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俄火车站广场发生爆炸 交警一死两伤 | 联合早报

发布/2026年2月24日 17:21

俄罗斯莫斯科火车站广场发生爆炸，导致一名交警死亡，另两名交警受伤，嫌犯也在爆炸中丧命。

中新社报道，莫斯科执法部门说，星期二（2月24日）莫斯科时间零时5分左右（新加坡时间凌晨5时5分左右），一名不明身份男子接近正在萨维奥洛沃火车站广场巡逻的执勤车辆，随后引爆一个不明装置，导致莫斯科东北区内务分局的一名交警死亡，两名交警受伤。

警方在对爆炸现场进行勘查并查看监控录像后确认，犯罪嫌疑人已当场死亡。

俄罗斯侦查委员会莫斯科侦查总局已根据俄刑法“企图谋杀执法人员”和“非法贩运爆炸装置”立案调查。

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Epstein accusers, Olympians among guests invited to State of the Union speech

By Reuters
February 24, 2026 10:03 AM UTC Updated 2 hours ago

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Virginia Giuffre’s brother, Sky Roberts, and his wife, Amanda Roberts, speak as they take part in introducing Virginia’s Law, legislation that aims to eliminate the statute of limitations for sex traffickers and abusers, with survivors of late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and U.S. Senate Minority Leader… Read more

WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Over the past four decades, it has become a ritual for presidents, and more recently lawmakers, to invite guests to the presidential State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress.

Here are some of those invited to sit in special galleries above the House floor during President Donald Trump’s speech at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday (0200 GMT on Wednesday):

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EPSTEIN ACCUSERS

Haley Robson, who has accused late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein of abuse, will be a guest of Democratic Representative Ro Khanna of California, the lawmaker announced.

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Democratic Representatives Jamie Raskin of Maryland and Suhas Subramanyam of Virginia have invited Sky and Amanda Roberts, the brother and sister-in-law of Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre, who died by suicide in 2025.

OLYMPIANS

The White House said it was trying to bring the U.S. Olympic men’s hockey team to Washington in time for the speech. The team won the gold medal in Italy on Sunday against Canada.

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters he expected the U.S. women’s hockey team, which also won the gold medal by defeating Canada, to be invited. However, media reports said they declined because of previous commitments.

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Johnson also noted difficulties had to be resolved to accommodate the large number of athletes, who cannot be seated on the House floor under the chamber’s rules.

A list of other White House guests was not immediately available.

WORRIED FARMERS

Farmer Doug Rebout, president of the Wisconsin Soybean Association, is an invited guest of Democratic Representative Mark Pocan, whose congressional district includes Madison, Wisconsin.

Many U.S. soybean producers worry Trump’s tariffs on foreign goods have hurt American farmers, resulting in retaliation from China that has at times interrupted soybean trade and has contributed to higher prices for many consumer goods.

ICE DETAINEE

Raiza Contreras, the New York City mother of Dylan Lopez Contreras, is Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer’s guest. Schumer said in a statement that Dylan entered the United States legally from Venezuela and was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents after he attended a mandatory court hearing. Schumer, who represents the state of New York, said Dylan was the first New York City public school student reported to be detained as part of Trump’s mass clampdown on immigrants.

FAMILY OF FALLEN LOUISIANA POLICE OFFICER

Relatives of slain Louisiana police officer Marc Tyler Brock are invited by Speaker Johnson, who represents a district in and around Shreveport. Brock was shot while serving a search warrant, according to local media reports.

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Cartel leader’s romantic partner helped lead to deadly capture of

克宫：西方国家干预冲突 演变成更大规模对抗

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克里姆林宫指出，西方国家决定干预乌克兰冲突，意味着这场冲突已演变成一场更大规模的对抗。

路透社报道，克里姆林宫发言人佩斯科夫星期二（2月24日）说：“在西欧国家和美国直接干预这场冲突后，这场特殊的军事行动实际上演变成俄罗斯与西方国家之间规模更大的对抗，而西方国家过去和现在都怀有摧毁我们国家的目标。”

在俄罗斯入侵乌克兰四周年之际，佩斯科夫说，俄罗斯尚未实现在乌克兰的所有战争目标，并将继续战斗直至达成目标。

当被问及莫斯科是否认为可以通过谈判解决冲突时，佩斯科夫说：“我们正在继续努力实现和平，我们的立场非常明确和一贯。现在一切都取决于基辅政权的行动。”

