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President Donald Trump shouted out a woman named Catherine Rayner during his State of the Union address, telling the audience that Rayner and her husband have been struggling to get pregnant and turned to in vitro fertilization. Because of the Trump administration's new deal with a pharmaceutical company, Rayner and her husband are receiving IVF medication at a reduced price, Trump said.

"We are all praying for you, and you're going to be a great mom," Trump said.

Trump, who has dubbed himself the "father of IVF," has been at odds with much of his anti-abortion party, who believe that life begins at conception and embryos created through IVF are unborn children. House Speaker Mike Johnson, sitting directly behind Trump during his address, was the lead advocate to strip a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act that would have expanded fertility coverage for military families.

As part of the Trump administration's efforts to lower fertility care costs, the president proposed a plan that would allow employers to offer fertility benefits like dental or vision insurance. But many fertility and reproductive health experts pointed out that the proposal does not mandate coverage, rendering it effectively useless.

“Instead of requiring IVF insurance coverage, these policy recommendations are shamefully narrow in scope, short on details, and continue to leave it up to employers to decide whether to cover this critical care," Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, said in October when Trump announced the proposal.

President Donald Trump, a man with a growing record of naming and renaming things after himself, claimed during his State of the Union address that he didn't come up with the name for Trump Accounts or TrumpRx.

"I didn't name it. I didn't. I did not name that," Trump said of Trump Accounts, a type of investment account for children. "Nobody believes me, but I didn't name it."

He made the same caveat while touting TrumpRx.gov, a government website for prescription drugs, about 10 minutes later in his speech.

"I didn't name that one either, by the way," the president claimed.

President Donald Trump honored two veterans in his State of the Union address on Tuesday.

“This will be a year to celebrate our country and the heroes who have kept it free,” Trump said before he praised 99-year-old George "Buddy" Taggart, who “ liberated the largest internment camp in the Philippines” during World War II.

“You're a brave man, and we salute you,” Trump said.

He also celebrated Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskan, who he said lifted 165 people to safety from a Texas flood. Trump awarded him the Legion of Merit for extraordinary heroism.

President Donald Trump slammed the Supreme Court justices during his State of the Union address for their "unfortunate involvement" in ending his tariff policy, calling it a "disappointing ruling."

Four of the court's nine justices were in the audience while Trump spoke, including Amy Coney Barrett. She and Neil Gorsuch, who was not in attendance Tuesday, were the two Trump nominees to vote against his tariff policy.

Chief Justice John Roberts, another conservative who voted to strike down the tariffs, was also in the chamber.

President Donald Trump claimed the U.S. women's hockey team, which just won gold at the Olympics, will "soon be coming to the White House."

Trump's claim comes after the team turned down his invitation to attend the State of the Union address, citing "previously scheduled academic and professional commitments."

Days earlier, Trump was widely slammed for remarks he made on a phone call with members of the U.S. men's hockey team after they won gold in a major upset against Canada.

“And we have to — I must tell you — we’re going to have to bring the women’s team,” Trump said, prompting the men's team to erupt in laughter. “[If I don’t] do that, I do believe I probably would be impeached, OK?”

Members of the men's team were in attendance at Tuesday's address.

Shortly after the start of his speech, President Donald Trump enthusiastically welcomed members of the men's U.S. Olympic hockey team, who won gold over the weekend in a game against Canada.

The crowd chanted "USA!" as some members of the team entered the chamber wearing red, white and blue sweaters and their gold medals.

In addition, Trump announced that Connor Hellebuyck, 32, would soon receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his performance at the 2026 Olympic Games.

Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison is attending President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday as a guest of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Graham posted on social media earlier.

Ellison’s invite comes as Paramount continues to spar with Netflix over the purchase of Warner Bros Discovery. Trump has said he “shouldn’t be involved” in the deal, but he reportedly met with Ellison earlier this month. On Saturday, he also threatened consequences against Netflix if they didn’t fire board member Susan Rice.

President Donald Trump started his State of the Union speech enumerating what he viewed as some of his administration's biggest achievements, and boasting that he had overseen a "turnaround for the ages."

He touted having "the most secure border in American history by far," took credit for lower gas prices and mortgage rates and proclaimed that he had "ended DEI in America."

"Nobody can believe what they're watching," Trump said.

Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) held a sign while attending the State of the Union address on Tuesday calling out a racist social media post President Donald Trump recently shared about former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama.

The video, which was widely condemned by Democrats and Republicans, depicted the Obamas as apes.

"Black people aren’t apes!” Green's sign read.

He was removed from the chamber shortly after by the Sergeant at Arms.

President Donald Trump has entered the House gallery where he'll begin delivering his State of the Union address shortly. He's shaking hands and posing for selfies with people as he walks in.

Just four of the Supreme Court's nine justices have entered the chamber for President Donald Trump's speech: John Roberts, Elena Kagan, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett.

