Today is Wednesday, March 5th. We're talking about President Trump's high-stakes speech in front of a divided Congress and how it was different from a typical presidential address. Also, trade war fallout as major retailers and investors respond to new tariffs. Plus, a severe storm is impacting nearly half the country. A top newspaper is deploying new artificial intelligence tools, and the world's biggest award show is attracting an even bigger audience.

Those stories and even more news to know coming up.

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President Trump has officially declared a comeback, or as he put it in his address to Congress last

night, America's momentum is back, our spirit is back, our pride is back, our confidence is back.

Most presidents use these kinds of

speeches to unveil some new initiatives or encourage Congress to pass new bills. But President Trump

told Congress he's already done more in 40 days than other presidents do in their entire terms.

And he wanted to talk more about those actions. For example, crackdowns on immigration, trade,

and government spending.

Trump also spoke a lot about cultural issues, like his opposition to affirmative action,

diversity programs, and transgender rights. And he listed several of the programs he and his top

advisor, Elon Musk, have cut. But the president also repeated some claims that have been debunked,

like about thousands of social security payments going out

to dead people. Trump did not just focus on these first 40 days. He also spent a lot of time talking

about his predecessor, President Joe Biden. In the speech, Trump actually described all Democrats

as a lost cause, and even called some by derogatory nicknames. He also criticized them for not

clapping or smiling

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