佩斯科夫说，由于下一轮与乌克兰的谈判尚未最终确定，他无法透露谈判的具体时间和地点。“我们衷心希望这项工作能够继续下去。”

另据法新社对战争研究所（ISW）数据的分析，俄罗斯军队在乌克兰战争第四年占领的领土，超过前两年总和。

自2025年2月24日以来，莫斯科军队已占领4524平方公里的土地，超过战争第二年和第三年所占领领土的总和。

这一数据来自战争研究所，该研究所与美国企业研究所（AEI）旗下的“关键威胁项目”合作，后者是另一家专门研究冲突问题的美国智库。

DHS shutdown looms over Mar-a-Lago shooting as unpaid Secret Service agents neutralize armed suspect

Austin Martin, 21, brandished shotgun inside secure perimeter before agents and deputy neutralized threat during DHS shutdown

By Charles Creitz
Fox News

Published February 24, 2026 5:00am EST

The U.S. Secret Service-involved shooting of a man with a shotgun inside the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago over the weekend brought the Department of Homeland Security’s partial shutdown into new focus.

Two USSS agents and a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office deputy confronted and later shot and killed Austin Martin, 21, who authorities said slipped through a vehicular exit gate that had opened for a car before brandishing his weapon.

“They confronted a white male that was carrying a gas can and a shotgun. He was ordered to drop those two pieces of equipment that he had with him – at which time he put down the gas can, raised the shotgun to a shooting position… the deputy and the two Secret Service agents fired their weapons and neutralized the threat,” according to Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw.

A U.S. Secret Service agent, left, protects President Donald Trump, right.(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Those agents are among the many working their dangerous jobs without pay due to the ongoing partial shutdown of DHS, which Republicans say was brought on by Democrats’ demands that ICE, which remains funded through other means, be reformed.

Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., who represents Daytona Beach just up the coast from Mar-a-Lago, said the incident proves the bravery of the Secret Service no matter the circumstances.

“The attempted assassination of President Trump at Mar-a-Lago is a stark reminder of growing leftist political violence in our country,” Fine said in a statement.

“Grateful to the Secret Service who neutralized the terrorist. Even as Democrats refuse to pay them because of their shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, these men and women continue to stand their post.”

Top White House aide Stephen Miller offered an even more pointed response to the dynamic:

President Donald Trump speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 6, 2025. (L) An aerial view of President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, Aug. 10, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla.(Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images; AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

“Democrats voted to defund Secret Service, Homeland Security Investigations (who partner with Secret Service) and all the intelligence and law enforcement functions that support Secret Service,” Miller said.

“Never before in history has federal law enforcement been purposefully defunded.”

House Small Business Committee Chairman Roger Williams of Texas added that Americans should take note of the agents who responded whether paid or not.

“As we continue to learn more about the armed man at Mar-a-Lago this morning, we must remember that the brave agents who responded are serving our country without pay due to the Democrat-led shutdown,” Williams, R-Texas, said.

Prior to the incident, Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., warned that the Secret Service and other agencies like FEMA would be put in a bad spot if the partial shutdown went forward.

“Democrats are prioritizing illegal immigrant criminals ahead of the safety of the American people,” he said in a February 12 floor speech.

An aerial view shows the Mar-a-Lago estate and the north gate in Palm Beach, Florida, following reports of a shooting incident, February 22, 2026.(Fox News)

At least one Democrat did react to the agent-involved shooting.

Rep. Lois Frankel of Florida, for whom Trump is technically a constituent at his Mar-a-Lago address, said that “political violence is never the answer.”

“Thank you to the Secret Service and Palm Beach County law enforcement for their swift response today and for their continued work in keeping the president safe,” Frankel said.

The Northeast blizzard presents separate challenges for resource-suspended agencies like FEMA, while certain Homeland Security-run services, such as TSA escorts for members of Congress, are also suspended.

Fox News’ Elise Oggioni contributed to this report.

