Abigail Spanberger to deliver Democratic response to State of the Union

Washington — Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger is set to deliver the Democratic response to President Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night as the party tries to counter the president’s message.  Spanberger, a former congresswoman and CIA officer, was elected in November as Virginia’s first female governor in one of Democrats’ first major electoral victories

US Military Boards 3rd Sanctioned Oil Tanker on the Indian Ocean, Pentagon Announces

The Pentagon is seen from the air in Washington, D.C., on March 3, 2022. Joshua Roberts/Reuters U.S. military forces boarded a third sanctioned oil tanker on the Indian Ocean after it was tracked from the Caribbean Sea, officials announced Tuesday. The Pentagon stated that U.S. military forces boarded the Bertha vessel overnight without incident, according

House Rejects Bill Aimed at Preventing Future Midair Collisions, Such as DC Crash

A plane takes off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport as Roberto Marquez of Dallas places flowers at a memorial of crosses he erected for the 67 victims of a midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines jet, in Arlington, Va., on Feb. 1, 2025. Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo The House on Feb.

New York Times ‘Fact-Checks’ Trump’s State of the Union—Before He Delivers the Address

Progress on inflation, immigration, crime and jobs? All imaginary, the Times insists Donald Trump, Mike Pence, and Nancy Pelosi (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) February 24, 2026 image/svg+xml Before the State of the Union address, politicians and interest groups from the party opposite the president sometimes offer “prebuttals,” denunciations of the president’s remarks even before