Good evening. I'm Jeff Bennett and I'm Amna Navaz on the news hour tonight.

The Senate races to pass a spending package and avoid a government shutdown.

Why many Americans say they're unhappy about the state of the economy,

even though indicators say it's improving.

When you tell them that things are getting cheaper,

but their rent is not getting cheaper.

And their food is not getting cheaper.

Of course, they're going to feel bad.

And Hungary's far right Prime Minister Victor Orban visits the United States, meeting

former President Trump but not President Biden. Welcome to the news hour.

President Biden is on the road tonight hoping to build

momentum for his re-election after last night's State of the Union address.

First stop this afternoon was Philadelphia.

His campaign said it's the start of a sweep through the major swing states.

The president told supporters he is ready to take the fight to former President Trump.

Tomorrow he heads south for a campaign appearance in Atlanta.

Former President Trump has posted a $92 million bond to cover a defamation judgment in New York. That filing today

lets him put off actually paying the penalty while he appeals. A jury found he

sexually abused the writer E. Jean Carroll in 1996 and then falsely accused her of lying about it.

The former president also consolidated his grip on the Republican Party as its national committee

approved his leadership team.

North Carolina Party Chair Michael Watley was voted in as RNC Chair,

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