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Spanberger to hit on affordability in Democrats’ State of the Union response

(WASHINGTON) -- Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger, a rising star in the Democratic Party who captured the governor's office last year by a large margin, will deliver the Democrats' response Tuesday night to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address, focusing on affordability and ...
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Exclusive: No. 2 House Democrat to skip Trump’s State of the Union address

(WASHINGTON) -- House Minority Whip Katherine Clark told ABC News she will not attend President Donald Trump's State of the Union address on Tuesday night, making her the highest-ranking House Democrat to skip the event."And let me tell you why," Clark told ABC's Linsey ...
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Investors brace for a State of the Union speech that may fuel anxiety

By Suzanne McGee and Laura Matthews PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island/NEW YORK, Feb 24 (Reuters) - The State of the Union speech from President Donald Trump on Tuesday evening comes at a pivotal point for investors, sideswiped by market turbulence in recent months and craving stability. Days after ...
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US senators back Ukraine ahead of major Trump speech, text shows

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - A group of Democratic and Republican U.S. senators will introduce a resolution on Tuesday supporting Ukraine as it battles Russian invaders, hours before President Donald Trump was due to make his nationally televised State of the Union ...
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Mayra Flores fights to reclaim a Rio Grande Valley seat in Congress as Trump backs a rival

HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) - Only about a dozen people were in a side room of a barbeque joint in Texas' Rio Grande Valley when Mayra Flores arrived. The former Republican congresswoman was given just one minute to say why she should be sent back ...
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US halts plan for ICE facility in New Hampshire, governor says

WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - The Trump administration has scrapped plans for an immigration detention facility in Merrimack, New Hampshire, the state's Republican governor said on Tuesday, as localities grapple with a surge in planned detention centers nationwide. "The Department of Homeland Security will ...
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State of the Union: Trump expected to tout achievements ahead of midterms 

(WASHINGTON) -- When President Donald Trump delivers the first State of the Union address of his second term Tuesday night -- it will be a chance to make the case for his sweeping policy goals directly to millions of Americans -- ahead of November's ...
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Trump pushes back on reports top military adviser warned of Iran-related risks to US troops

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump has pushed back against news reports that his top military adviser, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine, privately cautioned that if Trump ordered a U.S. military strike on Iran, a lack of critical munitions and support from allies could ...
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Trump’s new tariffs shift focus to balance of payments; economists see no crisis

(Resends to fix formatting error) By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder Feb 24 - President Donald Trump's promised temporary 15% tariffs to replace those struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court are meant to resolve a problem that many economists say does not exist: a U.S. ...
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Analysis-Trump’s economic agenda has delivered on some promises, missed on others

By Ann Saphir Feb 24 (Reuters) - Over a year into Donald Trump's second presidential term, his suite of sweeping economic policy changes has delivered on some promises and fallen short on others, leaving American households and businesses with a mixed bag that includes strong ...
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State of the Union could be Trump’s best chance to sell voters on Iran plans

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Tuesday's State of the Union address provides President Donald Trump with a nationally televised opportunity to persuade skeptical American voters to rally behind his threatened strikes against Iran over its nuclear program. Advisers have urged Trump to focus ...
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US Senate Democrats introduce bill to force refunds of Trump tariffs deemed illegal

By David Lawder WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - A group of 22 U.S. Senate Democrats on Monday introduced legislation that would require President Donald Trump's administration to fully refund within 180 days all of the revenue, with interest, collected from tariffs struck down by the ...
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