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The Trump administration said it will withhold $259 million in Minnesota Medicaid payments amid alleged health-care fraud, signaling a broader crackdown in the election year and potentially extending scrutiny to other states.
Trump highlighted a GOP-created federal program, dubbed 'Trump accounts,' that would seed $1,000 per child born during his second term into investment accounts; the plan was added by last summer’s tax-and-spending law and is intended to promote saving for children.
President Donald Trump vented on Truth Social after Robert De Niro criticized him at a 'State of the Swamp' counter-event, calling Omar and Tlaib 'lunatics' who should be deported; De Niro said he felt betrayed by his country, urging a return to core values. Trump responded with insults toward De Niro and reiterated attacks on the Democratic lawmakers, illustrating the sharp exchanges that followed the counter-programming around Trump’s State of the Union address.
US women's hockey captain Hilary Knight condemned Donald Trump’s joking invitation of the women’s team to the State of the Union after the men’s team won Olympic gold, saying the remark was distasteful and overshadowed the teams’ success. Knight and peers stressed mutual support between the men’s and women’s squads, while the women’s team declined Trump’s invitation due to scheduling and commitments.
Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos will meet at the White House on Thursday to discuss Netflix’s bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery amid a heated bidding fight with Paramount and ongoing DOJ antitrust scrutiny. President Trump has pressured Netflix to fire board member Susan Rice, a former Biden adviser, a move Sarandos downplayed as a business matter; it’s unclear if he’ll meet Trump. Paramount’s higher bid could force Netflix to raise its offer, while Netflix declined to comment.
Surgeon general nominee Casey Means faced questions from the Senate Health Committee about her views on vaccines, pesticides, and RFK Jr.’s vaccine stance, while lawmakers scrutinized her past business ties and potential conflicts of interest as they weigh her nomination.
Jimmy Kimmel roasted Donald Trump’s State of the Union address in a biting late-night monologue, calling the speech rambling and accusing the president of censorship, sending goons to arrest and kill American citizens, and enriching himself while neglecting health care and social needs.
In his State of the Union address, Trump floated a major new federal-style retirement benefit for roughly 54 million private-sector workers, but the White House lacks the legal authority to enact it and experts are skeptical about the proposed legislation.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio travels to St. Kitts and Nevis for a regional summit to emphasize the Trump administration’s focus on the Western Hemisphere, even as Middle East tensions over Iran loom in the background following the U.S. military’s capture of Nicolás Maduro last month.
U.S. Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) was escorted out of the State of the Union minutes after President Trump arrived for holding a sign reading “BLACK PEOPLE AREN’T APES!”—a line tied to a Trump-shared video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes—highlighting race and protest during the address.
Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert mocked Donald Trump’s 108-minute State of the Union address, calling it rambling and fearmongering while skewering policy pitches and censorship. Jimmy Fallon also weighed in on The Tonight Show, joking that the speech amounted to two hours of self-promotion. The hosts’ monologues framed the address as a chaotic spectacle and a ongoing narrative in U.S. politics.
Democrats staged competing counter-programming to Trump’s State of the Union, with Abigail Spanberger delivering the official rebuttal focused on affordability while other groups and lawmakers held parallel events, underscoring a party divided on messaging ahead of the midterms.
President Trump honored the U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team during the State of the Union, praising their gold medal and saying goalie Connor Hellebuyck will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom; he also referenced inviting the women’s team to the White House, though they did not attend due to scheduling. About 20 members of the men’s team attended a Washington Oval Office event after returning from Milan, with several players not present at the speech, and the group entered the House Chamber later to a standing ovation.
During Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, Texas Rep. Al Green was escorted out after holding a sign reading “Black People Aren’t Apes!” in protest of a racist AI video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama that Trump had posted; House Republicans tried to shield the moment as security led Green from the chamber. Green said he would protest again to denounce the behavior, while the White House later removed the clip and Trump declined to apologize.
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.