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Update (2320ET):While predicted to be '2 or 3 hours,' President Trump's State of the Union was just 109 minutes - though it was still the longest on record since at least 1964. Trump emphasized border security, energy production, and tax policies while throwing Democrats under the bus over the economy and unchecked illegal immigration. · Trump declared the "Golden Age of America" and stated that the state of the union is "strong," tying themes…

Bill Jones - EIRNS · On a day when numerous warnings have been issued by various entities of the Russian government, including President Vladimir Putin himself, based on clear reporting from the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service that there were preparations by the “Coalition of the Willing” for providing nuclear weapons to Ukraine for use against Russia, a move that would clearly trigger a nuclear response from Russia, Foreign…

President Trump put the House chamber on the spot Tuesday night, forcing a visual split that may define the immigration debate heading into the midterms. During his State of the Union address, Trump declared that the federal government’s first obligation is to its own citizens — then challenged lawmakers to prove whether they agreed. · “If you agree with the statement, then stand up and show your support: The first duty of the American…

France and the UK are considering covertly handing nuclear capabilities or a ‘dirty bomb’ to Kiev, Russian intel has claimed · Dmitry Medvedev © Sputnik / Ekaterina Shtukina · [RT] Russia would launch a nuclear response if NATO countries supplied atomic weapons to Ukraine, former President Dmitry Medvedev has warned.  · Medvedev, who now serves as deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, was commenting to RT on…

Kiev has dismantled the foundations of Ukrainian statehood, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said · FILE PHOTO ©  Sputnik / Sergey Guneev · [RT] The Ukraine conflict can only be resolved by addressing its “root causes,” Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement on Tuesday, marking the fourth anniversary of the escalation of hostilities. · According to Zakharova, Moscow’s military action in…

President Trump has ordered the release of military materials connected to UFOs · US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Louisville, Colorado, February 23, 2026. ©  AAron Ontiveroz / The Denver Post · [RT] US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has said that he will learn alongside the American public whether his department holds records proving the existence of aliens. · Last week, President Donald Trump issued an executive order…

Hungary has vetoed the scheme and accused Ukraine of deliberately disrupting Russian oil supplies to the country · Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky addresses the European Parliament via video link, Brussels, February 24, 2026. ©  AP Photo / Marius Burgelman · [RT] Ukraine's Vladimir Zelensky has demanded that the EU approve a €90 billion ($106 billion) loan backed by the bloc’s taxpayers that has been vetoed by Hungary.…

Bratislava has said it took the reciprocal measure against Kiev over the disruption of Russian oil supplies · FILE PHOTO. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico. ©  Getty Images / Anadolu / Robert Nemeti · [RT] Bratislava has stopped providing emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine until Kiev restores the flow of Russian oil to Slovakia through the Druzhba pipeline, Prime Minister Robert Fico has said, warning of “further…

Budapest has also blocked the EU’s 20th package of sanctions on Russia amid an oil supply row with Kiev · BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - FEBRUARY 23: Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto speaks to media in Brussels, Belgium on February 23, 2026. ©  Getty Images / Thierry Monasse · [RT] Hungary has blocked the EU’s proposed €90 billion ($106 billion) emergency loan for Ukraine, as well as the latest package of sanctions on Russia,…

“It would be fine if they took it all,” Mike Huckabee said · FILE PHOTO: Mike Huckabee testifying during his Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing. © Getty Images / Kevin Dietsch · {RT} Israel has the right to almost the entire Middle East because the Bible says so, the US envoy to West Jerusalem, Mike Huckabee, has told American journalist Tucker Carlson. · Huckabee, a former governor of Arkansas,…