —  A new hobbyist developed app warns if people nearby may be wearing smart glasses, such as Meta's Ray-Ban glasses, which stalkers and harassers have repeatedly used to film people without their knowledge or consent.
Tripp Mickle / New York Times:
The Looming Taiwan Chip Disaster That Silicon Valley Has Long Ignored … Federal officials have for years tried to wean Silicon Valley from its dependence on Taiwan, an island democracy roughly the size of Maryland that makes 90 percent of the world's high-end computer chips.
Washington Post:
Meddling with private business need not spiral after Trump  —  Susan Rice wants Democrats to go after companies that supposedly played nice with the president.  —  Interfering with the free market by jawboning private businesses to advance his personal and political interests …
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Margaret Sullivan / American Crisis:
What a mission-driven press must do in this time of crisis
Discussion: New York Times
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Jeanine Pirro's office shelves pursuit of Democrats over social video, sources say  —  A federal grand jury in D.C. unanimously rejected the attempt to indict six lawmakers who told military and intelligence community members on social media not to obey unlawful orders.
Punchbowl News:
2/24/26☀️ AM:  —  But now it's going to be nearly impossible.  —  A growing chorus of House and Senate Republicans want to use the fast-track budget reconciliation process to codify Trump's global tariff regime following last week's Supreme Court blockbuster decision.
Discussion: Baltimore Sun
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New Republic:
Trump Angered by Fresh Slide in Polls as Even Fox Admits He's Tanking  —  A new CNN poll finds Donald Trump's approval at an abysmal 36 percent.  And a Washington Post survey finds him absolutely tanking on just about all major issues.  But to Trump, this cannot be real: He just issued an angry …
Raquel Coronell Uribe / NBC News:
U.S. strike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean kills 3  —  The attack by the military comes less than a week after the head of U.S. Southern Command visited Caracas, Venezuela.  —  The U.S. struck another alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean, killing three people, the military announced Monday afternoon.
Washington Post:
Ex-ICE instructor testifies that agency slashed officer training, lied to Congress  —  A former instructor for Immigration and Customs Enforcement told congressional Democrats the agency has cut “vital classes” from mandatory training for recruits.  —  A former instructor for U.S. Immigration …
Dolly Busby / Daily Mail:
Liberals at war with each other (and BBC) over the Tourette's sufferer who yelled N-word at black stars  —  The evening was just beginning, the atmosphere was warming up, the guests had all been seated without any major hiccups - and everyone was looking forward to a night celebrating the stars of British film and the wider industry.
Reuters:
Exclusive: Iran nears deal to buy supersonic anti-ship missiles from China  —  Iran is close to a deal with China to purchase anti-ship cruise missiles, according to six people with knowledge of the negotiations, just as the United States deploys a vast naval force near the Iranian coast ahead …
Eli Hager / ProPublica:
Trump's Latest Deportation Tactic: Targeting Immigrants With Minor Family Court Cases  —  Should a person be deported because once, a decade and a half ago, they left their toddlers home alone for a half hour to buy them pajamas at Walmart?  That's what the Trump administration is arguing …
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Senators tell CFTC to make clear ban on prediction market contracts involving deaths … Six Democratic senators told the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in a previously unreported letter that they have strong concerns about prediction market contracts “that incentivize physical injury or death …
Matthew Goldstein / New York Times:
Democrats Counter Trump With Their Own Plan to Limit Wall Street Landlords  —  As the president prepares to deliver a State of the Union address likely to touch on his own proposal, Senate Democrats introduced a bill with their own vision for limiting investors' purchases of single-family homes.
Discussion: American Economic … and Semafor
Bruce Gil / Gizmodo:
AI Added ‘Basically Zero’ to US Economic Growth Last Year, Goldman Sachs Says  —  Imported chips and hardware mean the AI investments are translating into US GDP growth.  —  Meta, Amazon, Google, OpenAI, and other tech companies spent billions last year investing in AI.
Discussion: Fortune and Washington Post
Rachel Wolf / Fox News:
Dem rep identifies himself as one of this year's State of the Union designated survivors  —  California Democrat selected as designated survivor will watch State of the Union from secure location  —  Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., has identified himself as one of the designated survivors ahead …
 
 
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Claire Carter / Washington Examiner:
Newsom office tells reporter to ‘f*** off’ for question on dyslexia diagnosis as governor under fire for allegedly racist comments
Greg Olear / PREVAIL:
Howard's End  —  “If Trump saw value in dumping Howard and ending the Epstein noise, he'd do it.
Discussion: New Republic
Associated Press:
US women's gold medal-winning team declines invitation from Trump to attend State of Union address
Emily Brooks / The Hill:
The Movement: How anti-MAGA Republicans are plotting to take back the party
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