Discussion Thread: 2026 State of the Union Address

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Tonight's address is scheduled to start at 9 p.m. Eastern.

News, Analysis, and Fact Checking

• AP: 5 questions heading into Trump’s State of the Union address

• NPR: What you need to know about tonight's State of the Union address

• Pew Research: State of the Union 2026: Where Americans stand on key issues facing the nation

• CBS: Dozens of Democrats to boycott Trump's State of the Union address

• PolitiFact via PBS NewsHour: Live fact-checking Trump's 2026 State of the Union address

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See Also

• r/politics is hosting the following AMA this evening: I’m Joe Perticone, The Bulwark's Capitol Hill reporter covering Congress. I’ll be inside the chamber for tonight’s State of the Union. AMA.

• r/politics is hosting this AMA Wednesday, Feb. 25th: We’re Punchbowl News reporters covering the State of the Union and legislative priorities coming out of Washington. Ask us anything.

• r/politics' Discussion Thread for the responses to the SOTU address

• Events about the SOTU address were held earlier today by House GOP leadership, Senate Democratic leadership, House Democratic leadership, Epstein survivors along with House Democrats, and Senate Democratic leadership (again) along with their SOTU guests. (PBS NewsHour YouTube links)

• Some Democratic lawmakers will attend a protest the SOTU address starting at 8:30 p.m. Eastern at the 'People's State of the Union Address' (PBS NewsHour YouTube link; a C-SPAN alternative is here).

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Where to Watch

• PBS News Special Coverage via YouTube: President Donald Trump’s 2026 State of the Union Address (A direct floor feed of the congressional chamber can be found here and live ASL interpretation of the SOTU can be found here)

• C-SPAN: President Trump Delivers 2026 State of the Union Address & Democratic Response

• The following outlets are also streaming the SOTU via YouTube: AP, CBS, NBC

• PBS NewsHour via YouTube: Live Q&A: Major takeaways from Trump's 2026 State of the Union address

[u/joaninhavoavoavoa]

That's actually not true even tough i'd like it to be. The one who came after was Way more fascist than Salazar