President Trump blasted Democratic politicians who declined to endorse his State of the Union message that the "first duty" of the US government is to protect American citizens over illegal migrants. "One of the great things about the State of the Union is how it gives Americans the chance to see clearly what their representatives really believe," Trump said during his Tuesday night remarks in the House chamber. "So tonight, I'm inviting every legislator to join with my administration in reaffirming a fundamental principle. If you agree with this statement, then stand up and show your support: The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens." Duly cued, Republicans led by Vice President JD Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) rose to their feet while scores of Democrats remained firmly seated.
Jeffrey Epstein hired private investigators to hide computers and photographs in secret storage lockers across the US to prevent authorities from gathering evidence contained in them.
Jeffrey Epstein Receiving Legal Advice From His Ivy League Lawyer
Zachariah A. Meyers (18), president of his senior class and member of the boys varsity volleyball team, is facing 304 criminal charges including trafficking in minors, child pornography, sexual extortion, and related blasphemies.
Video of Suspect Being Arrested
Five people are dead in Key Peninsula, Washington following a stabbing spree at a home Tuesday morning involving the suspect who county deputies were about to serve with an Order of Protection.
Washington State statistics
"I wish we had more detailed steps to take," a Republican strategist said.
Agents with the FBI's elite evidence response team were delayed in reaching the scene of a mass shooting at Brown University in December because there was no FBI plane available to take them to Rhode Island, according to three sources and a whistleblower's account newly provided to Congress. FBI Director Kash Patel was in south Florida at the time with one of the FBI's two available jets and had given an order to hold the other for another team that would not normally respond to the scene, according to the whistleblower and the sources. The evidence response team instead had to drive through the night amid a snowstorm to reach the university in Providence, Rhode Island, by 9 o'clock the next morning, according to the whistleblower's account.
David Ryan Winters (40) was sentenced to three years in federal prison for cyberstalking. For almost a decade, Winters stalked, harassed, and threatened gay men online in the Raleigh-Durham NC area.
David Ryan Winters is not a good human being
Fun was had by all, except maybe the cops.
If I watch the SOTU I'll be blackout drunk within 20 minutes. Read more
Feb 24th, 8:00 pm Eastern
MeidasTouch and MoveOn Civic Action host the People's State of the Union live from the National Mall in D.C.
Hosted by Katie Phang and Joy Reid, the event will feature lawmakers alongside federal workers, immigrants, and Americans impacted by Trump's policies.
The Trump administration is considering requiring banks to collect proof of citizenship, like passports, from its customers, people familiar with the talks told Semafor. The policy would be retroactive, which means banks would have to solicit documentation from current customers as well as future ones, the people said. REAL IDs, which do not prove citizenship, would not be considered eligible.
Governor Newsom tonight: "You would not know Kamala Harris without Willie Brown" Fact-check: TRUE
A dozen public health experts are arriving in South Carolina to help the state contain the largest U.S. measles outbreak in more than 30 years, but they're not coming from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In a now-deleted X post on Sunday, Sen. Mike Lee appeared to compare masks worn by ICE agents to those worn by cartels setting fire to a gas station in Mexico. The intrigue: The comparison directly " if temporarily " contradicted the Trump administration's defense of immigration agents' concealment of their identities during raids, arrests and other public actions. Driving the news: "Cartel hitmen wear masks," Lee wrote above a video showing three armed men, one masked, setting a gas station ablaze. "Leftists aren't complaining."
Recent policy changes and economic shifts have slashed 12 years off the projected life span of the trust fund that pays for Medicare Part A, according to a newly updated report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The Hospital Insurance (HI) Trust Fund is now slated to be entirely exhausted by 2040, even though the balance generally increases through 2031, as spending will begin to outstrip income in the following year. This rapid deterioration of Medicare's financial solvency represents a stark drop from the CBO's previous estimate, which was published just last year, in March 2025. The dramatically shortened timeline means future retirees could face significant cuts to vital health care services far sooner than previously anticipated
A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Americans can't sue the U.S. Postal Service, even when employees deliberately refuse to deliver mail. By a 5-4 vote, the justices ruled against a Texas landlord, Lebene Konan, who alleges her mail was intentionally withheld for two years. Konan, who is Black, claims racial prejudice played a role in postal employees' actions.
