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Trump speech live updates: Latest on president's address tonight; where to watch

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76% : Trump has been a staunch supporter of American manufacturing and has made it a centerpiece of his America First foreign policy.
69% : If history holds true, Trump will speak for around an hour to an hour and twenty minutes tonight when he addresses Congress for the first time of his second term.
67% : "Elena Hung's courageous daughter, Xiomara, was born with a number of serious medical conditions and is thriving today as a result of access to quality health care - including Medicaid," Pelosi said in a statement.
67% : Trump is expected to tout Musk and DOGE's work during his joint address on Tuesday evening. - Riley Beggin Zelenskyy offers to work with Trump on peace deal Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday in a social media post he is ready to work with President Donald Trump on a peace deal with Russia after the two men reached an impasse in a heated, high-profile Oval Office meeting Friday.
61% : But if you live in other time zones, here's what you need to know: He'll start his address at 8 p.m. CST, 7 p.m. MST and 6 p.m. PST. - Marina Pitofsky Trump to give speech amid growing economic concerns, tumbling stock market Anxiety about the state of the economy and inflation under Biden helped catapult Trump back to the White House.
60% : Trump wrote on Truth Social. - Bart Jansen and Erin Mansfield Trump immigration policy 'something to celebrate': aide President Donald Trump accomplished the biggest turnaround in immigration policy in history by strengthening enforcement along the border and tracking down migrants who are in the country without legal authorization, according to a White House official.
60% : "From our economic security to our national security, we've got to chart a way forward that actually improves people's lives in the country we all love, and I'm looking forward to laying that out," she said. - Kinsey Crowley Democrats warn of potential shutdown over GOP spending disputes The head of the House Democratic Caucus, Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., told reporters Tuesday that Democrats don't have the power to shut down government, but said disputes over Republican spending plans with President Donald Trump could lead to a shutdown on March 14.The House GOP narrowly approved a spending blueprint to cut government spending with the goal of approving Trump's proposed tax cuts.
59% : " - Deborah Barfield Berry Elon Musk to meet with House Republicans Wednesday House Speaker Mike Johnson sent House Republicans an email Tuesday inviting them to a meeting with Elon Musk at the Capitol on Wednesday night to discuss "the ongoing work of the Department of Government Efficiency.
59% : "However, it is important to have a strong, determined and dignified Democratic presence in the chamber.'' House Democrats, meanwhile, are planning other events, including press conferences and hearings, throughout the week to push back on some of Trump's policies, including proposed cuts to Medicaid.
58% : But as he prepares to give his first joint address to Congress Tuesday night, Trump will face a nation starting to grow skeptical of his ability to achieve one of his core campaign promises ‒ lowering their cost of living.
54% : Trump is set to address Congress on Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET.
53% : White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump will touch on the economy in his speech and changes his administration has implemented "to end inflation for all Americans.
52% : The moves have been steered by the Department of Government Efficiency led by billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk. - Joey Garrison Protester at Capitol criticizes Republicans ahead of Trump's joint address Just hours before Trump was scheduled to deliver his joint address to lawmakers, Andrea Wilson, a 63-year-old retiree, was pacing back and forth in front of the Capitol with a sign that had billionaire Elon Musk's face on it.
52% : Trump said Tuesday afternoon that he would respond to any increases in Canadian tariffs with tariffs of the same amount.
51% : That 2019 speech put him within spitting distance of the longest address to Congress by a president in modern times, which was President Bill Clinton's final State of the Union in 2000, which lasted one hour, 28 minutes and 49 seconds. - Sarah D. Wire Trump forgoes post-speech barnstorm, sends VP Vance out instead Trump will give the customary speech tonight, but there's one tradition he's bucking: a post-address publicity tour.
51% : Trump is expected to use his speech to defend his efforts to dismantle the federal government including laying off tens of thousands of recently hired or promoted probationary workers.
