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Takeaways from Trump’s address to Congress. And, China projects confidence in economy  NPR President Trump’s speech to Congress, annotated and fact-checked  CNN Opinion | Did Trump’s address to Congress trap Democrats?  The Washington Post Donald Trump’s Golden Age of Bunk  The New Yorker Poll

Takeaways from Trump’s address to Congress. And, China projects confidence in economy  NPR Trump earns largely positive speech reaction, but ejected Dem’s behavior widely deemed inappropriate: CNN poll  Fox News Jeffries mum on Democratic disruptions to Trump’s address  POLITICO Read NPR’s annotated fact

President Trump delivered a partisan address to a joint session of Congress last night, boasting about his accomplishments from the first six weeks. And, China projects confidence in its economy. (Image credit: Win McNamee)

NUUK, Greenland — Greenland’s prime minister declared Wednesday that “Greenland is ours” and cannot be taken or bought in defiance of a message from U.S. President Donald Trump, who said his administration supported the Arctic island’s right of self-determination —

Israel’s domestic security agency had Hamas’ battle plans for the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks but didn’t take them seriously. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu deflected responsibility for the failure. (Image credit: Amir Levy)

WASHINGTON — A suspected senior planner in the suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed 13 American service members during the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan has been taken into custody and is being brought to the United States

Plus, the sky-high cost of concert tickets.

His address to Congress showed that Republicans will follow their leader anywhere, and that Democrats don’t have one

Russia-Ukraine war live: Kremlin ‘positive’ about potential Zelenskyy talks  Al Jazeera English

‘A really big bazooka’: German defense spending likely to rise after parties agree historic debt change  CNN Germany Shocks Markets by Unleashing Billions  Bloomberg Europe stocks higher; Germany’s DAX up 3.5%, borrowing costs spike on debt brake deal  CNBC Dollar mauled by Trump