Battle Night In Congress

Follow the latest news on President Donald Trump and his administration | March 4, 2025

President Trump was the boisterous showman in chief before a joint session of Congress Tuesday night — boldly declaring “America is back” and its “greatest era” was underway.

Trump signaled more tariffs, more DOGE, and a continued war against “wokeness.”

President Donald Trump will address a joint session of Congress on Tuesday evening for a speech that White House officials say will focus on the theme of the “Renewal of the American Dream.”

As President Trump begins to side with Russia, the Kremlin propaganda machine that long portrayed the U.S. as evil has changed its tune.

Fred Kaplan

President Trump has offered a mix of reasons for upending global trade relations, leaving America’s biggest trading partners baffled and angry.

In a 100-minute address to Congress, President Trump lauded the flurry of actions he has taken so far and frequently mocked Democrats, who staged protests.

In the Democrat rebuttal to President Donald Trump’s address to Congress, Elissa Slotkin slammed the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), saying that former President Ronald Reagan would be “rolling in his grave” over Trump's foreign policy approach, and claiming that Trump will lead America into a recession.

Jim Newell

President Donald Trump delivered a nearly two-hour address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, commencing with declaring “America is back.”

A president’s address to Congress — even without the formal gloss of a State of the Union address — is typically a time for a call to national unity and predictable claims about the country being strong.

President Trump mocked foes and defended his 'America First' direction for the country amid rising anxiety about the economy, nation's direction

The Democrats’ response to Trump’s speech to Congress seemed to be every man and woman for themselves, Douglas Brinkley said.

Jim Newell

President Donald Trump will address a joint session of Congress on Tuesday evening for a speech that White House officials say will focus on the theme of the “Renewal of the American Dream.”

In an order, the justices left in place a lower court order that so far has only required the Trump administration to pay contractors for foreign aid work that has already been completed — roughly $2 billion.

The move came after Chief Justice Roberts temporarily paused a trial judge’s order requiring the administration to release more than $1.5 billion.

A new conservative environmentalism that blends anti-modernism with nationalism and austerity is spreading across Europe.

The Trump administration had argued that a federal district judge is interfering in the powers the Constitution gives the president.

A divided high court rejected the administration’s request but didn’t immediately say when the money must be released

PREZ GIVES TOXIC PEP TALK

As tariffs take effect, farmers fear retaliation from other countries will impede their exports and drive up costs of production.

Fred Kaplan

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CBS News' Confirmed team fact checks President Trump's 2025 joint address to Congress.

Trump’s attack on USAID hits a snag because of a stupid mistake by his legal team.

From Democrats throwing tantrums to a candid hot mic moment between Vice President JD Vance and Speaker Mike Johnson, here’s some tidbits you may have missed from the nationally televised speech.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture must temporarily reinstate more than 5,000 probationary employees fired since Feb. 13, according to a ruling by the Merit Systems Protection Board.

A sharply divided Supreme Court has rejected a Trump administration push to rebuke a federal judge who imposed a quick deadline to release billions of dollars in foreign aid.

Donald Trump’s speech last night sounded like a deranged remix of Ronald Reagan. Instead of slamming him where it hurts, Democrats responded by claiming Reagan’s poisonous legacy for themselves.

The president’s speech to a joint session of Congress was a “triumph” (just don’t ask the Dems).

The U.S. Department of Agriculture must temporarily reinstate nearly 6,000 probationary employees fired since Feb. 13, according to a ruling by the Merit Systems Protection Board.

Those who stand in DOGE’s way will be reported directly to Elon Musk, apparently.

The move came after Chief Justice Roberts temporarily paused a trial judge’s order requiring the administration to release more than $1.5 billion.

Six weeks into Donald Trump's second term: Here's what polls say about his approval ratings after contentious address to joint session of Congress

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly agreed to work with the United States on communicating with Iran regarding its nuclear program, as well as its regional proxies.

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President Donald Trump has agreed to exempt automobiles from newly imposed tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico for the next month.

“The handmade signs were pitiful,” one Democratic strategist told the Daily Beast.

A sharply divided Supreme Court has rejected a Trump administration push to rebuke a federal judge who imposed a quick deadline to release billions of dollars in foreign aid.

Trump announced the terror suspect had been brought to the US to face justice at his speech to Congress on Tuesday.

Trump announced the terror suspect had been brought to the US to face justice at his speech to Congress on Tuesday.

Republican Ohio Senator Bernie Moreno has introduced legislation to ban foreign flags on U.S. Capitol grounds, specifically citing the Ukrainian flags that were propped up during the Congressional address on Tuesday -- with the display being described as immature and “deeply offensive.”

CIA Director John Ratcliffe says pause is leverage against Ukrainian President Zelenskyy for peace talks but lawmakers say people could die as result.

Contrary to What Trump Said, Even DOGE Does Not Claim To Have Identified 'Hundreds of Billions' in Fraud

In front of one of the biggest audiences they’ll get, the party seems to have a message, but is unsure how to say it.

Excessive use of the drug can make anyone feel like they rule the world.

Multiple reports suggest that the Trump administration is reportedly cutting 80,000 jobs from the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) in an “aggressive” reorganization, according to a memo obtained by the Associated Press on Wednesday.

Democrats are being ruthlessly ridiculed for using black paddles to protest President Trump's speech to Congress -- with social media users likening the virtue-signaling charade to a Saturday Night Live (SNL) comedy skit.

Hours earlier, the White House confirmed that administration officials had been holding direct talks with Hamas to secure the release of at least some hostages.

Viewers who watched President Donald Trump’s address to Congress overwhelmingly approved of the entertaining speech, according to a new poll.

The case involved two veterans, one of whom was denied benefits. Their lawyers says the case could have profound implications for untold numbers of veterans.

President Donald Trump is warning Hamas to release all Israeli hostages or “it is OVER for you.”

No, DOGE Has Not Identified 'Hundreds of Billions' in Fraud

President Trump’s promise to begin the largest deportation operation in U.S. history is colliding with practical difficulties.

"I am sending Israel everything it needs to finish the job, not a single Hamas member will be safe if you don’t do as I say," Trump said.

An affidavit released Wednesday revealed that an alleged architect of the 2021 Abbey Gate suicide bombing that killed 13 American service members in Afghanistan was released from prison just two weeks before the attack — which coincides with when thousands of prisoners were released from the Bagram Air Base after the Biden administration abandoned it.

Nitish Pahwa

Nitish Pahwa

The nation’s top public health agency says about 180 employees who were laid off two weeks ago can come back to work.

Rep. Sylvester Turner’s unexpected death leaves Democrats with one less vote to block Republicans from enacting Trump’s agenda.

Actress Cheryl Hines reportedly gave her husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr. an ultimatum to move her to Washington, DC or else — following his messy sexting scandal with political journalist Olivia Nuzzi.

Eli Lilly is offering vials of its weight-loss drug Zepbound to patients at a discount — but only if they skip their insurance. Novo Nordisk is now discounting Wegovy for cash customers too.

Nearly 332 million people visited America’s national parks last year, a record high. That popularity hasn’t shielded the agency from the Elon Musk team’s purge of the federal workforce.

Officials suggested the pause in weapons shipments and intelligence sharing could be relatively short-lived if Ukraine bends to President Trump’s demands.