51% : "At a time when Medicaid is under assault by those who seek to give tax breaks to billionaires and big corporations, I am honored that Xiomara's story will be told through Elena's attendance as my guest to this year's address to a joint session of Congress.
51% : The vice chair of the Democratic Caucus, Rep. Ted Lieu of California, said inflation has increased and consumer confidence is down since Trump took office.
47% : The 2025 designated survivor hasn't been confirmed yet. - Marina Pitofsky When is Trump's speech? EST to CST and other time zones Trump is set to speak at 9 p.m. EST.
44% : "We do not have the votes to keep government open," he added, referring to Democrats.- Bart Jansen Preview of what's to come? "I will tell it like it is," Trump promised late Tuesday morning in a message on social media.
43% : " - Joey Garrison Trump administration revises directive on firing federal workers Ahead of Trump's joint address to Congress, the Trump administration informed federal departments Tuesday that any firings of their probationary workers are up to the agencies themselves in an update to its policy after a federal judge last week paused recent mass terminations.
40% : " "Our focus remains on driving down the high cost of living for everyday Americans and pushing back against the far-right extremism that Republicans have unleashed on the country,'' Jeffries wrote. - Deborah Barfield Berry Trudeau: Trump justification for tariffs 'completely bogus' Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday his country would hit back hard against U.S. tariffs, but it isn't clear what President Donald Trump wanted to accomplish.
40% : Trump is expected to tout his tough immigration policy during his speech to Congress.
40% : Though an official guest list has not yet been released, one of Trump's guests will be Frank Líma, a Los Angeles City fire captain who led crews fighting the massive Los Angeles fires in January, said Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif. - Natalie Neysa Alund, Javier Zarracina and George Petras Why isn't Trump's speech a State of the Union address? Since Trump was sworn in less than two months ago, his speech won't technically be a State of the Union address.
39% : - Erin Mansfield House Democrats say Trump can't escape bad record in first month House Democrats told reporters Tuesday they would focus on the economy and health care in contrasting their vision for America with President Donald Trump's speech to Congress.
38% : " "The House as an institution belongs to the American people, and as their representatives, we will not be run off the block or bullied," he wrote. - Sudiksha Kochi Pelosi to promote Medicaid with guest at Trump's speech The former House speaker, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said her guest at President Donald Trump's speech to Congress would be a woman whose daughter relies on Medicaid.
33% : Among the White House's guests this year are the family of Corey Comperatore, who was killed during an assassination attempt on Trump assassination at a campaign rally last summer in Butler, Pa.
31% : Her death inspired the Laken Riley Act, the first bill Trump signed into law after returning to office.
30% : But Democrats contend $880 billion in cuts targeted for the Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees Medicaid and Medicare, could lead to reduced health for lower-income Americans and retirees, which Republicans deny.
26% : Among the first family's guest list are relatives of Corey Comperatore, a 50-year-old firefighter shot and killed during an attempted assassination on Trump in July, as well as Laken Riley, a 22-year-old Georgia nursing student killed by an undocumented Venezuelan immigrant.
26% : Trump imposed the 25% tariff on Canadian imports by saying the country wasn't doing enough to halt fentanyl trafficking.
24% : " Her sign was referencing Musk's campaign to slash government spending, with critics raising concerns that his cuts could target Medicare and Social Security.
24% : Trump responded on his social media platform to criticism of his tariffs, which went into effect in the early morning against key countries including Canada and Mexico.
19% : While Trump is only six weeks into his second term, the president has teed up tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada, fired thousands of federal workers as part of a campaign to cut government spending and berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office.
19% : Trump announced late Monday he would stop supplying Ukraine with U.S. weapons.
18% : Trump will deliver his remarks in the House chamber, the same room where just four years ago, fearful lawmakers ducked for cover as a mob of his supporters rampaged through the Capitol to stop the certification of the 2020 election, which he lost to Democrat Joe Biden.

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