4 h. ago House Speaker Johnson's top aide is arrested on charge of driving under the influence, police say

The chief of staff to House Speaker Mike Johnson was arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of driving under the influence after crashing into a police vehicle following President Donald Trump’s address to Congress

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4 h. ago Putin and Trump cannot decide Europe's fate, French president declares in address to the nation

In an address to the nation on Wednesday, Macron said the French were 'legitimately worried' about the start of a 'new era' and called for a 'united front' to stand up to Russia.

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5 h. ago Lindsey Graham – who feuds and makes up with Trump – appears to push a third term for the president

‘My take on President @realDonaldTrump’s address tonight: Inspiring, funny, compelling and the Democrats’ worst nightmare. Trump 2028!’ Graham wrote on X

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7 h. ago Macron warns Russian aggression ‘knows no borders’ in televised address

French president says Europe must prepare for a future without guaranteed US support, warning Russian threat could extend beyond UkraineThe French president, Emmanuel Macron, has warned that Russian aggression “knows no borders”, will not stop at Ukraine and is a direct threat to France and Europe which must prepare in case the US steps away from its side.“I want to believe the US will stay by our side,” Macron said in a televised address late on Wednesday. “But we have to be ready if that isn’t the case,” he said. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Trump used his congressional address to humiliate Democrats. Why did they let him?

Analysis: Democratic leaders defend their State of the Union response, but it reveals a party still divided, writes John Bowden

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7 h. ago Ivanka Trump shares behind the scenes photos from joint address... including her dad's unusual drink of choice

Ivanka, 43, and her husband Jared Kushner were in Washington, D.C. to support President Trump on March 4 as he spoke about his vision to create the next American 'Golden Age'.

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9 h. ago Greenland politicians condemn ‘disrespectful’ Trump takeover claim

Prime minister says country not for sale after laughter in Congress at Trump’s assertion ‘we’re going to get it’Donald Trump’s claim in his address to Congress that the US will acquire Greenland “one way or the other” was widely condemned in Nuuk as “disrespectful” and was said to present an “unacceptable view of humanity”.In his speech on Tuesday night, the US president was met with laughs, including from the vice-president, JD Vance, who was sitting behind him, when he said: “I also have a message tonight for the incredible people of Greenland.” Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Trump is turning the media into a mouthpiece of the regime | Lawrence Douglas

As the White House handpicks members of the press pool, questions for the president amount to fluffy valentinesYou know we’re in trouble when Fox News emerges as the great defender of freedom of the press. But such was the case when Jacqui Heinrich, a senior political correspondent at Fox, responded to the news that Trump’s White House would now handpick the reporters who get to cover the president in small settings, with the post: “This move does not give the power back to the people – it gives power to the White House.” Heinrich was specifically responding to press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s Orwellian claim that letting Donald Trump choose who would cover him was designed to restore power “back to the American people”.The fruits of the new policy were richly on display during the sickening scene that unfolded in the Oval Office last week. If the president and JD Vance’s disgraceful treatment of Volodymyr Zelenskyy wasn’t bad enough, there was the unprecedented role that the “pre...

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10 h. ago Texas congressman, Sylvester Turner, dies at 70 after attending Trump’s Congress address

The 70-year-old previously served as the 62nd mayor of Houston

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10 h. ago Only the best words: Trump’s 1 hour 40 minute speech obliterates mark for previous longest address

President spent one hour and 40 minutes ranting about his opponents, bragging about his efforts to rapidly change the government and more

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11 h. ago Democrats are acting sedate and silent during Trump’s worst excesses | Moira Donegan

Trump is getting comfortable in power. And Democrats are nowhere to be seenWhat was the point of Donald Trump’s address to Congress on Tuesday night? The annual speech – called the “State of the Union” address in every year except the one just after the president’s ascent to office – has long been a somewhat outdated bit of political theater, an event light on policy specifics and heavy on messaging in an era in which political messaging’s most effective venues have long since moved online.It’s perhaps even less clear what a speech to Congress is supposed to mean for this president, who has proven himself so indifferent to constitutional limits on his power – or for this Congress, which has shown itself so willing to abdicate its own constitutional responsibilities. It seems, like so many of the formalities of American politics do now, a bit like a phantom limb: something that Americans keep feeling for long after it has been excised. How long will it be, one wonders, until everyone...

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11 h. ago Stephen Colbert on Trump’s speech: ‘Filled with useful lies and applauded by useless idiots’

Late-night hosts discuss Donald Trump’s hate-filled State of the Union speech to Congress and the feckless Democratic responseLate-night hosts recap Donald Trump’s State of the Union address to Congress. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Bored already? JD Vance caught on hot mic complaining about length of Trump’s address

JD Vance was caught on a hot mic lamenting the length of Donald Trump’s upcoming address to Congress.

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11 h. ago Dems are frustrated by lawmakers’ ‘silly and unserious’ protest at Trump’s address

Democrats made their disdain for Trump known during his 100-minute address as they heckled, booed and held up signs in protest throughout the speech

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11 h. ago Bernie Sanders has scathing verdict on Trump speech as he leaves Congress midway through

Senator Bernie Sanders was met by the world's media as he departed from Donald Trump's address to Congress early yesterday (March 4), and he had nine scathing words for the US President

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12 h. ago Fox News pundit calls Trump address ‘most partisan ever’ as marathon speech met with muted response in polls: Live

President celebrates early victories in campaign-style speech rife with grievances, threats and blame

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12 h. ago What did President Donald Trump say to Congress? His speech in full

President Trump's recent address to Congress highlighted partisan tensions, with Democrats vocally protesting his statements on tariffs and tax plans

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12 h. ago Suspect in Kabul airport bombing that killed 13 US soldiers to face charges in Virginia court

Officials accuse Mohammad Sharifullah of being a member of the Islamic State group’s Afghanistan affiliateUS politics live – latest updatesA suspected senior planner in the suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed 13 US service members during the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan has been taken into custody and will appear Wednesday in federal court in the United States to face charges.Donald Trump announced the arrest during his Tuesday night address to Congress, with the White House and the justice department subsequently identifying the suspect as Mohammad Sharifullah. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Suspect in Kabul bombing that killed 13 US soldiers to face charges in Virginia

Officials accuse Mohammad Sharifullah of being a member of the Islamic State group’s Afghanistan affiliateUS politics live – latest updatesA suspected senior planner in the suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed 13 US service members during the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan has been taken into custody and will appear on Wednesday in federal court in the United States to face charges.Donald Trump announced the arrest during his Tuesday night address to Congress, with the White House and the justice department subsequently identifying the suspect as Mohammad Sharifullah. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Trump reverses pledge to claim Greenland but announces major new move to take the Panama Canal

President Donald Trump is addressing Congress for a joint session for the first time since his 2020 State of the Union.

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