6 h. ago In Speech to Congress, Trump Is Expected to Boast About DOGE Cuts and Ukraine

Tuesday night’s address will be a remarkable return to a chamber that President Trump last addressed five years ago, before voters ousted him from office.

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8 h. ago A slim majority of Americans say state of union is not strong, poll finds

President Trump will address a joint session of Congress on Tuesday. The speech comes as a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds a slim majority of Americans are worried about the country's direction.

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8 h. ago Could Europe fill the gap if the US cuts support for Ukraine?

Could Europe fill the gap if the US cuts support for Ukraine?  BBC.com

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10 h. ago Several Democrats to boycott Trump's 'pep rally' speech to Congress

Some Democratic lawmakers will be skipping President Donald Trump's first joint address to Congress of his second term on Tuesday.

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11 h. ago Ahead of Trump speech to Congress, flashback to 2017 address asking 'What will America look like' at 250

Eight years later after Trump's first joint address to Congress, there are striking similarities to today's political climate and a prophetic question Trump asked in 2017.

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16 h. ago Trump’s speech to Congress comes as he wields vast power almost daring lawmakers, courts to stop him

The Tuesday night address will unfold in the chamber where lawmakers crouched in fear four years ago while a mob of his supporters roamed the halls. The post Trump’s speech to Congress comes as he wields vast power almost daring lawmakers, courts to stop him appeared first on Boston.com.

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25 h. ago US cuts mean ‘essential’ UN mental health teams in Ukraine risk closure

US cuts mean ‘essential’ UN mental health teams in Ukraine risk closure  UN News

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66 h. ago Trump will address Congress. Why isn't this first speech called a State of the Union?

Trump will give his first speech to Congress next Tuesday since his reelection. It has characteristics of what Americans call a State of the Union address, but it's not officially designated as such.

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4 d. ago 🔴Live: Trump cuts short talks with Ukraine’s Zelensky after Oval Office shouting match

🔴Live: Trump cuts short talks with Ukraine’s Zelensky after Oval Office shouting match  FRANCE 24 English

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5 d. ago President Trump talks Ukraine and federal workforce cuts in cabinet meeting

President Trump held his first cabinet meeting, holding forth with reporters about Ukraine, federal workforce cuts and other issues for an hour.

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9 d. ago Musk denies US threat to cut Starlink over Ukraine minerals deal.

Musk denies US threat to cut Starlink over Ukraine minerals deal.  Kyiv Independent

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1 week ago Exclusive: US could cut Ukraine's access to Starlink internet services over minerals, say sources

Exclusive: US could cut Ukraine's access to Starlink internet services over minerals, say sources  Reuters

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1 week ago Ukraine Promises Swift Deal for Minerals as Trump Cuts Kyiv Out of Peace Talks

President Trump on Friday said the Ukrainian president had been negotiating “with no cards” and did not need to participate in all the diplomatic meetings to end the war.

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1 week ago Ukraine Talks, U.S. Health Agency Cuts, NYC Mayor Eric Adams Fallout

American and Russian officials meet in Saudi Arabia for talks on negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine. The Trump administration has started making broad cuts to federal health agencies. Days after the Justice Department moved to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, four of his top aides and deputy mayors announced their resignations. Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.Today's episode of Up First was edited by Ryland Barton, Jane Greenhalgh, Denice Rios, Reena Advani and Janaya Williams. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Arthur Laurent and our technical director is Carleigh Strange. Our Executive Producer is Kelley Dickens.

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