A Guide to the State of Trump and the Union
Today on the Big Take: What Trump is expected to cover and what that reveals about his priorities and his grip on his party.
US Vice President JD Vance, from left, US President Donald Trump, and US House Speaker Mike Johnson during a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber on March 4.
Photographer: Win McNamee/Getty Images/Bloomberg
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President Trump heads into Tuesday evening’s State of the Union address with sagging poll numbers just days after his signature tariff strategy was struck down by the Supreme Court. As a speaker with a history of diverging from script, Trump is expected to defend everything from his record on affordability to his approach to Iran in order to rally his base ahead of midterm elections.