Chapter 1: What key issues will the president address in the State of the Union?
We hear from the president tonight on Lisa Brady. Fox News, the first, stated the union address of his second term. The majority of tonight's address will focus on the economy. The president will lay out the case for why he and Republicans are better suited to tackle, continue tackling the affordability crisis that was created by the Biden administration.
White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitz says President Trump will tout tax cuts, pointing to the stories of everyday Americans benefiting from no tax on tips. The State of the Union also comes amid a massive U.S. military buildup in the Middle East and tensions with Iran. Levitz says the president's first option remains diplomacy to end Iran's nuclear program.
Fox's Jared Halpern at the White House. The address is dividing Democrats with more than 30 planning a boycott in opposition to Trump policies.
Chapter 2: How is the current political climate affecting the State of the Union address?
But others will make a point by attending, including Minnesota Congresswoman Angie Craig. I would rather stick forks in my eyes than be here tonight to listen to Donald Trump talk about the State of the Union. But this is the people's house. And I will not abandon the people's house.
A partial government shutdown continues, impacting funding for multiple agencies in the Department of Homeland Security as Democrats push for immigration enforcement reforms. A much bigger reward now offered by the Guthrie family. Over three weeks of waiting, hoping, and praying, Savannah Guthrie saying on Instagram that her mother, Nancy Guthrie, may no longer be alive.
What is to be, then we will accept it. But we need to know where she is. Guthrie announcing a $1 million family reward for information that leads to her mother's recovery.
Chapter 3: What significant updates are there regarding missing persons cases?
Fox's Jeff Manasso. Investigators believe the 84-year-old was taken from her Tucson home February 1st. The family also donating a half million dollars to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. America is listening to Fox News. This is Ainsley Earhart. Thank you for joining me for the 52-episode podcast series, The Life of Jesus.
A listening experience that will provide hope, comfort, and understanding of the greatest story ever told. Listen and follow now at foxnewspodcasts.com or wherever you listen to podcasts. A deadly cruise ship mystery may be solved with a Florida teenager now facing charges in his stepsister's death.
A 16-year-old boy is now facing federal prosecution in the killing of 18-year-old Anna Kepner of Titusville, Florida, who was found dead inside her room aboard the Carnival Horizon cruise ship in November of last year.
Chapter 4: How are global events impacting the U.S. political landscape?
The news of the juvenile's arrest is found in court documents obtained by Fox News. The documents pertain to the ongoing custody battle between Anna's stepmother and her ex-husband. The teen now charged in her death is said to be Kepner's stepbrother.
The custody battle is ongoing in a Florida state court, but indicates a family social media post revealed a federal court will prosecute the boy in connection with Kepner's killing. In Miami, Eben Brown, Fox News. Today marks four years since Russia invaded Ukraine, another likely topic in the president's address tonight as a U.S. push for peace continues.
On the streets of Kyiv and elsewhere today, a sad but meaningful routine, a moment of silence for the tens of thousands killed, injured, lost. In an address today, President Zelensky was defiant. Putin has not achieved his goals.
Chapter 5: What recent developments have occurred in the UK regarding Prince Andrew?
He has not broken Ukrainians. He has not won this war. Still, there are other voices who are calling strongly for peace, not to lose the sovereignty of the country, but in fact, to keep the country intact after four long years of grinding, tearing apart battles.
Fox's Greg Palcott in Kiev, where Zelensky is inviting President Trump to visit, saying it's the only way to truly understand the situation. Britain's House of Commons just approving the release of papers related to former Prince Andrew's appointment as a trade envoy.
He's now suspected during that appointment of improperly passing government information to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein following the release of the Epstein files. A partial rebound on Wall Street. The Dow's up 362. Elisa Brady. Fox News.