Ginsburg voices judiciary partisan fears, skips Trump speech

One of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's great fears is that the federal judiciary will start to be seen as just another political branch of government divided along partisan lines like Congress, the U.S. Supreme Court justice said Tuesday. Ginsburg skipped President Donald Trump's first State of the Union address, instead speaking at Roger Williams University School of Law in Rhode Island.

These are the words Trump needed to say – but did not

President Donald Trump gave one of the longest State of the Union addresses in US history, and the teleprompter scrolled through themes and tropes that ring familiar to those who watch these speeches. We heard the touching stories of bravery and patriotism; we heard Trump boast of his successes - keeping the bragging to a more decorous level than his usual - and make some calls for national unity, not usually heard from the current White House.

Pressed on Trump, Pruitt softens ’16 assessment

Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt sought to distance himself Tuesday from his 2016 statements that then-presidential candidate Donald Trump is a bully who, if elected, would abuse the Constitution. Pruitt made the comments in February 2016 while appearing on a conservative talk radio program in Oklahoma, where he served as the state's Republican attorney general.

Trump calls for optimism in spite of warnings of danger

Addressing a deeply divided nation, President Donald Trump summoned the country to a "new American moment" of unity in his first State of the Union, challenging Congress to make good on long-standing promises to fix a fractured immigration system and warning darkly of evil forces seeking to undermine America's way of life.

Swing voters: Trump speech on ‘plus side of mediocre’

WASHINGTON President Trump's first State of the Union address did little to change the hearts and minds of a group of swing voters who liked his call for more vocational education and paid family leave but rated the speech overall as not terribly convincing. President Donald Trump delivers his first State of the Union address in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol to a joint session of Congress Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018 in Washington.

‘He’d get himself indicted!’ MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace mocks…

MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace mocked NBC's chief political correspondent's suggestion that President Donald Trump should have ad-libbed his State of the Union address. Chuck Todd said the president never really connected with his material, and he said the White House should have let him improvise more during the congressional address - but other panelists laughed.

‘100 percent’: Trump caught on hot mic guaranteeing GOP…

Donald Trump on Tuesday guaranteed Rep. Jeff Duncan he'll release a controversial memo by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes . Trump's promise to Duncan contradict the official White House position on the memo, which alleges surveillance abuse by the FBI and DOJ during the 2016 presidential election.

Trump warns of immigration peril, touts economy in address

Addressing a deeply divided nation, President Donald Trump summoned the country to a "new American moment" of unity in his first State of the Union address, challenging Congress to make good on long-standing promises to fix a fractured immigration system and warning darkly of evil forces seeking to undermine America's way of life. Trump's address Tuesday night blended self-congratulation and calls for optimism amid a growing economy with ominous warnings about deadly gangs, the scourge of drugs and violent immigrants living in the United States illegally.

The Latest: Trump says he’s in favor of releasing memo

President Donald Trump has been overheard telling a Republican lawmaker he is "100 percent" in favor of releasing a classified memo on the Russia investigation. "Don't worry," the president can be heard telling South Carolina Rep. Jeff Duncan on the House floor after his first State of the Union address.

State of the Union | Good news for thousands of Indians as Donald…

SOTU Reuters US President Donald Trump applauds during his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress inside the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington. US President Donald Trump today urged the Congress to pass a legislation that promotes merit- based immigration, a move that would benefit hundreds of thousands of Indian professionals.

Stormy Daniels Joins Jimmy Kimmel for Post-‘State of the Union’ Guest Appearance

The adult film star, who is reported to have had an affair with Donald Trump in 2006, appeared on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Tuesday night. Hours after President Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union address, the adult-film star he allegedly had an affair with in 2006 appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! with a pair of puppets.

Analysis: Amid powerful images, Trump offer few solutions

President Donald Trump claps at his first State of the Union address in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol to a joint session of Congress Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018 in Washington. President Donald Trump claps at his first State of the Union address in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol to a joint session of Congress Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018 in Washington.

Trump signs order to keep Guantanamo military prison open

President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order announcing his intent to keep the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay open, the White House announced Tuesday. Trump made it clear during his 2016 campaign for president that he wanted to keep Guantanamo open and "load it up with some bad dudes."