Gold medal-winning men’s hockey team honored at State of the Union

Washington — The gold medal-winning U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team attended President Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night. To roaring applause, Mr. Trump introduced the team, who entered the House Chamber through the press gallery wearing their team sweaters and gold medals.  “Our country is winning again,” Mr. Trump said in his address. “…And

Trump delivers 2026 State of the Union address. Here’s what to know and how to watch.

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

Why some Democratic women are wearing white to Trump’s State of the Union

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

Supreme Court Rules 5–4 That USPS Can’t Be Sued for Employees’ Intentionally Not Delivering Mail

The United States Postal Service (USPS) emblem is seen on the side of a mailbox in Monterey Park, Calif., on Feb. 4, 2025. Frederic J. Brown/AFP The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5–4 on Feb. 24 that Americans may not sue the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) when its employees intentionally fail to deliver mail. Justice Clarence

Senate Fails to Advance Homeland Security Funding Bill

The U.S. Capitol building ahead of President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address during his second presidential term in Washington on Feb. 24, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Senate on Feb. 24 failed to advance legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), extending the agency’s partial shutdown into its 11th