CBS News is fact checking President Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address Tuesday night. The president is touting his first-year accomplishments and plans for his agenda this year, in the months before the midterm elections in November. Here are some of the claims the president made during his speech, and CBS News’ ratings and
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and CIA Director John Ratcliffe briefed the Gang of Eight on Iran hours before Mr. Trump’s address, in which the president could argue his case for potential strikes on the U.S. adversary. The Gang of Eight includes leaders in both chambers, as well as the top Republicans and Democrats on
Washington — President Trump delivered the 2026 State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, laying out his agenda for the year ahead and touting his accomplishments since returning to office. The address comes days after the Supreme Court ruled he does not have the authority to impose sweeping tariffs
Washington — At President Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night, more than a dozen Democratic congresswomen again made a sartorial political statement by wearing white. Democratic congresswomen have used fashion as a form of protest against Mr. Trump since his first address to a joint session of Congress in 2017, then donning suffragist white
A federal judge has blocked the Justice Department from searching through a Washington Post reporter’s electronic devices after they were seized by the FBI last month, instead ruling that the court would conduct a search. The FBI seized reporter Hannah Natanson’s phone, laptops, Garmin watch, and portable hard drives as part of an investigation into
What to expect in Trump’s State of the Union address – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump will deliver his 2026 State of the Union address at the Capitol, where he will tout his first year back in office and lay out the Republican agenda heading into the midterm elections. Weijia Jiang has a
Washington — The Senate failed to advance a measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday, 11 days into a partial government shutdown with no apparent end in sight. In a 50 to 45 vote, the measure fell short of the 60-vote threshold needed to move forward. The vote marked a second attempt