特朗普否认军方反对军事打击 称美国可轻易击败伊朗

发布/2026年2月24日 19:43 / 联合早报

美国海军福特号航空母舰周一抵达希腊克里特岛苏达湾，这里是北约的战略基地，据悉福特号将在停留数日进行补给后续程前往中东。 （路透社）

（华盛顿综合电）美国总统特朗普否认美军最高将领反对打击伊朗，并称美国可在任何战争中轻松击败德黑兰。伊朗则再次警告，美国袭击伊朗将引发大规模区域冲突。

特朗普星期一（2月23日）在社交媒体上说，“假新闻媒体”有关美军参谋长联席会议主席凯恩反对军事打击伊朗的报道完全错误。他写道：“凯恩和我们所有人一样不希望看到战争，但如果美国决定在军事层面对伊朗采取行动，他认为美国将能轻松赢得这场战争。”

据美国媒体报道，凯恩一直在告诫特朗普，对伊朗发动大规模军事行动可能给美国带来重大风险，包括陷入长期冲突。但特朗普说：“他（凯恩）没有说过不要对伊朗采取行动……他只知道一件事，那就是如何取胜。”

《华盛顿邮报》较早时报道，凯恩向白宫和五角大楼表达了担忧，认为弹药不足与缺乏盟军支援可能会增加美军面临的危险。

《华尔街日报》也报道，凯恩和其他五角大楼官员警告，对伊朗发动袭击可能会导致美军与盟军人员伤亡，美军防空力量也将面临耗尽的风险。如果美军因此消耗大量防空弹药和其他供应有限的物资，可能会影响美国应对未来与中国潜在冲突的准备工作。

新闻网站Axios的报道则说，凯恩担心美国可能会陷入旷日持久的冲突。报道还说，特朗普的特使威特科夫与女婿库什纳也劝说特朗普暂缓袭击伊朗，让美伊有机会通过外交途径解决问题。

特朗普说，所有这些有关美伊可能爆发战争的报道都是错误的，且是蓄意而为。他强调：“决定将由我做出。我倾向于达成协议，但如果无法达成，那对伊朗来说将是很糟糕的一天。”

特朗普去年下令对伊朗核设施发动袭击，并在近期多次威胁要采取进一步军事行动，以迫使伊朗就核问题与美国达成协议。

美国在继续与伊朗谈判的同时，也向中东派遣了包括两艘航母在内的大量军力。下一轮美伊间接谈判将于周四（26日）在瑞士日内瓦举行。

伊朗副外长加里巴巴迪周一在联合国人权理事会会议上说，美伊会谈的恢复是一个“新的契机”，但他同时警告，如果伊朗遭到攻击，整个中东地区都会受到波及。他说：“任何新侵略行为造成的后果都不会局限于单一国家，发起或支持这类行为者将承担责任。”

伊朗外交部同日表明，美国的任何袭击，包括有限打击都将被视为侵略行为，伊朗将依据固有的自卫权，对侵略行为做出强烈回应。

随着中东局势持续升温，美国已下令驻黎巴嫩大使馆的非紧急人员撤离。彭博社引述美国国务院匿名官员的话说，美国是在评估地区安全环境后决定缩减驻地规模，只保留必要人员。

这名官员说，这项措施是暂时的，目前美国驻黎巴使馆仍照常运作。

瑞典、塞尔维亚、波兰、澳大利亚和印度等国也呼吁本国公民离开伊朗。

Don’t bet on lower prices, businesses say, even after emergency Trump tariffs were shot down

By Tom Hals, Arriana McLymore and Neil J Kanatt
February 24, 2026 11:08 AM UTC Updated 2 mins ago

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Trucks carrying shipping containers wait in line at the port of Oakland following the Supreme Court’s ruling that Trump had exceeded his authority when he imposed tariffs, in Oakland, California, U.S., February 23, 2026. REUTERS/Carlos Barria Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab

• Summary
• Companies

• Businesses unlikely to lower prices despite tariff relief
• Refund process for tariffs expected to be complex and lengthy
• Trump imposes new 15% tariff, may face legal challenges

Feb 24 (Reuters) – Consumers expecting a drop in prices after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the White House’s emergency tariffs are likely to be disappointed, as businesses plan to use any relief to offset elevated costs and gird themselves to chase refunds.

