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In his State of the Union address tonight, President Trump plans to say his administration has achieved a turnaround for the ages since former President Biden was in office, touting what he says are achievements in the economy, health care and immigration.

But according to the latest NPR PBS News Marist poll, most voters, like Iowa Democrat Renee Schulte, say the country is worse off than a year ago and that the state of the union is not strong.

A number of Democrats in Congress have said they'll skip Trump's speech and protest, and some are holding a rally on the National Mall.

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson says it's detestable that they're boycotting the speech.

It doesn't matter how many little gatherings they have or where they stand or how high the volume is on the microphones.

They have nothing to offer, nothing but their

TDS agenda, the Trump derangement syndrome, and it's on full display.

Trump says to expect a long address.

Last year, his joint address topped 99 minutes, longer than any recorded State of the Union.

In tonight's address, President Trump will get to make the case for his tariff policies to Americans who are increasingly uneasy about his priorities.

The speech comes after the Supreme Court struck down his use of emergency powers to unilaterally tax goods from other countries with no end date.

Trump's focus has often been far from home, as NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben explains.

NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben reporting.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is threatening to block Anthropic from working with the U.S.

military for refusing to loosen its safety standards.

NPR's Bobby Allen reports.

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