Ahead of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, Democratic lawmakers are divided — and defiant. [3]During the 2025 address, Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, raised his walking cane and shouted. [8]When Republicans sat out Democratic presidentsDemocrats are not alone in the history of State of the Union boycotts. It was the first organized boycott of a State of the Union by members of the House. [11]1st State of the Union address of Trump’s 2nd term is tonightTrump’s State of the Union address is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Ahead of the Games, the Italian National Olympic Committee committed to paying a cash bonus to any of the country’s athletes who won a medal: roughly $213,000 for gold, $106,000 for silver and $71,000 for bronze (converted to U.S. dollars at the exchange rate at the start of the Olympics). Those rewards were generous—among the 37 delegations that confirmed to Forbes that they were offering financial incentives to Olympians who reached the podium, only Singapore, Hong Kong, Poland and Kazakhstan had plans for larger prizes. However, Singapore (offering roughly $787,000 for gold in an individual sport) and Hong Kong ($768,000) were shut out of the medal table, as they have been at every previous edition of the Winter Games, and Kazakhstan ($250,000) had a single top-three performance: Mikhail Shaidorov’s victory in men’s figure skating over the heavily favored American Ilia Malinin. Poland, pledging a combined $355,000 for individual gold from its Olympic committee and the national government, fared better, with a total of four medals in ski jumping and speedskating.

Monica Torres (Image Via Getty)Who is Monica Torres? Hunter Hess and Tanisha Ranger’s quotes add fuel to Olympic article debateMonica Torres, a senior reporter at HuffPost, is facing heavy criticism online after a recent article about the Olympics upset many readers. On February 21, 2026, HuffPost published her piece titled, “There’s A Name For The Discomfort You’re Feeling Watching The Olympics Right Now. Many users said the headline felt unpatriotic at a time when Team USA was winning medals. As of now, neither Monica Torres nor HuffPost has released a public response.Monica Torres works as a senior reporter on HuffPost’s Life team.

Outgoing Disney CEO Bob Iger is among the “potential replacements” who have been floated for LA28 Chair Casey Wasserman, according to sources cited by CNN.com. It’s become a distraction to the dollars that need to be raised to go into fundraising for these Olympics” (CNN.com, 2/22). We’re watching all the comments and the sentiments that are shared across the country and across the world. Right now that is sitting with them and the LA28 board. For us right now, they’re dealing with that” (“2026 Winter Olympics,” NBC, 2/22).

The Supreme Court on Friday gave Trump an off ramp from his tariff adventure. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc./Getty ImagesTrump also claimed the Supreme Court decision permitted him to levy a total embargo on foreign countries’ goods. What this means for pricesEconomists don’t expect the Supreme Court decision will be a gamechanger for consumer prices – especially because Trump made clear he’s not retreating. Stephanie Roth, chief economist at Wolfe Research, was blunt when asked what the Supreme Court ruling would mean for consumer prices. That number was expected to rise to $1,300 this year before the Supreme Court ruling.

10 Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie are facing the aftermath of their father, former Prince Andrew, being arrested. While Beatrice, 37, and Eugenie, 35, have maintained a close relationship with their parents, the dynamic is shifting. 10 “They may try to continue their charitable work, but those charities are unlikely to want to be associated with such a family,” Fordwich said. “King Charles has wanted to project his charitable, forgiving nature by including both girls at public family events,” she said. People reported that Andrew sent Epstein family Christmas cards in 2011 and 2012 featuring photos of Beatrice and Eugenie.

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Anyway, with the conclusion of the Winter Olympics upon us, the U.S. hockey team was set to depart from Milan on Sunday evening and end up back on American soil in New York City. ), so the boys in Red, White, and Blue are going to have to take a little detour. If I may be so bold, this could end up being one of the biggest celebrations in hockey history. But, compared to where they were originally going to end up, it will feel like a summer afternoon. I'm sure Florida forward Matthew Tkachuk will show his fellow countrymen some of that patented SoFlo hospitality and take them to all the best spots in town.

So we asked: Is the Trump administration trampling on the media and free speech? Democracy dies when the media is strangledPresident Donald Trump is absolutely trampling on free speech. Many of the major media outlets like NBC, CBS and ABC are obeying in advance to this tyrant. Free speech is the ability to say what you want, when you want, regardless of who chooses to get offended. Fear has been Trump's greatest weapon, and media outlets rely on advertising for income.

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Lady Gaga and Liza Minnelli on stage at the Oscars in 2022 via Associated PressLiza Minnelli’s new memoir sheds some light on her appearance at the 2022 Oscars. At the Academy Awards four years ago, Liza teamed up with Lady Gaga to announce the winner of that year’s Best Picture prize. The passage reads: “I was inexplicably ordered – not even asked – to sit in a wheelchair or not appear at all. At a moment of high stress, you stay gracious.”AdvertisementHuffPost UK has contacted Lady Gaga’s team for comment. Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!

Adding to the pile of alarming indicators for the president’s party heading into this year’s midterms, Trump’s approval rating among political independents has dipped to a new low in CNN polling. At the same time, Americans say, 61% to 38%, that Trump’s policies will move the country in the wrong direction rather than the right one. And Trump’s job approval rating among all adults remains mired at 36%. Among political independents, Trump’s approval rating has dropped 15 points over the past year to 26%, the lowest it’s been in either of his terms. One thing unites the GOP across age lines: More than 6 in 10 say Trump should focus on economic issues in his address Tuesday.

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Rescuers responded last week after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe that killed nine people. “Life-saving measures were attempted by Ski Patrol and Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District paramedics,” the Sheriff’s Office reported in a release. Nine people died last week in the Castle Peak avalanche north of Lake Tahoe. Six were close friends who had together planned the backcountry ski trip. The avalanche occurred as the group of 15 was trying to leave the remote Frog Lake huts in a blizzard beneath avalanche-prone slopes.