THE LATEST | CANADAWall Street Journal: President Trump celebrated his economic agenda and immigration enforcement operations, referring to his first year in office as a “turnaround for the ages.” He is expected to unveil measures meant to lower costs ahead of the midterm elections, when his Republican Party will fight to keep control of Congress.
The speech comes against the backdrop of a major legal defeat at the Supreme Court on Trump’s signature tariffs, and as the administration weighs possible military strikes on Iran…
New York Times: President Trump has hailed his record on immigration and sounded optimistic notes on the economy, two issues that powered his return to the White House.
Polls indicate that voters have soured on Mr. Trump’s economic and immigration polices, and Republicans have grown worried about November’s midterm elections.
Saying the country is “winning so much,” the president introduced the gold medal-winning men’s hockey team to raucous applause…
Politico: “It’s an offensive speech, but the backdrop of it all is that they’ve been in a defensive posture for several weeks now,” said one former administration official, granted anonymity to speak candidly…
Washington Post: To figure out which Trump measures stand out to the public, a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll asked more than 2,300 Americans to name the best and worst things he has done since January 2025. People who support Trump — 39 percent of U.S. adults in the poll approved of his job performance — were asked to describe his best actions, while the 60 percent of Americans who disapproved were asked to name his worst actions…
MSNBC: In JD Vance’s most recent Fox News interview, the vice president gave Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law a sneak peek into this year’s State of the Union address. The president, Vance said, would tout the “Trump boom” in the economy.
That’s going to be a tough sell…
New York Times: Over a dozen victims of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse will attend the speech as guests of Democratic lawmakers, who are calling for the full release of Epstein files…
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