Trump says affordability crisis is over. Voters and data disagree

Despite claims, polls and economists say tariffs and structural pressures keep US households under strain

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Seth Meyers on Trump’s State of the Union address: ‘A vehicle to attack anyone who doesn’t bend the knee’

Late-night hosts discussed the response to the long-winded speech and suspicious redactions from the Epstein files

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Disabled activist and guest of Ilhan Omar says she did not intend to disrupt State of the Union https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/26/aliya-rahman-sotu-ilhan-omar #StateOfTheUnionAddress #IlhanOmar #UsPolitics #UsNews
Disabled activist and guest of Ilhan Omar says she did not intend to disrupt State of the Union

Before arrest at US House chamber Tuesday, Aliya Rahman had only a month earlier been dragged from her car by ICE

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“‘…he might be worth listening to. Even if you think he’ll only tell us lies. Because sometimes, sir, the way people tell you lies, if they tell you enough lies, well, they sort of…show you what shape the truth is, sir.'”
Terry Pratchett; Monstrous Regiment
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Ilhan Omar guest arrested for standing at Trump’s State of the Union address

Aliya Rahman, who was dragged out of her car in January by agents, arrested for ‘refusing to obey orders’ to sit down

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Trump demands that Iran promise never to build a nuclear weapon in State of the Union address

President Trump pressed the Iranian government to reach a deal on its nuclear program during his State of…
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Trump delivered the longest State of the Union in history … and ran out of steam | Ted Widmer https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/25/trump-state-of-the-union-address-review #StateOfTheUnionAddress #DonaldTrump #UsPolitics #UsNews
Trump delivered the longest State of the Union address in history … and ran out of steam

The State of the Union address has been in decline for decade as a TV spectacle, and Trump likely hastened that trend

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‘Nobel prize for fiction’: Trump’s State of the Union provokes polarized reactions

Democrats accuse president’s address of litany of lies as Republicans hail his bullish claims about year back in office

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