Calvin Woodward

President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (Jessica Koscielniak/Pool Photo via AP)

A look at President Trump’s false and misleading claims in his State of the Union speech

February 24, 2026 at 11:14 p.m.

On inflation, immigration, tariffs and matters of war and peace, President Donald Trump presented a frequently distorted account of the state of the nation Tuesday as he claimed a “turnaround...

The Washington National Cathedral is photographed in Washington, Monday, Nov. 17, 2005. (AP Photo/Mike Pesoli)

Dick Cheney’s funeral brings bipartisan tributes, but Trump was not invited

November 20, 2025 at 1:34 p.m.

Washington National Cathedral on Thursday hosted a bipartisan show of respect and remembrance for Dick Cheney, the consequential and polarizing vice president who in later years became an acidic scold...

Vice President Dick Cheney addresses a campaign rally for Gus Bilirakis, a Republican who is running for the Tampa Bay area congressional seat his father is vacating in Tampa, Fla. July 21, 2006. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius, File)

Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in US history, dies at 84

November 4, 2025 at 3:52 p.m.

Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq, has died...

Protest signs from a selection of historic demonstrations are displayed at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, Aug. 13, 2025, representing the causes of anti-war and civil rights activists, the tea party, farmers and other populist movements. (AP Photo/River Zhang)

A walk through a Smithsonian museum reveals American genius and cruelty as President Donald Trump presses for change

August 30, 2025 at 6:04 p.m.

In an afternoon’s walk through ground zero of Americana — the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History — objects around every corner invite one question: What could possibly be more...

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Promises made, promises kept? Trump’s agenda remains a work in progress after 100 days

April 28, 2025 at 8:31 a.m.

Since President Donald Trump returned to office, every week has been a whirlwind of activity to show Americans that his administration is relentlessly pursuing his promises.

President Donald Trump walks from the Oval Office to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House en route to Florida, Friday, March 28, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump roars down multiple paths of retribution as he vowed. Some targets yield while others fight

March 30, 2025 at 9:17 a.m.

Donald Trump has set out to impose his will across a broad swath of American life, from individuals who have drawn his ire to institutions known for their own flexes...

FILE – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., tears her copy of President Donald Trump’s s State of the Union address after he delivered it to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 4, 2020, as Vice President Mike Pence is at left. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Trump’s next first speech to Congress is bound to have little resemblance to his last first one

March 2, 2025 at 8:48 a.m.

The nation will hear a new president sing a far different tune in his prime-time address before Congress on Tuesday night. Some Americans will lustily sing along. Others will plug...

FILE – President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House, Feb. 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

President Trump moves with light speed and brute force in shaking the core of what America has been

February 22, 2025 at 11:50 a.m.

In his first month back in office, President Trump has performed a pirouette in foreign policy as he pulls the U.S. back from historic alliances, reaches out to Russia and...

FILE – Rioters storm the West Front of the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Donald Trump offered a bountiful batch of campaign promises that come due on Day 1

January 16, 2025 at 2:36 p.m.

After Donald Trump becomes president again on Monday, he’s on the hook for achieving a hefty chunk of his promises even before the day is out. One of those promises...

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump has vowed to shake some of democracy’s pillars

November 6, 2024 at 9:53 p.m.

American presidential elections are a moment when the nation holds up a mirror to look at itself. They are a reflection of values and dreams, of grievances and scores to...

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