The top U.S. court’s ruling last week was a big win for the more than 1,000 businesses, including wholesaler Costco (COST.O), opens new tab and tiremaker Goodyear Tire & Rubber , which had sued the government saying U.S. President Donald Trump lacked legal authority to impose tariffs under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

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But the decision also opened a bureaucratic labyrinth for importers, lawyers, and government officials, because the court did not say how the government should return the estimated $175 billion it had already collected. Because businesses expect a long wait for refunds, consumers shouldn’t expect to see relief either, small business owners told Reuters, as Trump imposes new tariffs.

“We absorbed almost all of the cost of the tariffs; we don’t think there’s a reason to, like, pay anybody back,” said Eva St. Clair, co-owner of apparel company Princess Awesome. The company, which in April brought one of the first legal challenges against the emergency tariffs, paid $30,000 in levies, and survived in part by setting up a tip jar for customers that raised $8,000, she said.

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Trump’s tariffs, imposed through a series of executive orders targeting imports from nearly all U.S. trading partners, have pushed up prices and contributed to a decline in U.S. consumer confidence. A February 12 Federal Reserve Bank of New York study concluded that U.S. consumers and companies are bearing about 90% of the cost of the tariffs.

Anger over tariffs has soured Americans’ view of Trump’s handling of the economy. As of mid-February, his approval on the issue stood at 34%, just off the worst marks of his second term and far below his first, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling.

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Josh Ketter, CEO of Lincoln, Nebraska-based Spreetail, which sells Razor scooters, Sterilite boxes and above-ground pools on Amazon.com, said the company has

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As Ukraine war enters fifth year, Zelenskyy says Russia failing at its goals — and Kremlin agrees

February 24, 2026 / 5:53 AM EST / CBS/AFP

Kyiv, Ukraine — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy marked the start of the fifth year of the Ukraine war by saying Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin has failed to achieve his war goals. And the Kremlin agreed.

In a video address that showed Ukrainians carrying out acts of resistance against Russian soldiers in the opening days of the conflict, Zelenskyy added that Ukraine was ready to do “everything” it could to secure a strong, lasting peace.

Hundreds of thousands have died on both sides since Russia invaded its neighbor on Feb. 24, 2022, unleashing the deadliest war on European soil since World War II.

Talks between the two sides, relaunched last year by the United States, have so far failed to halt the fighting that has devastated the country and left it facing a mammoth reconstruction task.

“We have defended our independence, we have not lost our statehood; Putin has not achieved his goals. He has not broken Ukrainians; he has not won this war. We have preserved Ukraine, and we will do everything to secure peace and justice. Glory to Ukraine!” Zelenskyy said in his address, which he posted on social media.

“We want peace. Strong, dignified, and lasting peace,” Zelenskyy said, adding that any agreement “must not simply be signed, it must be accepted by Ukrainians.”

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday Russia hasn’t yet achieved all its war aims in Ukraine and will fight on until it does.

“The goals haven’t been fully achieved yet, which is why the military operation continues,” Peskov told reporters.

Zelenskyy told AFP last week that Ukraine wasn’t losing the war, and he urged European countries to deploy troops to the front line in the case of any ceasefire to protect against Russia attacking again.

The leaders of Ukraine allies, including Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, were in the country on Tuesday to mark the anniversary.

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen was also there, saying she wanted to reaffirm that Europe stood “unwaveringly with Ukraine, financially, militarily, and through this harsh winter.”

“And to send a clear message to the Ukrainian people and to the aggressor alike: we will not relent until peace is restored. Peace on Ukraine’s terms,” she said in a video posted to social media.

She is expected to attend a “commemoration ceremony” and visit a Ukrainian energy facility damaged by Russian strikes before meeting Zelenskyy and taking part in a videoconference with Kyiv’s allies, including Britain, France and Germany.

Ukrainian soldier perserveres

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CBS News correspondent Holly Williams, who’s covered the war since it began, caught up last week with a Ukrainian soldier she first met on the front lines three days before Russia invaded.

At the time, Williams says, she assumed Valeriy Kashkarov and his comrades had been killed when Russia moved in.

But when CBS News tracked him down, he laughed when Williams said she was surprised he’s still alive.

“Me too,” Kashkarov remarked.

He said he was shot by a Russian sniper. Though he survived, many of his fellow soldiers didn’t make it.

“I get upset,” Kashkarov told Williams.

“It’s a lot of pain,” Williams observed..

“Yeah,” Kashkarov responded, “Especially … young brothers in arms (fellow soldiers) dead, and a lot of them. On a daily basis.

