Welcome to Tuesday’s Washington Secrets, which brings you a State of the Union preview. We explain why you need a subpoena to get Donald Trump’s chief speechwriter to spill the beans on his process. We also run the rule over the Democratic response and take a look at the odds of the president saying “discombobulator” […]
Lawmakers aren’t the only ones who will share some of the limelight Tuesday night at President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address back in office. So too will hundreds of guests brought by administration officials and members of Congress, offering a window into the subtle political statements made by Republicans and Democrats ahead […]
President Donald Trump is delivering a high-profile address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday evening, though many lawmakers will not be in attendance due to their opposition to the White House. When Trump opens his 2026 State of the Union speech at 9 p.m. EST, the Supreme Court justices and senior military leaders […]
A manhunt is underway in western Mexico after at least 23 inmates escaped during a riot at a prison in Puerto Vallarta following the killing of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, nicknamed “El Mencho,” the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. The jailbreak unfolded early Sunday at the Centro Integral de Justicia Regional when a group […]
Today co-host Savannah Guthrie posted a video on social media offering a $1 million reward for the “miracle” recovery of Nancy Guthrie on day 24 of her disappearance. In an emotional plea, Savannah Guthrie acknowledged that her mother may already be dead, but said her family would accept that outcome. However, the popular celebrity said […]
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department pushed back against reports on Monday that a suspect in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie approached her home the day before she vanished. Multiple outlets report that the photos and videos released by the FBI of the suspect caught on Gurthrie’s doorbell camera were taken on two separate days, rather […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s (D-CA) office gave an expletive-laced response on Monday to a reporter who asked about the governor’s dyslexia diagnosis and backlash over allegedly racist comments. During the press interaction, a reporter asked the governor’s communications team a follow-up question about Newsom using the diagnosis to hit back at critics and whether or not […]
A video of New York Police Department officers getting pelted with snowballs by residents went viral Monday evening, and critics are blaming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s anti-police rhetoric. The video circulating on social media shows a group of people in Washington Square Park engaging in what began as a spontaneous snowball fight after […]
President Donald Trump will face the Supreme Court justices who handed him the most significant legal loss of his presidency when he delivers his first formal State of the Union address of his second term on Tuesday. The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Friday that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not authorize the […]
The March 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in three days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of each month, but March’s payment will go out on Feb. 27, since March 1 falls on a Sunday this year. When the first of the month […]
