WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 24:  U.S. President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber at the Capitol on February 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump delivered his address days after the Supreme Court struck down the administration's tariff strategy, and amid a U.S. military buildup in the Persian Gulf threatening Iran. (Photo by Kenny Holston-Pool/Getty Images)
‘Our checks and balances aren't functioning any more,’ says journalist

Paula Newton speaks with Susan Glasser, Staff Writer at The New Yorker and Gregg Nunziata, Executive Director at the Society for the Rule of Law, about Donald Trump's State of the Union address.

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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 24:  U.S. President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber at the Capitol on February 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump delivered his address days after the Supreme Court struck down the administration's tariff strategy, and amid a U.S. military buildup in the Persian Gulf threatening Iran. (Photo by Kenny Holston-Pool/Getty Images)
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