Facing low approval ratings and ahead of midterm elections in November, President Trump delivers the first State of the Union address of his second term as president Tuesday night.
As President Trump delivers his State of the Union address, reporters from across NPR's newsroom will fact check his speech and offer context.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Representative Tony Gonzales (R-TX) is facing accusations of an affair with an aide who later died by suicide. Despite the release of explicit text messages allegedly exchanged between the two, the GOP lawmaker is refusing calls to resign.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Rep. Tony Gonzales, former aide Regina Aviles, and several GOP lawmakers, including […] The post Congressman Refuses to Resign Amid Allegations of Affair With Staffer Who Burned Herself Alive. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Representative Tony Gonzales (R-TX) is facing accusations of an affair with an aide who later died by suicide. Despite the release of explicit text messages allegedly exchanged between the two, the GOP lawmaker is refusing calls to resign. WHO WAS INVOLVED: Rep. Tony Gonzales, former aide Regina Aviles, and several GOP lawmakers, including Reps. Chip Roy (R-TX), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), and Nancy Mace (R-SC). WHEN & WHERE: Aviles died by suicide in September 2025, with the rumored affair exposed a month later. The allegations have become a central issue in the Texas Republican primary , which began early voting on February 17, 2026. KEY QUOTE: “I will not resign. I work every day for the people of Texas. And…Open
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On Tuesday's "Ed Henry The Big Take," Sen. Ron Johnson responded to Ed Henry's commentary about far-left Democrat opposition to voter ID.
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The editor who oversees White House coverage for The Times talks about the challenges of tracking a major speech by a president who regularly goes off script.
A spokesman for California Gov. Gavin Newsom made clear there is a right way and a wrong way to cover the governor. After award-winning RealClearPolitics Reporter Susan Crabtree simply asked for documentation confirming the governor’s dyslexia, the spokesman told her to “f-ck off.” Newsom drew criticism after telling the black governor of Atlanta — in […]
Katherine Short was a licensed clinical social worker who operated a private practice in Los Angeles with a specialization in adoption, anxiety, depression, personality disorders, grief and loss, suicide and relationship difficulties.
The Coast Guard members will now receive back pay effective from the date of their discharge, and their service records will be changed to reflect a period of continuous active service between the date of their discharge and their reinstatement.