From Washington: The State of the State of the Union

The Fox News Rundown

FOX News Podcasts

Politics, Daily News, News

3.4 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

President Trump will deliver his State of the Union address to the nation Tuesday night. However, this storied tradition faces modern challenges—from declining TV viewership and increased partisan protests to the rise of online prediction markets. But despite these changes, the address remains a vital constitutional ritual for setting the national agenda and outlining the President’s legislative priorities. Tevi Troy—senior fellow at the Ronald Reagan Institute, former White House aide, and historian—joins the Rundown to discuss the evolving relevance of the State of the Union and why its historical role as a unifying national event remains worth preserving.Later, Palantir Technologies CTO Shyam Sankar joins us to discuss how artificial intelligence can make government work more efficiently and how it can be used to re-industrialize America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:02.0	Sunday, February 22nd, 26. I'm Jessica Rosenthal. It's almost time for President Trump's first official state of the union address of his second term, and even as fewer people watch the annual speech, the historical significance of it remains.
1:18.6	People complain often that the state of the union is a laundry list, and that comes from its constitutional origins, that it is a speech where the president presents his policy proposals to the people.
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