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Trump Returns Fire After De Niro Slam

President lashes out after actor's latest criticisms on podcast, calling De Niro 'sick and demented'

(Newser) - President Trump is back to trading barbs with Robert De Niro, and this round is particularly contentious. After an emotional De Niro called Trump "an idiot" on a recent podcast with MS NOW's Nicolle Wallace and described him as "failing, flailing, and desperate" at a DC event...

6 Takes on Trump's State of the Union

Analysts don't think the president managed to woo voters ahead of the midterms

(Newser) - President Trump was in his wheelhouse Tuesday night, but if his State of the Union address was meant to bring voters to his side ahead of the midterms, pundits generally think it's unlikely to be a success. Six takes on the president's speech:
  • NPR 's Domenico Montanaro
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Democrats' Response to SOTU Questions Trump's 'Golden Age'

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger asks if POTUS is truly working for Americans

(Newser) - Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger offered a sharp contrast to President Trump's depiction of the nation as being in a "golden age" during his State of the Union, arguing in her Democratic rebuttal that costs remain high for many Americans more than a year into his second term. Her...

7 Takeaways From Trump's State of the Union

Combative address broke Trump's own record for longest SOTU

(Newser) - President Trump started in sales mode, using his State of the Union address to deliver an upbeat vision of the US economy. But that portrayal collides with the sentiment of Americans who remain anxious about their finances and feel they haven't benefited from Trump's policies. He took the...

Rep. Al Green Thrown Out of SOTU Once Again

Texas Democrat held a sign reading 'Black People Aren't Apes'

(Newser) - It was deja vu all over again for Rep. Al Green, who for a second consecutive year was given the boot from President Trump's State of the Union address. NBC News reports the Texas Democrat was escorted out of the House chamber Tuesday night after holding up a sign...

State of the Union Features a Very Historic Prop

Gavel was once used by George Washington

(Newser) - Tuesday's State of the Union address featured a rare historical prop: the marble gavel George Washington used in 1793 when he helped lay the Capitol's cornerstone. The Washington Times reported in advance of the speech that it would sit on House Speaker Mike Johnson's rostrum during the address...

What to Expect in Trump's SOTU Address

It could end up being the longest on record

(Newser) - President Trump's State of the Union address at 9pm Eastern is likely to be a test run of the message Republicans will give to voters in November's elections for control of the House and the Senate. The president and his party appear vulnerable, with polls showing much of...

President, First Lady Will Have Separate SOTU Guests

Trump's guests include Erika Kirk

(Newser) - Erika Kirk will be back in the national spotlight Tuesday night. The widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk has been invited as one of President Trump's guests for his State of the Union address, a White House spokesperson confirmed to the Hill . The appearance comes months after...

Jack Hughes Is 'Super Excited' About SOTU Invite

He says team's visit to DC is about patriotism, not politics

(Newser) - Jack Hughes sounds ready to trade the ice for the House chamber. The New Jersey Devils star and freshly crowned Olympic hero says he's "super excited" about President Trump's invitation for the US men's hockey team to attend Tuesday's State of the Union after their...

Democrats Bringing Epstein Survivors to SOTU

Several will have them as their invited guests to the State of the Union

(Newser) - Democrats will be making a point about the Jeffrey Epstein files Tuesday night during President Trump's State of the Union address via their invited guests. NBC News reports that more than a dozen House Democrats are bringing survivors or their relatives. Reps. Ro Khanna, Hakeem Jeffries, Jamie Raskin, and...

Flavor Flav Invites Women's Hockey Team to Party in Vegas

Rapper offers dinners, shows after gold medal-winning athletes decide to skip State of the Union

(Newser) - Flavor Flav wants to give the US women's hockey team the Vegas party he thinks they deserve. The rapper and Public Enemy co-founder posted on social media that if the newly crowned gold medalists want "a real celebration," he'll host them in Las Vegas with "...

It Could Be a Tense SOTU for the Supreme Court

Trump, who has been railing against the court over its tariff decision, speaks Tuesday night

(Newser) - President Trump delivers his State of the Union speech Tuesday night, and he's tipping his hand on only one aspect of it in advance: "It's going to be a long speech because we have so much to talk about," he told reporters on Monday, reports the...

US Women's Hockey Team Turns Down Trump's Invite

He invited them to SOTU after joking to men's team that he'd be impeached if he didn't

(Newser) - The US women's hockey team has turned down a trip to Washington. On Monday, the Olympic gold medalists declined President Trump's invitation to attend his State of the Union address on Tuesday, citing school and work obligations now that the Games are over, a USA Hockey spokesperson said....

Virginia Governor to Deliver Response to Trump Speech

Spanberger won resounding victory in state months ago

(Newser) - Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger will deliver the Democratic response to President Trump's State of the Union address next week, just months after resoundingly winning an office previously held by a Republican. The Democratic rebuttal will immediately follow Trump's address to Congress on Tuesday, offering the party's most...

Democrats Will Counter Trump's SOTU Differently

New York Times reports they're changing tactics from last year

(Newser) - When President Trump delivers his State of the Union next Tuesday, at least a dozen Democratic members of Congress won't be there to hear it, as has occurred in years past . NBC News reports the lawmakers plan to boycott the address and instead appear at a "People's...

Father of Marine Killed in Afghanistan Arrested at SOTU
Charges Dropped
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Mar 20, 2024 8:49 AM CDT

Charges Dropped Against SOTU Heckler

Steve Nikoui, father of Marine killed in Afghanistan, reportedly 'thrilled and humbled'

(Newser) - The father of a US service member killed in the 2021 bombing at Kabul's airport is no longer facing charges for heckling President Biden during the State of the Union address, per Fox News . As with other protesters, DC attorney general Brian Schwalb, a Democrat, declined to prosecute Steve...

Independent Journalist Flagged Katie Britt's Timeline
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Mar 11, 2024 12:13 PM CDT

Katie Britt Fallout Continues

Senator insists she was not trying to mislead with decades-old sex trafficking story out of Mexico

(Newser) - Sen. Katie Britt's first big foray onto the national stage continues to make headlines, but probably not the ones she'd wanted. The junior Alabama senator delivered the GOP rebuttal to President Biden's State of the Union address, and she's been fending off criticism ever since that...

The Political Fashion Statements at the SOTU

Clothing choices raise issues from abortion to the Israel-Hamas war

(Newser) - The State of the Union address is a popular place for lawmakers to make fashion statements—political fashion statements. And they were in abundance this year. The AP reports that there were a number of female House Democrats wearing white (a symbol of women's suffrage) to telegraph support for...

What Trump Said in His Response to State of the Union

He wasn't happy Biden arrived late, 'shouted' the entire speech, acted 'angry and crazy'

(Newser) - Donald Trump had promised to "correct, in rapid response, any and all inaccurate Statements" made by President Biden during his State of the Union address Thursday night, which he did on his Truth Social platform. The platform experienced some outages as the SOTU was happening, which Forbes refers to...

5 Points From the GOP State of the Union Rebuttal

Katie Britt calls Biden a 'dithering and diminished leader'

(Newser) - Sitting at her kitchen table in Alabama, Sen. Katie Britt called President Biden a "dithering and diminished leader" and warned of a bleak American future under his presidency in the Republican rebuttal to his State of the Union address Thursday evening, the AP reports. The first-term Alabama Republican, the...

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