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State of the Union

US President Donald Trump exits the House Chamber after delivering the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the US Capitol in Washington, February 24, 2026. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
February 25, 2026, 3:10 pm
Daily Briefing Feb. 25: In State of the Union, Trump renews pledge to strike Iran if needed
US bureau chief Jacob Magid discusses Trump’s comments on Tehran, Jewish settler violence, US consular pop-ups in Israeli settlements, and the links between the PA and Board of Peace
By Jessica Steinberg and Jacob Magid
Members of Congress hold photos during a memorial vigil hosted by US Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries outside of the US Capitol on June 10, 2025 in Washington, DC (Kayla Bartkowski / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
February 25, 2026, 8:34 am
Slain Israeli embassy worker’s brother, US hockey team attend Trump’s State of the Union
Yaron Lischinsky’s brother brought by House Speaker Johnson; Jewish hockey stars Jack and Quinn Hughes, along with rest of gold-medal winning team, also among those invited to key address
By Grace Gilson
US President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the US Capitol in Washington, February 24, 2026. (AP Photo/ Matt Rourke)
February 25, 2026, 6:55 am
Trump: US ‘wiped out’ Iran’s nuclear program ‘but they want to start all over again’
In State of the Union, US president vows to ‘never allow the world’s No. 1 sponsor of terror’ to acquire nukes; touts role in freeing Hamas hostages, says Gaza war ‘proceeding at very low level — it’s just about there’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 4, 2020. (Leah Millis/Pool via AP)
February 24, 2026, 7:24 pm
State of the Union could be Trump’s best chance to sell voters on Iran plans
Annual address before Congress late Tuesday comes as US president has amassed forces in the Mideast and threatened strikes, but has yet to publicly make detailed case for an attack
By Patricia Zengerle
US President Joe Biden adjusts his sunglasses as he arrives on Air Force One at Boston-Logan International Airport, Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in East Boston, Mass. (AP/Alex Brandon)
July 5, 2024, 12:36 pm
Biden’s debate flop raises more questions about his often perplexing Gaza policy
US statements and actions haven’t always lined up, and high-profile efforts have fallen flat; flagging pro-Israel president is likely to face renewed pressure from staff
By Lazar Berman
US President Joe Biden shakes hands after delivering the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, Thursday, March 7, 2024, in Washington. (Shawn Thew/Pool via AP)
March 8, 2024, 11:00 pm
Biden caught on hot mic: I told Bibi we’re going to have a ‘Come to Jesus’ meeting
US president expressing mounting frustration with Netanyahu over humanitarian situation in the Strip, says Israeli leader needs to do more to avert the crisis
By AP, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
US President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol, Thursday March 7, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
March 8, 2024, 6:39 am
Biden in SOTU pledges to free hostages, warns Israel not to use aid as bargaining chip
US president says Israel has right to go after Hamas, but laments majority killed in Gaza weren’t terrorists, says two states only way to guarantee Israeli security, Saudi deal
By Jacob Magid
US President Joe Biden attends a meeting of his Competition Council in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 5, 2024. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
March 7, 2024, 9:21 am
Biden to give make-or-break State of the Union speech as Trump rematch looms
US president, 81, will seek to quell concerns over his age, fitness to take on Republican candidate, as well as to show compelling policy on economy, wars in Gaza, Ukraine
By Danny Kemp
Family members of US-Israeli hostages held by Hamas speak to the press outside the White House in Washington, December 13, 2023, after a meeting with US President Joe Biden. (Jim WATSON / AFP)
March 5, 2024, 2:49 am
17 relatives of American hostages in Gaza to attend Biden’s State of the Union speech
The family members will be guests of a bipartisan slate of Congress members, including Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson and Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries
By Ron Kampeas
US President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Washington, as Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., applaud. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)
February 8, 2023, 5:24 am
America’s democracy is ‘unbowed and unbroken,’ says Biden in State of Union address
Two years after Capitol attack, president sets out to offer reassuring message, urges Republicans to work together to rebuild economy, restore ‘soul’ of nation
By Zeke Miller and Seung Min Kim
Ruth Cohen, pictured at left during a ceremony at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2020, will be the guest of second gentleman Doug Emhoff at US President Joe Biden's State of the Union speech, February 7, 2023. Emhoff is pictured here during a visit to Berlin's Holocaust memorial in January 2023. (Cohen courtesy of US Holocaust Memorial Museum; Emhoff by Sean Gallup/Getty Images via JTA)
February 7, 2023, 11:18 pm
Holocaust survivor, 92, to be Doug Emhoff’s guest at Biden State of the Union speech
US vice president’s husband invites Ruth Cohen, who lived through Auschwitz, to attend annual policy address as part of his focus on Holocaust remembrance
By PHILISSA CRAMER
US President Joe Biden delivers his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, flanked by US Vice President Kamala Harris (left) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, March 1, 2022, in Washington. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)
March 2, 2022, 10:26 am
Biden errs, calls Ukrainians ‘Iranians’ during State of the Union
In address urging unity against Russian invasion, Biden says ‘Putin… will never gain hearts and souls of Iranian people’; slip trends on social media
By ToI Staff
US President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address flanked by Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) during a joint session of Congress in the US Capitol's House Chamber in Washington, DC., March 01, 2022. (POOL / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
March 2, 2022, 6:20 am
Biden vows to check ‘dictator’ Putin’s aggression, but won’t fight Russia in Ukraine
Congress gives rousing ovation in support of Ukraine as US president uses first State of the Union address to tout sanctions unity, lay out plans to deal with inflation, COVID-19
By Zeke Miller and Colleen Long
In this image from video, Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts arrives for the vote in the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump in the Senate at the US Capitol in Washington on February 5, 2020. (Senate Television via AP)
February 5, 2020, 11:48 pm
Trump acquitted of all charges in US Senate impeachment trial
US president cleared of both abuse of power and obstruction of Congress; Mitt Romney the sole Republican to break ranks and vote for conviction
By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK
US President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 4, 2020. (Leah Millis/Pool via AP)
February 5, 2020, 8:09 pm
Trump set for US Senate acquittal in boost for reelection fight
US president expected to be exonerated of abuse of power charge and obstruction of Congress charges in party-line vote
By Sebastian Smith
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