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President Donald Trump was expected to deliver a lengthy State of the Union address Tuesday evening, with some reports suggesting he'll remain on the floor for about three hours.

Trump's speech will likely touch on several key themes, including boasts of a roaring economy despite polling suggesting Americans feel the opposite. Trump's nationwide immigration crackdown is also expected to be a central topic, along with national security and foreign policy matters as the president threatens war with Iran.

'Wasn't even thinking about her': MAGA lawmakers shade former colleague at SOTU

WASHINGTON A pair of MAGA lawmakers shaded one of their former colleagues at President Donald Trump's State of the Union address on Tuesday night.

Raw Story asked MAGA Reps. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) and Byron Donalds (R-FL) whether they were missing former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) ahead of the speech. Greene made a name for herself at former President Joe Biden's State of the Union addresses by heckling the former president.

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CNN warns of 'unscripted' fury from Trump at SOTU: 'Is he going to contain his anger?'

CNN anchors Jake Tapper and Kasie Hunt signaled that President Donald Trump could go off script — and express his frustration — during his highly anticipated State of the Union address Tuesday night in Washington, D.C.

Trump was expected to give a lengthy speech amid growing concerns among Americans over his priorities and mounting dissatisfaction with his first year in office ahead of the midterm elections. Trump has also been dealt a major blow after the Supreme Court last week struck down his tariffs, something he has continued to show growing anger over.

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MAGA will 'get their clocks cleaned' in November — then face arrest: senator

Democrats are on track for a blowout win in the fall, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) told MS NOW's Chris Murphy ahead of President Donald Trump's first State of the Union Address of his second term — and they plan to use it to get justice and accountability.

"You know, we were saying earlier that the sort of context here is so different from a year ago because of the political situation the president finds himself in, which is way, way, way weaker than it was a year ago," said anchor Chris Hayes. "And I'm curious, as you look at the trajectory of the last year, how you understand the deterioration of his political standing in sort of three different lanes of decisions."

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'Is he paying attention?' WSJ editors rip Trump's oblivious health official

The Wall Street Journal's conservative editorial board ripped President Donald Trump's Food and Drug Administration leader in a new editorial on Tuesday.

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said Monday that his office is pursuing a new way to provide more flexible reviews of drugs used to treat rare diseases. However, the Journal's editors argued that the idea seems to fly in the face of the FDA's mission.

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Bizarre SOTU 'leak' sparks frenzied fears of new 'TrumpScan' social media monitoring

The internet erupted Tuesday after an anonymous post on X contained a baseless claim that it obtained a "leaked draft" of President Donald Trump's State of the Union address just before the president was set to speak directly to the nation — casting serious skepticism among people who read it.

The X account Rogue WH Snr Advisor shared an image of the purported "leaked" draft that included claims that Trump had planned to create a new system to rate people for their "loyalty."

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'Alarms': Trump's bank order plan sends financial institutions into panic mode

President Donald Trump has alarmed banks after floating his latest executive order idea, according to a new report.

The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday that the Trump administration is considering issuing an executive order requiring banks to collect citizenship information from customers. It is part of the administration's broader push to crack down on illegal immigration and would require banks to verify customers' passports and other legal documents to maintain their accounts.

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Top general's 'rankling' of Trump proves insiders now fear the nation is in peril: expert

President Donald Trump has long been posturing toward military action in Iran — but one of his top generals pumped the brakes on the whole thing, enraging him, Slate reported on Tuesday.

"The military warning — first reported in the Washington Post, then confirmed in the New York Times — must be particularly rankling," wrote Fred Kaplan. "According to the reports, in a recent White House meeting with many top officials present, Gen. Dan Caine — whom Trump selected, and has since highly lauded, as chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff — said that a shortage of munitions and the absence of any allies would make a prolonged war with Iran very difficult."

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'I'm very concerned': Marco Rubio triggers alarms of 'war' from intel lawmakers

Secretary of State Marco Rubio held an unusual briefing on Tuesday that raised concerns among intel lawmakers over whether the U.S. may launch military attacks on Iran.

Rubio's private meeting was held virtually just hours before President Donald Trump's State of the Union address and included both Senate and House lawmakers, including high-ranking members of the House and Senate Intelligence Committees, Politico reported. The move has raised questions over the Trump administration's decision to take military action in the Middle East.

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MAGA fumes at 'evil' Candace Owens over new 'investigation' into Erika Kirk

Fans of President Donald Trump's MAGA movement melted down on Tuesday after a popular right-wing podcaster debuted a trailer for her new investigative series.

Candace Owens published a trailer of her latest series, "Bride of Charlie," on Tuesday, which is billed as an investigation into the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk's widow, Erika. The teaser features clips of Erika Kirk speaking about her late husband's death at multiple events, and also makes references to "Zionists" and Israel, whom Owens has baselessly accused of killing Kirk.

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House lawmaker reported journalist to Capitol Police

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) reported a journalist who visited her campaign office to the Capitol Police for trespassing last month, Semafor reported on Tuesday.

Crockett, often hailed as a rising star in the Democratic Party due to her ability to tear down Republicans in committee hearings, is running in a closely-watched Democratic Senate primary against state Rep. James Talarico, a progressive Christian minister known for his bipartisan legislative record.

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Kash Patel's jet-setting hindered Charlie Kirk killing investigation: whistleblower

A whistleblower claimed Tuesday that FBI Director Kash Patel's personal use of the agency's plane delayed the bureau's investigation into the killing of MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk on a Utah college campus on Sept. 10, The New Republic reported.

"Sen. Dick Durbin says whistleblower has revealed 'in the immediate aftermath of the murder of Charlie Kirk, the FBI’s shooting reconstruction team was asked to fly to Utah to aid the investigation and process the scene. However, the team’s deployment was delayed by at least a day because of a Bureau plane and pilot shortage caused by the Director’s personal flights,'" CBS reporter Scott McFarlane wrote on X.

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Trump DOJ sharply rebuked by judge after seizing reporter's devices: 'Fox in the henhouse'

A Virginia federal judge delivered a sharp rebuke to the Justice Department on Tuesday, refusing to let prosecutors search through a Washington Post reporter's seized electronics and taking control of the operation himself.

Magistrate Judge William Porter didn't mince words over the handing over of devices to government investigators.

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