President Donald Trump used his State of the Union address on February 24, 2026, to formally launch what he called a war on fraud, placing Vice President JD Vance in charge of the effort.

Trump stated:

“But when it comes to the corruption that is plundering America, there’s been no more stunning example than Minnesota. Members of the Somali community have pillaged an estimated $19 billion from the American taxpayer. We have all the information, and in actuality, the number is much higher than that. And California, Massachusetts, Maine, and many other states are even worse. This is the kind of corruption that shreds the fabric of a nation.

President Donald Trump, during Tuesday’s State of the Union address, called on Congress to enact his most favored nation program to keep drug prices low.

Trump said he enacted “most favored nation” agreements to address the issue that Americans “by far” pay the highest cost for prescription drugs, and to ensure that Americans pay the lowest cost for prescription drugs.

President Donald Trump, during Tuesday’s State of the Union address, touted that the country will have the lowest drug prices in the world.

Trump said he is working to address the “crushing cost” of health care and blamed Democrats for passing the “Unaffordable Care Act,” or Obamacare.

President Trump said in his State of the Union address that Americans without access to a workplace retirement plan would be able to invest through a federal-style option similar to the Thrift Savings Plan used by federal workers, and that the government would match contributions up to $1,000 per year.

President Donald Trump announced during the State of the Union (SOTU) address on Tuesday that he believes tariffs, “paid for by foreign countries,” will eventually “replace the modern-day system of income tax.”

“Countries that were ripping us off for decades are now paying us hundreds of billions of dollars,” President Trump declared during Tuesday’s SOTU address. “They were ripping us off so badly, you all know that, everybody knows it, Democrats know it, they just don’t want to say it.”

President Trump announced during the State of the Union Address on Tuesday that he would be awarding the Legion of Merit to Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott Ruskan, a U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer, for assisting in the evacuation of over 150 girls during the central Texas floods last year.

President Donald Trump roasted Democrats during his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, saying that Democrats have made healthcare prices unaffordable and boosted big health insurance companies’ profits thanks to Obamacare.

President Donald Trump announced during his annual State of the Union address on Tuesday night that the United States has received 80 million barrels of oil from the socialist rogue state of Venezuela this year, a development made possible by the arrest of its dictator, Nicolás Maduro.

President Donald Trump is delivering his first State of the Union address since his historic comeback victory in 2024’s presidential election on Tuesday night at a pivotal time for the American economy and ahead of contentious midterm elections that could decide the lasting power of the political realignment he has facilitated in his decade atop the Republican Party.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury had previously identified and sanctioned the exclusive resort cabins in Jalisco where the terrorist leader Ruben Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes had been hiding. The revelation highlights the impunity with which the drug boss operated in Mexico, where he felt safe staying in an area that had been identified by authorities since 2020.

Mexico’s President, Claudia Sheinbaum, announced that her government was looking into taking legal action against U.S. businessman Elon Musk over a series of comments he made on social media. The American social media executive reportedly claimed that Sheinbaum answered to her cartel bosses.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Monday that the Iranian regime would face “a force they cannot even imagine” should it attack the Jewish state, as U.S. refueling and cargo aircraft landed at Ben Gurion Airport and an American carrier strike group advanced toward the eastern Mediterranean amid escalating regional tensions.