Trump’s 2026 SOTU: Economy, Borders and Iran Take Center Stage

Live updates frame President Trump’s 2026 State of the Union as a test-bed for a Republican midterm message, focusing on an alleged economy boost from tax cuts, a hard line on immigration and threats or actions toward Iran, while Democrats push to reopen DHS funding and address affordability. The speech also revisits tariffs (recent court ruling against them) and features a mix of claimed successes and contentious points that fact-checkers flag, with Spanberger delivering the Democratic rebuttal from Colonial Williamsburg and Padilla offering a Spanish-language response. Guests include Olympic hockey figures and Epstein survivors, all against a backdrop of polling that shows many Americans remain uneasy about the economy.