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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One on Jan. 27. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

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Trump heads into State of the Union after list of recent setbacks

Some Republicans have pushed back after high court nixed tariffs

By John T. Bennett
Posted February 23, 2026 at 1:56pm

President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress in the House chamber of the Capitol on March 4, 2025.

White House

Trump speech expected to be heavy on politics, lower on policy

By John T. Bennett
Posted February 20, 2026 at 1:01pm
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters Saturday at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., following U.S. military actions in Venezuela. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)

White House

Trump: US will ‘run’ Venezuela after military mission to nab Maduro

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 3, 2026 at 1:58pm
President Donald Trump attends a meeting of his Cabinet at the White House on Dec. 2.

White House

New year, same problems for Trump with control of Congress on the line in 2026

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 17, 2025 at 1:45pm
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., speaks during a news conference outside USDA headquarters in Washington. A banner depicting President Donald Trump hangs behind him.

Trump allies see no need for bill weighing in on ballroom

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 3, 2025 at 12:12pm
A rendering of President Donald Trump's proposed 90,000-square-feet White House ballroom is displayed in the Oval Office on Oct. 22.

Murray vows to fight taxpayer dollars funding Trump’s East Wing project

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 28, 2025 at 2:51pm
Heavy equipment demolishes a portion of the White House East Wing on Oct. 21 in preparation for construction of a new ballroom.

Taxpayers will pay plenty over the years for Trump’s massive ballroom, experts say

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 27, 2025 at 3:33pm
In this aerial view, Waymo self-driving vehicles charge at a station in Santa Monica, Calif., on May 14.

Lawmakers want driverless vehicle rules in transportation bill

By Valerie Yurk
Posted September 22, 2025 at 6:45am, Updated September 23, 2025 at 5:00pm
President Donald Trump conducts a news conference Aug. 11 to announce the federal government will take control of the Metropolitan Police Department and use the National Guard to fight crime in Washington, D.C. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Attorney General Pamela Bondi also appear.

Trump used lawmakers’ break to fill out a loaded congressional to-do list

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 3, 2025 at 6:00am
President Donald Trump speaks to the media during a visit to The People's House: A White House Experience Aug. 22, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Trump to ask Congress for $2 billion to fix ‘hellhole’ DC

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 22, 2025 at 12:38pm