“It’s like – ah – what the hell,” he reflected.

Territorial gains in dispute

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The United States has been pushing for an end to conflict, which has destroyed much of eastern and southern Ukraine, but Moscow and Kyiv remain at odds over territory.

Russia, which occupies around 20 percent of Ukraine, is pushing for full control of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region as part of any deal and has threatened to take it by force if Kyiv doesn’t cave at the negotiating table.

Ukraine has rejected the demand and said it wouldn’t sign a deal without security guarantees from allies, including the U.S., to deter Russia from invading again.

Moscow has in recent months escalated its attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, cutting heating and power to millions of Ukrainians during this harsh winter.

Kyiv’s allies have slapped heavy sanctions on Moscow, forcing it to redirect its key oil exports toward new markets, particularly in Asia.

Despite heavy losses, Russian troops have in recent months advanced slowly on the front line, particularly in the eastern Donbas region, which Moscow wants to annex.

Russia has rejected Ukrainian proposals for the deployment of European troops in Ukraine after any ceasefire deal. Putin has repeatedly warned that he will pursue his objectives by force if diplomacy fails.

Reconstruction will be huge

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The grinding four-year war has devastated Ukraine, which even before the fighting was one of the poorest countries in Europe.

The cost of post-war reconstruction is estimated at around $588 billion over the next decade, according to a joint World Bank, EU and UN report with Kyiv published on Monday.

Russia cast its decision to send troops into Ukraine as a defensive move to halt Ukraine’s ambition of joining NATO.

On Monday, during a medal ceremony to mark “Defenders of the Fatherland Day,” Putin said his soldiers were defending Russia’s “borders” to ensure “strategic parity” between powers and fight for the country’s “future.”

EXCLUSIVE:President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address will put the economy front and center, pairing working-family guests with a data-driven case on affordability — while also making economic policy announcements, Fox News Digital learned.

Trump is slated to begin his speech at 9 p.m. Eastern Standard Time Tuesday evening from the U.S. Capitol. The State of the Union is equal parts constitutional check-in between the president and Congress, as well as a political showcase that gives the president a national stage to claim wins and set the agenda for the coming year.

The 2026 address will be forward-looking but rooted in what the White House described as measurable progress on cost-of-living pressures, with Trump expected to list off statistics and data on the economy following the sky-high inflation rates of the Biden administration, while showcasing everyday Americans who have benefited from Trump policies, Fox News Digital learned.

“President Trump’s State of the Union Address will celebrate 250 glorious years of our nation’s independence and excellence, highlighting incredible stories of American heroes throughout the speech,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News Digital ahead of the speech.

President Donald Trump will deliver his fourth State of the Union address across his presidential tenure Feb. 24, 2026.(Win McNamee/Getty Images)

“In one year, President Trump has turned our country around from the brink of disaster, and he will rightly declare the State of Our Union is strong, prosperous and respected,” she continued. “The president will proudly tout his administration’s many record-breaking accomplishments, and also layout an ambitious agenda to continue bringing the American Dream back for working people.”

Touting Trump Accounts, tax cuts in the “big, beautiful bill,” lowering drug prices and working to ease the ability of American families to purchase a home are among Trump’s top orders of business, Fox News Digital learned. The president also is expected to make undisclosed economic policy announcements during the speech.

The economy is a top concern for voters as they prepare to vote for a new Congress in November, which follows Democrats’ 2025 winning campaign strategy around “affordability.”

Across Trump’s first year of his second administration, the president’s economic vision has focused on evening the U.S. trade field with tariffs, “unleashing” U.S. energy in the oil, coal and natural gas sectors, lowering drug costs on consumers, as well as other efforts aimed at Trump’s vision of ushering in a “golden age” for the U.S.

Trump is expected to tout his efforts to lower drug costs Tuesday, including giving a shoutout to the White House’s recent launch of TrumpRx.gov, which aims to deliver the lowest-priced pharmaceuticals to American patients.

The president also is expected to make undisclosed economic policy announcements during the speech. (Reuters)

TrumpRx.gov initiative is a government-run portal designed to steer consumers toward lower-cost prescription drugs offered by manufacturers and is central to Trump’s effort to tie U.S. drug prices to those paid in other wealthy countries, a policy known as “most favored nation” pricing.

