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Assured of acquittal in impeachment trial, Donald Trump uses State of the Union address to make case for 2020 re-election
•Welcomed by enthusiastic applause from Republican lawmakers, the president marched confidently into the same historic chamber where he was impeached 49 days earlier
Nancy Pelosi rips up copy of Donald Trump's State of the Union speech after he snubs House Speaker's handshake as impeachment trial nears end
•Donald Trump avoided the subject of his impeachment in his pugnacious 80-minute speech, but the scars from the battle were evident with fellow Republicans giving him standing ovations while rival Democrats, for the most part, remained seated.
Firstpost Editor's Picks: Mood of First-Time voter, Trump's toned down SOTU, Mamata vs Centre; today's must-read stories
Fp Staff •Donald Trump has created a whole new tenor in international relations where nations are uneasy about what the US may do next
Donald Trump's toned down State of the Union speech fails to soothe fears of resurgent terror, trade war with China
Tara Kartha •Trump’s policies have the potential to create instability across the world, and rebound on the US.
Fact check: Trump exaggerated economic boom in State of Union speech; economy healthy but not nearly one of the best
•The Associated Press is fact-checking remarks from US president Donald Trump's State of the Union speech. Here's a look at some of the claims we've examined
Donald Trump turns State of the Union into 2020 political pitch, hails economy 'miracle', seeks end to 'partisan investigations'
Nikhila Natrajan •It was so Trumpian. US president Donald Trump, profoundly weakened by looming legal and political peril and surrounded by a sea of freshman Democrats dressed in suffragette white, checked off the box on his second State of the Union (SOTU) calling for an end to "ridiculous partisan investigations" alluding to the Robert Mueller probe, "foolish wars" the "politics of revenge" and then insisting that he will "build the wall" along the US Mexico border.
In State of the Union speech, Donald Trump claims best job rates, highest wages under his administration; full text of address
Fp Staff •Here is the full text of Donald Trump's second state of the union speech
Donald Trump State of the Union promises epic political spectacle with 'optimism' spin: How to watch, what to track
Fp Staff •US President Donald Trump’s second State of the Union (SOTU) is likely to be as close as possible to a political rally burnished by the veneer of a historic setting despite White House spin that Trump will call for "optimism and unity".
Donald Trump State of the Union speech will call for 'unity' but after 2 years of bitter, personal attacks, nobody is buying in
•After two years of bitter partisanship and personal attacks, President Donald Trump will call for unity and cross-party cooperation in Washington during Tuesday's State of the Union address, a message likely to ring hollow with emboldened Democrats eager to block his push for a border wall.
Donald Trump caves in, says will reopen US Govt till 15 February and he doesn't get any money for border wall
Fp Staff •US president Donald Trump who dragged 800,000 government workers through a 35 day shutdown and bragged that he would not "cave" finally did, re-opening the government for a temporary 3 week period as public opinion against him has risen to an all time high.