Today is Wednesday, February 25th. We have some of the biggest takeaways from last night's

State of the Union address, from the economy to immigration to the few moments of bipartisan

agreement. Also, why an air safety bill that passed in the Senate unanimously still failed to

become law. Plus, the ultimatum Defense Secretary Pete Hegeseth gave a major AI company,

why American businesses are making

leadership changes at a record rate, and what made this year's Winter Olympics so popular.

Those stories and even more news coming up.

Welcome to The Newsworthy, all the day's news in less than 15 minutes.

I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. Let's do this.

Members of Congress and the rest of the nation got a window into President Trump's America as he

sees it. The president delivered his State of the Union address last night in which he called this

the Golden Age of America. It set a record for the longest speech of its kind,

and while not all of it was accurate, he did address what Americans have said are their biggest

concerns. For example, the economy. Trump spoke about lower prices for gasoline, mortgage rates,

and prescription drug prices, as well as gains in the stock market. And he blamed undocumented

immigrants for many of the ways in which

Americans are still struggling, saying they're responsible for higher medical bills, car insurance rates,

rent, taxes, and crime. Trump strongly criticized Democrats for allowing what he said was an invasion

of undocumented immigrants. And in one particularly tense moment, he asked everyone in the chamber

to stand if they agreed with the idea that the first duty of elected officials was to protect American citizens instead of immigrants who entered the country illegally. Republicans cheered and broke out into chance of USA. Democrats were mostly silent and most stayed seated, to which Trump said, quote, you should be ashamed of yourself. But there were a few moments of bipartisanship.

There was applause on both sides of the aisle when Trump condemned political violence and when he expressed support for a stock trading ban for lawmakers. Both Democrats and Republicans also

cheered for many of President Trump's invited guests who painted a picture of American patriotism.

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