Trump Awards Medal of Honor to 2 Pilots at State of the Union Address

US veteran Captain E. Royce Williams is presented with the Medal of Honor by First Lady Melania Trump at President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address during his second presidential term, in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 24, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times In a historic first, President

Pentagon Officials Tell Senators Trump’s Critical Mineral Plan Will Work in Due Course

MP Materials’ main gate at its Mountain Pass mine in California near the Nevada state line about 50 miles from Las Vegas in mid-January 2026, six months after the Trump administration announced it was investing $400 million in taxpayer monies to purchase a 15 percent stake in the company. John Haughey/The Epoch Times The Trump

8 Takeaways From Trump’s State of the Union Address

February 25, 2026Updated:February 25, 2026 President Donald Trump highlighted his economic agenda in a record-long State of the Union address, declaring the United States is “bigger, richer, and stronger than ever before.” In his 1-hour 47-minute-long speech, the president introduced multiple guests to spotlight the impacts of his policies, from no-tax-on-tips to Trump Accounts. We