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Topic: State of the Union

Robert De Niro speaks outside of Manhattan Criminal Court during Donald Trump's criminal trial in May 2024 (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

De Niro skewers Trump at SOTU rival

Brian Karem
US Representatives Ilhan Omar, Democrat from Minnesota, and Rashida Tlaib, Democrat from Michigan, look on as President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 24, 2026. (Photo by Mandel Ngan/Getty Images)

Trump: Omar, Tlaib are "lunatics"

Alex Galbraith
Donald Trump's State of the Union dazzled right-wing media, but it also exposed the limits of his MAGA vision (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump woos MAGA media with bigoted SOTU

Sophia Tesfaye
Democrats were divided in their responses to Trump's State of the Union (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

SOTU exposes Democrats' biggest problem

Jason Kyle Howard
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President Donald J. Trump delivers the first State of the Union address of his second term to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. (Pool photo by Kenny Holston/The New York Times.) (Kenny Holston-Pool/Getty Images)

Trump hides in plain sight at the SOTU

Amanda Marcotte
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger waits to speak at a canvass launch event on November 02, 2025 in Lake Ridge, Virginia. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Spanberger slams Trump on affordability

Alex Galbraith
US President Donald Trump concludes his remarks during the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 24, 2026. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/GETTY IMAGES)

Trump attacks "crazy" Dems in SOTU

Alex Galbraith
U.S. Rep. Al Green (D-TX) protests as President Donald Trump arrives to deliver the State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress at the Capitol on February 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump delivered his address days after the Supreme Court struck down the administration's tariff strategy, and amid a U.S. military buildup in the Persian Gulf threatening Iran. (Photo by Kenny Holston/Getty Images)

Green protests Trump ape clip at SOTU

Alex Galbraith
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Gold medalist Hilary Knight #21 of Team United States celebrates after the medal ceremony for Women's Ice Hockey after the Women's Gold Medal match between the United States and Canada on day 13 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on February 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

Team USA declines Trump SOTU invite

Alex Galbraith
President Donald Trump gives a speech in Georgia, previewing his State of the Union message. (SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

What Trump won’t say in his SOTU speech

Brian Karem
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a Cabinet meeting on Oct. 9, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Kelly: Hegseth's double-tap a war crime

Alex Galbraith
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) speaks onstage during the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 19, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Crockett roasts MTG over retirement

Alex Galbraith
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Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo speaks at a press conference in Sanford, Florida. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/Getty Images)

Florida vax mandate ban based on vibes

Alex Galbraith
Democratic vice presidential candidate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, speaks during a debate at the CBS Broadcast Center on October 1, 2024 in New York City. This is expected to be the only vice presidential debate of the 2024 general election. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Walz bashes Harris over "told you so"

Alex Galbraith
Protesters hold signs in solidarity with the American Federation of Government Employees of District 14 at a rally in support of federal workers at the Office of Personnel Management in Washington, DC, March 4, 2025. (ALEX WROBLEWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Federal workers to America: You're next

Russell Payne
Former Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Thomas Homan speaks at the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 17, 2024. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Homan suggests AOC could face charges

Alex Galbraith
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US President Joe Biden takes a phone call as he walks to board Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 16, 2024. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

CNN guest: Joe Biden should resign now

Hanh Nguyen
US President Joe Biden delivers his annual State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the Capital building on March 7, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Shawn Thew - Pool/Getty Images)

Did Biden's killer SOTU turn the tide?

Chauncey DeVega
Jon Stewart on "The Daily Show" (Comedy Central)

Stewart mocks Britt's "terrible" speech

Nardos Haile
Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) walks to a luncheon with Senate Republicans at the U.S. Capitol Building on February 27, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

GOP "losing it" over Britt "disaster"

Tatyana Tandanpolie
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US President Joe Biden departs after delivering his State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 7, 2024. (SHAWN THEW/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Biden knocks out GOP with surprise hit

Heather Digby Parton
Former President Donald Trump signs autographs with Secretary of State David Scanlan after signing papers to be on the 2024 Republican presidential primary ballot at the New Hampshire Statehouse on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, in Concord, NH. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

The state of Trump accountability

Norman Eisen
President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 7, 2024. ( SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Biden vows to restore abortion rights

Kelly McClure
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on February 7, 2023 in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. (Jacquelyn Martin-Pool/Getty Images)

Biden's SOTU is a historic challenge

Brian Karem
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