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The president’s State of the Union, unlike his defiant celebratory address a year ago, comes after a string of major setbacks.
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The Supreme Court’s stunning rebuke of President Donald Trump’s most sweeping tariffs means he can’t conjure up new import taxes on a whim anymore
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President Donald Trump will use his State of the Union address to argue that his whirlwind first year back has made America stronger and that Republicans deserve to keep control of Congress after the midterms
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They're running war-games as they brace for what Trump could do.
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The Trump-appointed judge said releasing the classified docs report now would “contravene basic notions of fairness and justice.”
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The president called the court “incompetent” as he appeared to brace for another legal defeat.
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02:00 PM on 02/23/2026 Politico Top Stories Josh Shapiro, in his own words, on political violence and antisemitism
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