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11:30 AM ET, February 25, 2026

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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Donald Trump's State of the Union Was Long and Wrong  —  But at least the President thinks everything is going great.  —  You can't say we weren't warned.  Donald Trump himself forecast the epic length of the State of the Union address that he planned to deliver to Congress on Tuesday evening.
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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.
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 …
Talking Points Memo:
Five Takeaways From Trump's Plodding, Scattered, and at Times Eerie State of the Union  —  President Donald Trump's first official State of the Union back in office was previewed as “long,” and it met expectations.  And though it clocked in as the longest ever, listeners will be left wondering what, exactly, warranted that length.
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
President Trump's State of the Union Variety Show  —  Were you not entertained?  —  The longest State of the Union in modern history is now over.  Donald Trump held court in the House of Representatives and said little of substance, but substance wasn't the point.
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
What Hath Trump Wrought  —  For President Trump and his allies, the 2024 election was less a vote for a new administration than it was an enabling act for a new sovereign.  The public had done more than give Trump the White House the way it might bless any candidate with presidential power.
Washington Post:   Republicans stare down epic voter enthusiasm gap ahead of 2026 midterms
Tom Jones / Poynter:
How did the media react to Trump's long, long speech?
Sam Stevenson / Newsweek:
Donald Trump's SOTU Speech Least Popular This Century: Poll
Sarah Davis / The Hill:
Trump awarded these medals during his State of the Union address
New York Times:
State of the Union Live Updates: Trump Heralds Economic and Border Policies While Deriding Democrats
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Pay Attention to What Trump Didn't Say
Punchbowl News:   2/25/26☀️ AM: … The State of the Union is typically a well-watched …
Zeteo:
First Draft: 🇺🇸 Trump's Very Boring Fascist Rally
Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story and NewsMax.com
Associated Press:
Live updates: Trump threatens Iran while highlighting other US military operations at State of the Union
Curtis Yee / Associated Press:
Live updates: Trump declares a ‘golden age of America’ at State of the Union
Barbara Sprunt / NPR:
Democrats tap Spanberger and Padilla to respond to State of the Union
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
4 takeaways from Trump's State of the Union address
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and Reuters
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 …
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's ICE Is Quietly Stockpiling Weaponry—and It Should Alarm Us All  —  The “forever wars” abroad and the global war on terror after the September 11 attacks left behind a long trail of failure, disillusionment, and death—but they also funneled huge sums of taxpayer money to companies …
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
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Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:   Fascist Failure  —  The State of Trump  —  What is the state of Trump?  He is failing at fascism.
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.
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick / American Immigration Council:
ICE's Warehouse Purchases Herald New Model for Immigration Detention  —  In July 2025, Congress did something unprecedented: it gave U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) a total of $45 billion dollars to be spent on immigration detention, more than a decade of normal funding in one big pot of cash.
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 …
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Mike Johnson: Gonzales allegations will ‘play out’ in primary next week  —  Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday he believes Rep. Tony Gonzales' primary election, now six days away, will be a referendum on the serious sexual harassment allegations plaguing the Texas Republican.
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 …
Clayton Davis / Variety:
John Davidson Gives First Interview and Explains Tourette's Tics After Shouting N-Word and Other Slurs at BAFTAs: ‘I Felt a Wave of Shame’ (EXCLUSIVE)  —  John Davidson, the Scottish Tourette's syndrome activist and real-life inspiration for “I Swear,” was thrust into the spotlight …
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 …
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
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Kelsey Ables / Washington Post:
A professor challenged the Smithsonian. Security shut the gallery.
Katie Martin / Financial Times:
The death of the Trump trade
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Madiba K. Dennie / Balls and Strikes:
Supreme Court Says You Can't File Tort Suits Against Postal Carriers Who Won't Deliver Mail to Black People
Scott Nover / Washington Post:
Voice of America is covering Iran's protests, but not its best-known dissident
Discussion: Politico
Sharon Otterman / New York Times:
Leader of Columbia Brain Institute Quits Over Friendship With Epstein
Discussion: The Hill, MS NOW, Forbes and UPI
Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner:
Mark Kelly stands for illegal immigrants but sits for legal American citizens
Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Tim Cook ‘lied through his teeth’ about bringing iPhone production to US, Trump trade adviser tells ‘Pod Force One’
Discussion: NewsMax.com and AppleInsider
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The Guardian:
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Bill McKay / Liberal Currents:
What Elon Has Done  —  This decade has seen the deaths of hundreds of thousands of innocent lives …
Discussion: NPR
New York Times:
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