Vance to Iran: Talks show US pursuing diplomatic deal; Trump has right to use military option if he chooses
Vice President Vance on Wednesday said the U.S. is seeking a diplomatic deal with Iran in their upcoming talks, adding that President Trump has the sole authority on whether the U.S. will strike the Middle Eastern country. “The president has been crystal clear as he could be,” Vance told Fox News’s Bill Hemmer on “America’s…
Was this Trump’s last State of the Union?
Trump’s address was not a pivot to persuasion — it was a doubling down on confrontation as strategy. And it revealed was how much of this presidency depends on maintaining narrative control.
Fetterman on Democrats ‘yelling and screaming’ during Trump speech: ‘Don’t do that’
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman (D) condemned the “yelling and screaming” from some Democratic legislators during President Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday. “I don’t care if it’s a Republican or Democrat, it’s a president. Just don’t do that,” Fetterman told Fox News’s Bill Hemmer early Wednesday. Some Democrats heckled the president during his remarks,…
States sue over federal childhood vaccine recommendation changes
Over a dozen states sued the Trump administration for rolling back vaccine recommendations for children, which the officials argued pose a health risk to Americans. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. district court for the Northern District of California, challenged the Jan. 5 decision memo from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC), which…
Schumer: State of the Union ‘was Donald Trump’s state of delusion’
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) branded the president’s Tuesday State of the Union speech as “Donald Trump’s state of delusion.” “He’s in a bubble. He doesn’t even know what the average American is going through,” Schumer said of President Trump on Wednesday in an appearance on CNN’s “News Central.” The Democratic leader accused Trump…
Jeffries: Trump State of the Union ‘riddled with dirty rotten lies’
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday slammed President Trump’s State of the Union address as a speech “riddled with dirty rotten lies.” “The president’s speech was riddled with dirty, rotten lies, including his unwillingness to confront the affordability crisis that Donald Trump has made worse throughout his entire time in office,” Jeffries said…
Trump, Who Is Separating Immigrant Families, Claims Blue States Are Ripping ‘Children From Their Parents’
It was one of many ironic moments from the president’s State of the Union address.
Pete Hegseth Appeals Order Blocking Sen. Mark Kelly’s Punishment For Call To Resist Unlawful Orders
The Defense Secretary is appealing a judge’s order that blocks him from punishing Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, a former Navy pilot, for participating in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders.
US winding down health aid to Zimbabwe after talks collapse
The U.S. is winding down its health assistance to Zimbabwe after negotiations over a $367 million funding agreement broke down, the U.S. Embassy in Harare announced Tuesday. Zimbabwe pulled out of the talks over concerns about data sharing, sovereignty and the U.S.’s withdrawal from global health initiatives such as the World Health Organization, government spokesperson…
Epstein survivor: Patel ‘partying like a college kid’
Dani Bensky, a victim of Jeffrey Epstein, criticized FBI Director Kash Patel Tuesday for attending the Winter Olympics in Italy instead of investigating those connected to the late convicted sex offender. “Why are there no investigations, when there are plenty of people in these files to investigate Have we read them? Why is the FBI…
Colbert on ‘silent defiance’ of Jeffries at State of the Union: ‘Bold rebrand of doing jack squat’
Stephen Colbert is knocking House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’s (D-N.Y) quiet approach to countering President Trump during his State of the Union address. In a live episode of CBS’s “The Late Show” that aired following Trump’s Tuesday speech to Congress, Colbert said that Jeffries “urged his members in the chamber to not make a scene.”…
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Tommy Tuberville’s Latest Boast About Trump Gets A Brutal Wake-Up Call
The senator praised Trump for supposedly sleeping only “about two hours a day,” which could certainly explain the frequent public naps.
Watch live: Q&A with The Hill’s Editors – State of the Union Analysis
Join The Hill Editor-in-Chief Ian Swanson, Congressional Editor Regina Zilbermints, White House Editor Rema Rahman, and Defense and Foreign Policy Editor Colin Meyn for an in-depth discussion on President Trump’s record-long 2026 State of the Union address followed by a live audience Q&A. Expect a lively conversation packed with sharp analysis, fresh insights and perspective…
Warner Bros. Discovery says Paramount raised its takeover offer
Paramount on Tuesday sweetened its offer to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, as the David Zaslav-led media conglomerate pursues a sale of its entertainment studios and spinoff of its linear television assets. The offer from Paramount, which comes in at $31 per share, is the latest salvo in a hostile bid that seeks to undercut a…
Pelosi: Trump State of the Union ‘was lazy’
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) ripped President Trump over his record-long State of the Union address Tuesday, calling it “lazy.” “I thought the speech was lazy,” the former House Speaker told CNN after the speech. “It’s one thing to acknowledge patriotism and people getting well and everything when you have absolutely nothing to do with their…
Just 1 in 3 State of the Union watchers confident Trump will lower costs: Flash poll
A flash poll taken after President Trump’s record-long State of the Union address on Tuesday found that not many Americans are confident that he will lower costs. CNN conducted the flash poll and found that 31 percent of respondents were confident Trump will make the cost of living more affordable, followed by 29 percent who…
RFK Jr. knocks Democrats who didn’t stand during Trump speech: ‘We haven’t gotten much cooperation’
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ripped Democrats for refusing to stand as President Trump rattled off his domestic agenda during Tuesday’s State of the Union address, including his administration’s push to lower the cost of prescription drugs. “So far, we haven’t gotten much cooperation from the Democrats,” Kennedy told News…
Trump can still do an end run around the Supreme Court on tariffs
There are many other things Trump can do to “deal with” the threat of illegal drugs and large trade deficits.
NY governor calls for $13.5B in tariff refunds
New York Governor Kathy Hochul is calling on the Trump administration to refund approximately $13.5 billion to Empire State residents after the Supreme Court ruled last week that the bulk of President Trump’s tariffs are unconstitutional. “These senseless and illegal tariffs were just a tax on New York consumers, small businesses and farmers — and…
Watch live: Casey Means, Trump’s pick for surgeon general, faces Senate confirmation hearing
Casey Means, the health influencer tapped by President Trump to serve as U.S. surgeon general, will testify Wednesday morning before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP). Means was initially scheduled to appear virtually before the committee in October, but it was delayed when she went into labor. She is a top…
Pelosi explains white buttons at State of the Union address
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Wednesday criticized President Trump for not addressing the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein during his State of the Union address, as women sat in the audience with white buttons, demanding justice for years of abuse. Those who were abused by the convicted sex offender wore pins that read “release the…
Democrats demand special counsel investigation of Bondi, accusing her of perjury
Reps. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) and Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) are calling on the Justice Department to appoint a special counsel to investigate Attorney General Pam Bondi, accusing her of perjuring herself when asked about evidence relating to President Trump in the Epstein files. The demand – made in a letter to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche…
Bessent on new Trump retirement plan: ‘We can do it through reconciliation’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signaled Tuesday that lawmakers could use the budget reconciliation process to advance a new retirement proposal introduced by President Trump during his State of the Union address. Trump announced that his administration plans to offer Americans who do not have a retirement savings plan through their employer, such as a 401(k),…
Warner walks out of Trump speech: ‘Couldn’t sit through … lies’
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) on Tuesday walked out before President Trump completed the first State of the Union address of his second term, one of several Democrats who left before the address to Congress concluded. “Walked out of the State of the Union because I couldn’t sit through hours of Trump’s lies,” Warner posted on…
Iranian Official Responds To Trump’s SOTU Remarks By Invoking Joseph Goebbels
If the negotiations fail, Trump repeatedly has threatened to attack Iran.