Some Democrats staged a quiet protest at the State of the Union by carrying white buttons — a delicate but coordinated effort that didn’t go unnoticed. NCS spoke with Rep. Nancy Pelosi, who defined the meaning behind the symbol.

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President Donald Trump set a report Tuesday evening for the longest State of the Union address in US history, talking for 1 hour and 47 minutes. He touted his financial insurance policies and world management, claiming the nation has “achieved a transformation like no one has ever seen before.” Trump targeted on his tariff coverage, arguing it’s saving the nation, defending world peace and can someday substitute earnings taxes. He additionally stated inflation is falling, wages are rising and extra Americans are discovering jobs. The president, nevertheless, isn’t any stranger to false or deceptive claims — and his speech was replete with them. Shortly after his tackle, Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivered the Democratic response, sharply criticizing Trump on affordability and immigration whereas pushing again on his rosy financial image.

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger gives the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, in Williamsburg, Virginia, on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.

Democratic response to Trump’s speech slams his immigration coverage

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger gives the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, in Williamsburg, Virginia, on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.

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The US State Department has lifted a shelter-in-place order for Americans in Mexico, saying circumstances have “returned to normal” after days of unrest following the loss of life of cartel chief Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera. Officials stated US residents are not being urged to shelter in Jalisco, Nayarit and Baja California. Flight schedules are working usually once more in Guadalajara, and airways have added further service to Puerto Vallarta after violence earlier this week disrupted journey. Public transportation and companies throughout the area are additionally reopening, the division stated.

The Trump administration is weighing a brand new requirement for US banks to verify the citizenship information of present and future prospects as half of the president’s aggressive immigration crackdown, sources informed NCS. The potential motion may come by way of government order, prompting business considerations that banks can be compelled to request unprecedented documentation, together with passports and different proof of citizenship. While the plan isn’t finalized, financial institution executives fear the transfer is designed to pressure them to play a job in the administration’s pursuit to deport undocumented immigrants.

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More than a dozen states sued the Trump administration Tuesday over its rollback of vaccine recommendations for children, calling the transfer an unlawful menace to public well being. The states argue that the CDC put youngsters’s lives in danger when it introduced final month that it might cease recommending all youngsters get immunized towards the flu, rotavirus, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, some varieties of meningitis and RSV. Under the new steerage, these photographs are solely really useful for higher-risk teams or when docs recommend them in what’s known as “shared decision-making.” The CDC didn’t reply to requests for touch upon the lawsuit.

The household of Nancy Guthrie is offering up to $1 million for info main to her restoration, her daughter, “Today” host Savannah Guthrie, stated in a tearful video posted on Instagram Tuesday. Guthrie additionally acknowledged her 84-year-old mom, who has been lacking since February 1, “may already be gone.” The reward announcement marks the household’s first public replace in greater than per week after beforehand sharing common video appeals. As the search enters its fourth week, a gaggle of Mexican mothers experienced in missing-person cases has additionally traveled to Arizona to assist with the effort.

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Police apprehend suspect hiding in trash can

A sanitation employee in Huber Heights, Ohio, discovered a suspect hiding in a trash can after he fled from police throughout a site visitors cease. The officer was ready to apprehend the suspect with out harm to anybody concerned.

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A person fleeing from police throughout a site visitors cease tried to cover in a trash can. Spoiler alert: it didn’t work.





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