Absent were Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, Neil Gorsuch and Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Barrett and Gorsuch -- both nominated to the court by Trump -- broke from the other conservative justices last week and voted to strike down Trump's tariffs, prompting the president to lash out at them.

“I don’t want to say whether I regret nominating them. I think their decision was terrible,” Trump said following the ruling.

Thirteen survivors of the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein's crimes will attend tonight's State of the Union as guests of Democratic lawmakers.

Earlier today, several of the women and family members of survivors spoke alongside members of the Democratic Women's Caucus in a press conference demanding transparency from the Trump administration with the Epstein files.

Just ahead of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, progressive groups and more than two dozen members of Congress kicked off their counter event on the National Mall – the “People’s State of the Union” – with enthusiasm and news that their gathering was already historic.

“We’re coming out swinging,” Katie Bethell, executive director of MoveOn, said to the crowd. “We’re making history with the largest organized boycott of any State of the Union, ever.”

More than 47,000 viewers were tuned in online as the event rolled on. Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) stood with others on a makeshift stage with Bethell, who spelled out why it’s important that Democrats skip Trump’s national address this year.

“We’re boycotting because we know Donald Trump’s State of the Union will bear no resemblance to what’s actually happening in this country today,” she said. “He will lie, distort and ignore the real stories.”

Trump isn’t going to say anything about the “thousands of people who are afraid every day” because of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents roaming their streets, said Bethell. He’ll say nothing about the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein’s victims, she continued, and he won’t mention the fact that millions of Americans have lost their health care on his watch.

“The American people, we know the true state of our union,” Bethell said. “We’ve seen it and we’re living it. And it is not normal.”

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said regular people know what the true state of the union is.

“This union is in crisis right now,” Murphy told the crowd. “Our democracy is wilting under ceaseless attacks from a president who wants to be a despot.”

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have left the White House and are en route to the U.S. Capitol for his speech, which is set to begin in about 25 minutes. Vice President JD Vance has already arrived.

"I have spent the last month learning the names of the tendons in my shoulder, because both of my shoulders are torn — cartilage and tendon. But what I haven't learned is the names of the people who did this to me, and that's really challenging…But honestly, the thing that I’m far more concerned about than myself is that this is an ongoing fear and threat for people around this country. What happened to me is absolutely not new in the history of this country, and we have not seen accountability that gives me any reason to believe that this won’t be done to somebody else.”

—Aliya Rahman, the woman who immigration agents dragged out of her car in Minneapolis as she was trying to get to a doctor’s appointment, said on MS NOW on Tuesday. Rahman is one of Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D-Minn.) guests for President Donald Trump's State of the Union address.

Residents in several states could once again see the Northern Lights on Tuesday due to strong solar winds, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association. People living near the U.S.’s northern border with Canada -- in places like Montana, North Dakota and Minnesota -- are among those with the best chances.

A federal judge has ruled that the government may not search through the electronic devices of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson, whose Virginia home was raided by federal authorities earlier this year.

“Given the documented reporting on government leak investigations and the government’s well chronicled efforts to stop them, allowing the government’s filter team to search a reporter’s work product — most of which consists of unrelated information from confidential sources — is the equivalent of leaving the government’s fox in charge of the Washington Post’s henhouse,” Magistrate Judge William Porter wrote in the ruling.

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President Donald Trump is expected to award the Medal of Honor on Tuesday to E. Royce Williams, a 100-year-old Korean War veteran who once completed a secret mission against Soviet forces.

The move drew praise from Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), who said that he had worked with Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) to pass legislation that waived time limits and made the honor possible. Kelly touted Williams’ prowess as a fighter pilot and the skill he exhibited in a dogfight against multiple Soviet aircraft.

“This still stands out as one of the most exceptional and brave feats of naval aviation in our history, but to avoid escalation with the Soviets, the details of the mission were kept secret for decades and Captain Williams wasn't recognized at the time,” Kelly wrote in a post on X.

According to CBS News, this will be the first time a president has presented the Medal of Honor during a State of the Union address.

Chef José Andrés commemorated the fourth anniversary of the start of Russia's war in Ukraine by noting that World Central Kitchen has served more than 295 million meals to families there since 2022.

"When heat and power go out in the cold winter…we bring hot meals," Andrés wrote Tuesday on social media. "When supply chains break…we find new ways forward. We keep innovating alongside Ukrainians with our community kitchens, frontline food kits, and rapid response teams after strikes."

Andrés said in a statement that "no amount of meals can replace peace."

"No kitchen can stop a missile," he said. "The strikes must stop. The attacks on civilians must stop. Ukraine deserves safety, dignity, and a future."

Andrés founded World Central Kitchen in 2010 after Haiti experienced a devastating earthquake that killed up to 316,000 and displaced 1.5 million people.

Katherine Hartley Short, the daughter of actor Martin Short, has died. She was 42.

In a statement sent to media outlets on Tuesday, the Short family confirmed her death but did not elaborate on the cause.

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