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In a historic State of the Union address on February 24, 2026—the longest ever at nearly 108 minutes—President Donald Trump delivered a populist masterpiece that showcased America's resurgence under his leadership, starkly contrasting with Democrats' petty disruptions and refusal to celebrate national victories.

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Chris Reviews The State Of The Union

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Congressman Pat Fallon Recaps Trump's State Of The Union Speech With Rep. Pat Fallon, US Congressman who Represents Texas' 4th congressional district.

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Trump Shames Dems At SOTU Speech

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A federal appeals court in Washington, D-C has rejected a request to temporarily block the I-R-S from sharing limited taxpayer data with immigration authorities. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that immigrant rights groups are unlikely to succeed in their claim that the agreement violates privacy law. The deal — signed by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem — allows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to submit names for verification against I-R-S records.

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A federal magistrate judge has barred authorities from conducting an unsupervised search of electronic devices seized from Hannah Natanson, a reporter for The Washington Post. U-S Magistrate Judge William Porter ruled he will personally review the devices rather than allowing a Justice Department “filter team” to handle the search. The devices were seized as part of an investigation into alleged leaks of classified information from a Pentagon contractor. The judge said his decision balances press freedom with national security concerns.

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The U.S. Department of Justice is suing the University of California, Los Angeles, alleging the school failed to protect Jewish employees from antisemitic harassment during pro-Palestinian protests in 2023 and 2024. The lawsuit claims UCLA did not discipline protesters, including dozens arrested during a campus encampment last year. The university says it has taken significant steps to strengthen security, enforce policies, and combat antisemitism but has not directly addressed the federal suit.

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Cities across the Northeast are digging out after a massive snowstorm dumped several feet of snow from Maryland to Maine. By Tuesday night, New York City crews had spread 143 million pounds of salt, while teams in Rhode Island worked to keep emergency routes open. Forecasters say another storm is expected Wednesday, complicating cleanup efforts and creating challenges for people with disabilities navigating impassable streets.

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Iran is pushing back against President Donald Trump ahead of high-stakes nuclear negotiations in Geneva. Tehran dismissed the president’s recent remarks as false and warned the U-S to engage in diplomacy rather than escalate tensions. Meanwhile, the United States has deployed a significant buildup of aircraft and warships to the Middle East as part of the president’s strategy to secure a stronger deal. The talks come amid growing domestic unrest and economic pressure within Iran.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is appealing a federal judge’s order that blocked him from disciplining Democratic Senator Mark Kelly. A U-S district judge ruled that Hegseth violated Kelly’s First Amendment rights after the senator appeared in a video urging troops to resist unlawful orders. The Justice Department says it will ask the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to review the decision. The video featured Kelly and other Democratic lawmakers calling on service members to uphold the Constitution.

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President Donald Trump broke not only his previous record for length in Tuesday’s State of the Union, but delivered the longest such speech ever. "Members of Congress and my fellow Americans, our nation is back. Bigger, better, richer, and stronger than ever before." Trump boasted that he'd ushered in a 'Golden Age' for America. "In 12 months, my administration has driven core inflation down to the lowest level in more than five years." He chastised Democrats for refusing to fund the Department of Homeland Security unless federal agents' aggressive tactics are reined in: "You should be ashamed of yourself"

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Pres. Trump Honors American Hero

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Trump Addresses Iran

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Pres. Trump Pays Respect to Charlie Kirk

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U.S. Men's Olympic Hockey Team

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Trump says: "This is a turnaround for the ages"

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Millions across the northeastern United States contended with treks to school and work as they dug out from a major storm that blanketed the region with snow, canceled flights, disrupted transit and downed power lines. Snow moved north Tuesday giving way to sunshine in parts of the region, but National Weather Service forecasters warned another storm originating in the Great Lakes is right around the corner. In New York City, Mayor Zohran Mamdani declared that more 900,000 students in the nation’s largest public school system had a regular day. Mamdani invited kids to pelt him with snowballs over his decision.

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The Pentagon says U.S. military forces have boarded a third sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean Sea in an effort to target illicit oil connected to Venezuela. U.S. Southern Command said Tuesday in a post on X that U.S. forces boarded the Bertha overnight. President Donald Trump had ordered a quarantine of sanctioned tankers near Venezuela in December to pressure then-President Nicolás Maduro before his capture. Venezuela faced U.S. sanctions on its oil for several years, relying on a shadow fleet of falsely flagged tankers to smuggle crude into global supply chains.

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