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🇺🇸 Under Siege | Sunday on 60 Minutes
[USA]
Federal judges are under threat as never before. A 60 Minutes investigation found that judges who have ruled against the Trump administration have become top targets. Bill Whitaker reports, Sunday.
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🇺🇸 Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic tech over AI safety dispute
[USA]
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he was designating Anthropic as a supply chain risk, a move that could prevent U.S. military vendors from working with the company.
Related: #AI safety, #National security, #Government regulation of AI, #Supply chain risks -
🇺🇸 Fact-checking Trump's claims in his State of the Union address
[USA]
President Trump touted the economy and his immigration policies in a record-long State of the Union address, and he'll soon take those messages on the road. The White House is hoping Trump can convinc...
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🇺🇸 Fact-checking the State of the Union and the Trump's surgeon general pick faces a Senate grilling: Morning Rundown
[USA]
In today’s newsletter: Trump’s State of the Union tackled the economy and immigration as his approval ratings on both issues fall.
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🇺🇸 Trump hails ‘golden age’ in State of the Union as voters sour on economy
[USA]
Related: #Economic messaging, #Immigration policy
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🇺🇸 Trump condemns Iran’s ‘sinister’ nuclear ambitions in State of the Union speech
[USA]
President warns Islamic republic is rebuilding nuclear weapons programme amid huge US military build-up
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🇺🇸 Johnson: Democrats 'brought shame upon their party' with State of the Union heckling
[USA]
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday said Democrats who heckled and shouted at President Trump during the State of the Union "brought shame upon their party and upon themselves." Trump's address wa...
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🇺🇸 Three takeaways from Trump's State of the Union speech
[USA]
President Donald Trump gave a triumphant State of the Union speech, proclaiming that he has ushered in a “golden age of America,” while clashing with Democrats.
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🇺🇸 Trump's State of the Union clocks in as longest address in history
[USA]
President Trump's first State of the Union of his second term became the longest such address in history Tuesday, hitting roughly 1 hour, 47 minutes.
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🇺🇸 WATCH: 'You killed Americans,' lawmaker says as Trump asks Congress to stand for protecting citizens
[USA]
While Republicans stood and applauded for two minutes, at least one Democratic lawmaker in the room shouted "you killed Americans," a reference to two citizens shot and killed by federal agents in Min...
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🇺🇸 Trump blasts Democrats as 'crazy' after they decline to cheer teen gender transition ban
[USA]
President Trump on Tuesday blasted Democrats as “crazy” and accused them of “destroying the country” after they refused to stand and applaud his proposal during the State of the Union to bar states fr...
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🇺🇸 Trump says Democrats 'ashamed' to stand for U.S. citizens
[USA]
President Trump delivered a blunt call on illegal immigration Tuesday, renewing his call for deportations, calling on Congress for help and warning that fraud is rampant and "importing these cultures"...
Related: #Immigration policy, #Election integrity -
🇺🇸 Democrats shout at Trump during remarks on immigration at State of the Union
[USA]
President Trump asked members of Congress to stand if they agree with his statement that the first duty of the U.S. government is to protect American citizens, not those in the country illegally. As h...
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🇺🇸 Trump chides Democrats after Elizabeth Warren applauds retirement plan access announcement
[USA]
President Trump laughed at some Democrats Tuesday during his State of the Union after Sen. Elizabeth Warren applauded his announcement that private sector employees will have access to federal retirem...
Related: #Bipartisanship, #Retirement policy, #Political strategy -
🇺🇸 US Rep. Al Green escorted from House chamber during Trump speech
[USA]
Related: #Political protest, #Congressional decorum
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🇺🇸 The State of the Union comes at a pivotal moment in Trump's 2nd term. Here are 5 questions ahead of the address
[USA]
"It's going to be a long speech because we have so much to talk about," Trump said on Monday.
Related: #Economic policy, #Foreign relations, #Judicial independence -
🇺🇸 Democrats waging largest boycott ever of Trump's State of the Union address
[USA]
More than 50 congressional Democrats plan to boycott President Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday night, participating instead in counter-programming or skipping events entirely.
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🇺🇸 Newsom's office slams "MAGA-manufactured outrage" as conservatives accuse him of bigotry
[USA]
Newsom's remarks about his 960 SAT score went viral as he told Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and a packed auditorium: "I'm not trying to impress you, I'm just trying to impress upon you I'm like you, I'...
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🇺🇸 Recent transgender shooters fuel calls on right to tackle violence issue
[USA]
Calls for addressing the nexus between gender identity and violence are on the rise -- but only on one side of the political divide.
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🇬🇧 How South Korea's democracy rallied after the president tried to impose military rule
[United Kingdom]
Yoon Suk Yeol's life sentence for insurrection "offers a rare example of democratic resilience", experts say.
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🇺🇸 Porter holds up ‘F--- Trump’ message at California Democratic convention
[USA]
Former Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.), who has entered the California gubernatorial race, took a stand against the Trump administration on Saturday, carrying a large sign that read “F--- Trump” on stage...
Related: #Democratic strategy, #Trump opposition -
🇺🇸 Maine has a long track record of electing moderates. Enter Graham Platner.
[USA]
The brash, progressive oysterman is unlike any recent Senate candidate the state has seen.
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🇺🇸 Donald Trump Calls On Netflix To Fire Board Member Susan Rice Or “Pay The Consequences”
[USA]
Donald Trump called on Netflix to fire one of its board members, Susan Rice, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and national security adviser, following comments she made about accountab...
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🇺🇸 Explainer-How the State of the Union became a stage for political confrontation
[USA]
Related: #Presidential communication, #Historical evolution, #Policy announcements
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🇺🇸 How to watch Trump's 2026 State of the Union
[USA]
With midterm elections on the horizon, a number of pain points threaten to overshadow the list of accomplishments Trump is sure to tout during his big, primetime speech.
Related: #Midterm elections, #Executive power, #Democratic opposition -
🇺🇸 'Karen' dodges charges; Trump eyes library agency; W.Va. vaccine fight
[USA]
A Maryland school board activist avoids charges after going viral, the Trump administration eyes a little-known library agency for cultural messaging, and West Virginia's vaccine exemption battle head...
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🇺🇸 Dueling Protests at South Korean Ex-Leader’s Sentencing Highlight Political Rift
[USA]
As a judge reprimanded former President Yoon Suk Yeol for amplifying political tribalism, demonstrators from warring camps blared slogans outside the courtroom.
Related: #Judicial independence vs. public protest, #Public engagement in legal proceedings -
🇺🇸 Immigration operations in Minnesota leave behind a more polarized populace
[USA]
President Donald Trump’s immigration policies have divided Minnesotans even more sharply than adults nationwide, new polling shows
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🇺🇸 Governors arrive in Washington eager to push past Trump's partisan grip
[USA]
In another era, the scene would have been unremarkable. But in President Donald Trump's Washington, it's become increasingly rare.
Related: #Bipartisanship, #Trump’s confrontational leadership, #State vs. federal power, #Congress’s role in limiting executive power -
🇺🇸 Trump's grand jury trouble: Citizens increasingly resist DOJ's attempts to indict
[USA]
A new count by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers suggests that federal prosecutors are facing increasing resistance from grand juries refusing to hand up indictments in highly charg...
Related: #Judicial independence, #Criminal justice reform