Trump’s Big Speech, US-Iran Tensions, GOP Lawmaker Pressured to Resign and more

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🗓️ 24 February 2026

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We start with what to expect from President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address tonight. Iranian officials weigh in on nuclear talks with the US ahead of a third round of negotiations this week. A Texas lawmaker is responding to calls to step down amid an alleged affair. We’ll tell you why the death penalty case against Charlie Kirk’s alleged shooter will continue. Plus, an airline in danger of going out of business just got a new lifeline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, from CNN. I'm a Falma DK, with the five things you need to know for Tuesday, February 24th.
0:08.2	It's a big night for President Donald Trump. He's hours away from addressing the nation in his
0:12.9	State of the Union speech at 9 p.m. Eastern tonight on Capitol Hill. At least a dozen
0:17.3	Democratic lawmakers are opting to skip it and take part in a counter program
0:21.2	at the National Mall. Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger will give the Democratic response.
0:26.5	Trump is expected to focus on the economy, and it comes as the administration imposed
0:30.8	new 10 percent tariffs on all trading partners today after the Supreme Court ruled last week that
0:35.7	Trump violated federal law when he unilaterally imposed emergency tariffs across the globe.
0:40.8	White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt says Trump will also call on Democrats to end the partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.
0:47.8	Meanwhile, the U.S. Olympic men's hockey team appears to have flown on an official United States aircraft to Washington, D.C., after Trump offered to send them a plane to attend the State of the Union address after winning gold.
0:59.0	The women's hockey team, which also won gold, declined Trump's invitation, citing scheduling issues.
1:05.0	More news coming up, including a lawmaker's response to fear allegations.
1:16.6	Another topic that's sure to come up during President Trump's speech tonight is Iran. Earlier today, Trump said Iran wants to make a deal to avoid U.S. military strikes more than he does,
1:21.6	ahead of a third round of nuclear talks set for Thursday in Geneva.
1:25.6	That's after Iran's deputy foreign minister said the country is willing to do, quote,
1:29.7	whatever necessary to reach a nuclear deal with the U.S.
1:32.8	However, in a series of posts on X hours before Trump's address, Iran's foreign minister
1:37.6	insisted on the country's right to harness peaceful civilian nuclear technology, saying it will
1:42.4	under no circumstances ever develop a nuclear weapon.
1:45.7	A source also tells CNN Iran's response to the U.S. is expected to uphold its rights to enrich
1:50.3	uranium, while imposing limits on enrichment levels.
1:54.3	I'm not going to resign. I work every day for the people of Texas.
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