A White House official told Fox News Digital that Trump invited guests tied to the various economic initiatives in his speech, including Catherine Rayner of Norfolk, Virginia. Rayner and her husband have been navigating fertility complications and in vitro fertilization for five years, with Rayner becoming the first patient of the portal earlier in February when it rolled out.

The couple’s spending on fertility medications dropped from roughly $4,000 to $500 under the program, Fox Digital learned.

The president is expected to invoke his well-known populist tone in the speech, including to speak out against “special interest groups” that have been entrenched in power despite “ripping off” and leaving working Americans behind, a White House official told Fox News Digital.

TRUMP LAUNCHES MIDTERM PUSH IN IOWA, WARNS LOSSES WOULD DERAIL AGENDA: ‘WE GOTTA WIN’

The president also will reflect on how policies within the “big, beautiful bill” have benefited everyday Americans, Fox News Digital learned.

The “big, beautiful bill” is a massive piece of legislation Trump signed into law on the Fourth of July 2025 that champions the administration’s agenda from securing the border to beefing up defense spending to “no tax on social security.”

The president also invited Pennsylvania mom Megan Hemhouser to the speech, who spends her days homeschooling her two children and working as a waitress in the evenings.

She and her husband, a heavy machinery operator, have benefited from a $5,000 increase in take-home pay due to Trump’s “no tax on tips,” and “no tax on overtime” policies under the bill, Fox News Digital learned.

TRUMP INVITES US MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM TO STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH AFTER OLYMPIC TRIUMPH

President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives to deliver remarks on the U.S. economy and affordability at the Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, U.S. Dec. 9, 2025.(Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

Trump’s speech comes after the Supreme Court delivered a blow to his tariff policies Friday, with the court invalidating his use of an emergency law to impose sweeping tariffs on most U.S. trading partners.

Tariffs are a key piece of Trump’s overarching economic plan for the U.S., touting the duties since the start of his second administration as bringing parity to foreign nations “ripping off” the U.S. for decades via “unfair” trade policies, while simultaneously promoting manufacturing on U.S. soil.

In response to SCOTUS’s decision, Trump imposed a 10% global tariff on foreign nations under a different law — specifically, Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 — before upping that global tariff to 15% Saturday as the administration maps out “new and legally permissible Tariffs, which will continue our extraordinarily successful process of Making America Great Again,” Trump posted on Truth Social.

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Trump’s speech is expected to predominantly focus on domestic economic policies, but will be backdropped by world events, including heightened tensions between the U.S. and Iran as potential strikes loom, and Russia’s ongoing war on Ukraine.

U.S. military buildup Middle East positions forces for potential ‘highly kinetic’ campaign against Iran, former Pentagon official Dana Stroul said.(U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jesse Monford/Handout via REUTERS)

Democrats have spoken out against Trump’s domestic and foreign policies at most political turns in the past 13 months and have staged protest stunts during Trump’s previous State of the Union addresses.

Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, for example, tore up Trump’s 2020 speech, and Texas Rep. Al Green heckled Trump during his joint address in 2025, ultimately leading to Green’s ejection.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) rips tears up her advanced copy of President Donald J. Trump’s State of the Union address before members of Congress in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol Feb. 4, 2020, in Washington.(Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

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Democrats are again expected to show their resistance to the administration. However, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has urged colleagues to tone down protests.

“The two options that are in front of us in our House (are) to either attend with silent defiance or to not attend and send a message to Donald Trump in that fashion, which will include participation in a variety of different alternate programming that is going to take place in and around the Capitol complex,” Jeffries told reporters earlier in February.

The address marks Trump’s fourth as president since 2018, and his first State of the Union under his second administration.(Reuters)

The address marks Trump’s fourth as president since 2018, and his first State of the Union under his second administration.

Trump delivered a joint address to Congress in 2025, but it was not officially a State of the Union because it came in the first year of his term, when presidents typically deliver a joint address to both chambers instead. Trump’s joint address in 2025 focused on the “great liberation” of America following the Biden administration’s four years.

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“The American dream is unstoppable, and our country is on the verge of a comeback, the likes of which the world has never witnessed and perhaps will never witness again. There’s never been anything like it,” Trump said during his 2025 address.

Fox News Digital’s Amanda Macias contributed to this report.

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