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President Trump used his State of the Union address last night to sell his view of a booming America.
Members of Congress, the State of our Union is strong.
This even as voters worry about the economy.
Trump also talked about tariffs, calling the Supreme Court's ruling that many of his tariffs are unconstitutional, unfortunate.
He also talked about immigration to a deeply divided Congress.
Trump also offered several awards to guests in the crowd and brought out the U.S.
men's Olympic hockey team, who won gold against Canada, saying he'd award the country's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to the goalie.
Meanwhile, Virginia's newly sworn-in governor, Abigail Spanberger, delivered the Democratic Party's response to Trump's State of the Union address.
And Pierce Elena Moore reports her remarks come at the start of a crucial midterm election year, where Democrats plan to run on affordability concerns.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is threatening to block Anthropic from working with the U.S.
military for refusing to loosen its safety standards.
Hegseth's pressure came after he met in Washington with executives at the artificial intelligence firm.
futures contracts are trading higher at this hour.
Dow futures are up about 112 points.
NASDAQ futures are up about 88 points.
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Plans for the biggest solar farm in the country are moving ahead in California's Central Valley.