Washington DC, 25 February (H.S.): President Donald Trump gears up for a characteristically lengthy State of the Union Tuesday night—averaging 80+ minutes in his first term—amid dismal polls on inflation, tariffs, immigration, and economy, positioning it as a pivotal midterm manifesto.

DHS Shutdown Deepens: Senate Dems Block Funding

Senate Democrats, sans Sen. John Fetterman (PA), torpedoed DHS funding 50-45 Tuesday, prolonging the 10-day partial shutdown over ICE raid reforms—impacting FEMA, TSA, Coast Guard amid Northeast blizzard response. Trump will lambast the despicable stalemate, urging Democrats to fund amid payless workers.

Schumer Slams 'Tedious Deception,' Dozens Boycott

Minority Leader Chuck Schumer predicts a painful blamefest scapegoating Biden, SCOTUS, and Democrats for chaos from tariffs, immigration crackdowns, Epstein probes. Dozens of Dems skip in protest; Trump guests: USA men's hockey team (women's absent), Melania's AI whiz kid Everest Nevraumont; Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger rebuts on affordability.

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