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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 …
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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.
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Barbara Sprunt / NPR:
Democrats tap Spanberger and Padilla to respond to State of the Union — Newly sworn in Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger will deliver the Democratic response to President Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday evening. — Spanberger, who previously served in Congress for six years …
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Curtis Yee / Associated Press:
Live updates: Trump declares a ‘golden age of America’ 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 is giving his State of the Union address.
Sam Stevenson / Newsweek:
Donald Trump's SOTU Speech Least Popular This Century: Poll — President Donald Trump's State of the Union (SOTU) speech on Tuesday was the least popular this century, according to a new snap poll. — A CNN survey found that Trump's latest SOTU address drew the weakest reaction of any modern address …
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Will Gottsegen / The Atlantic:
Trump's Chance to Turn Things Around Tonight
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New York Times:
Full Transcript of Trump's State of the Union Address
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Donald Trump / Roll Call:
2026 — Donald Trump — State of the Union — In Person
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Emily Peck / Axios:
Trump announces new retirement plan at State of the Union
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
4 takeaways from Trump's State of the Union address
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Bloomberg:
Trump Defends Economic Record in State of the Union Speech
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Associated Press:
Live updates: Trump threatens Iran while highlighting other US military operations at State of the Union
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Amelia Benavides-Colón / NOTUS:
Rep. Al Green Escorted Out of Trump's State of the Union for Second Year in a Row
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Politico:
Pugnacious Trump sticks to the script
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Lawmakers prepare for lengthy Trump speech
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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Trump Puts On a Show, Casting Democrats as the Villains
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Live updates: Trump talks taxes, tariffs and immigration in State of the Union address
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Photos of President Donald Trump's State of the Union address
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Samuel Chamberlain / New York Post:
Erika Kirk to attend State of the Union as one of Trump's guests
Fox News:
Spanberger slams Trump on ‘affordability’ in SOTU response — as Virginia Democrats push new taxes
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Two GOP Reps plan to join Dems in SOTU Epstein protests
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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 …
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Ranking Member Robert Garcia Statement After Department of Justice Withheld Epstein Files, Includes Allegation President Donald Trump Sexually Abused a Minor
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Lisa Rubin / MS NOW:
Missing Epstein files include interviews with alleged Trump accuser
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Cameron Peters / Vox:
The Epstein files Trump's DOJ is withholding
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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 …
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Myles Miller / Bloomberg:
FBI Head's Jet Use Delayed Shooting Response, Whistleblower Says — A whistleblower told Democrats on the Senate Judiciary committee that FBI agents had to drive through a winter storm overnight from Quantico, Virginia to Providence, Rhode Island to process evidence at a mass shooting scene …
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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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Jacob Wendler / Politico:
Federal judge rejects government's request to search Washington Post reporter's devices
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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 …
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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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