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Germany's Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) speaks during a press statement before his departure for China, in Brandenburg, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP)

German leader arrives in China to press for fair trade and help ending Ukraine war

Wednesday, February 25

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is meeting Chinese leaders to press for fairer trade rules and more help in ending the war in Ukraine

Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives before President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Rubio flies into the Caribbean for talks with leaders unsettled by Trump policies

11:11 PM on Tuesday, February 24

Secretary of State Marco Rubio flies into the Caribbean country of St. Kitts and Nevis for talks with regional leaders who are unsettled about Trump administration policies

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Eric Slover receives a Medal of Honor during President Donald Trump's State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Army pilot wounded in Maduro raid gets Congressional Medal of Honor during Trump's speech

11:10 PM on Tuesday, February 24

A helicopter pilot wounded in the raid that captured then-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has received the Congressional Medal of Honor during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address

West Virginia National Guard Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe receive the Purple Heart as his mother, Melody, watches during President Donald Trump's State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump honors National Guard members shot in Washington

10:33 PM on Tuesday, February 24

President Donald Trump has presented the Purple Heart medal during his State of the Union Address and honored two National Guard members who were shot while patrolling in Washington last year

Trump breaks record for longest State of the Union, speaking for more than 1 hour and 41 minutes

9:54 PM on Tuesday, February 24

Trump breaks record for longest State of the Union, speaking for more than 1 hour and 41 minutes

People hold signs across the street from the Eldon B. Mahon U.S. Courthouse during a trial for nine people connected to a 2025 shooting outside an ICE detention facility Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Trial begins for group accused of antifa links in shooting at Texas immigration detention center

9:23 PM on Tuesday, February 24

Federal prosecutors are describing those who participated in a July 4 gathering outside a Texas immigration detention center that left a police officer wounded as antifa members intent on a “violent campaign” to influence U.S. policy

FILE - Immigrants play soccer at a new U.S. government holding center for migrant children, in Carrizo Springs, Texas, July 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Legal advocates seek to halt CBP policy pressuring unaccompanied children to self-deport

9:07 PM on Tuesday, February 24

Legal advocates are asking a judge to stop U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents from urging unaccompanied immigrant children to voluntarily deport themselves

President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, as Vice President JD Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., listen. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Photos of President Donald Trump's State of the Union address

8:45 PM on Tuesday, February 24

FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2017, photo, Andrei Lankov, a North Korea expert at Kookmin University answers a reporter's question during an interview in Seoul, South Korea. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

Prominent Russian scholar of North Korea says he was expelled from Latvia following detention

8:41 PM on Tuesday, February 24

Andrei Lankov, a prominent Russian scholar on North Korea who teaches at a Seoul university, says he was expelled from Latvia after being detained during a lecture in the country’s capital

President Donald Trump begins delivering State of the Union address

8:12 PM on Tuesday, February 24

President Donald Trump begins delivering State of the Union address

FILE - Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes speaks to reporters as Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield listens outside the Supreme Court, on Nov. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

States sue Trump administration over changes to childhood vaccine recommendations

3:40 PM on Tuesday, February 24

More than a dozen states are suing the Trump administration over its changes to vaccine recommendations for children

Authorities investigate the scene after reports that a person fatally stabbed multiple people on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, in Gig Harbor, Wash. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)

Man fatally stabs 4 people in Washington state as deputies head to serve him a restraining order

2:53 PM on Tuesday, February 24

Authorities say a man fatally stabbed four people in Washington state as sheriff's deputies were on their way to deliver him a domestic violence protection order

Members of the United States' hockey team attend as President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

US men's hockey team feted at State of the Union; Trump says women's team will be honored 'soon'

1:45 PM on Tuesday, February 24

The gold medal-winning U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team has visited President Donald Trump at the White House and later received about a 2-minute bipartisan standing ovation during his State of the Union address

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, walk out of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, to travel to the U.S. Capitol where he will deliver the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

The Latest: Trump lays out his midterm agenda at the State of the Union

11:23 AM on Tuesday, February 24

President Donald Trump’s State of the Union has given his State of the Union address

Members of the Congress give a standing ovation as President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (Jessica Koscielniak/Pool Photo via AP)

Takeaways from Trump's address: Sales mode on economy, heavy on patriotism, dark turn on Democrats

9:32 AM on Tuesday, February 24

President Trump has used his State of the Union address to sell a booming America, even as voters worry about the economy

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivers the Democratic response to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, in Williamsburg, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, Pool)

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger questions whether Americans feel the ‘golden age’ Trump describes

7:07 AM on Tuesday, February 24

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger offered a sharp contrast to President Donald Trump’s depiction of the nation as being in a “golden age” during his State of the Union address

FILE - Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins arrives before Ireland's Prime Minister Michael Martin and President Donald Trump speak during an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, file)

From Cabinet secretary to doomsday president: What being the designated survivor is like

6:00 AM on Tuesday, February 24

The designated survivor for a president's address to Congress starts the day as a Cabinet secretary and ends it that way, too, God willing

President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (Jessica Koscielniak/Pool Photo via AP)

FACT FOCUS: A look at Trump's false and misleading claims in his State of the Union speech

11:10 PM on Monday, February 23

President Donald Trump has spent the last year boasting of his accomplishments while mocking the record of his predecessor, Joe Biden

President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Trump makes the case for his foreign policy approach at State of the Union

11:08 PM on Monday, February 23

President Donald Trump has made the case for his foreign policy efforts to Americans who are increasingly demonstrating uneasiness about his priorities

President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Trump uses longest-ever State of the Union to try to convince voters that US is 'winning so much'

11:03 PM on Monday, February 23

President Donald Trump has used a record-length State of the Union to argue that the country is “winning” under his leadership, even as his approval ratings slide

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