Trump speech to Congress live updates: President’s ‘powerful’ address praised by left and right

President Trump laid out his “common sense revolution,” proclaiming “America is back” in a rousing speech before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night, an unofficial State of the Union address.

After a racuous start, the 47th president used his first major speech to the country since he was sworn into office just six weeks ago to celebrate the end of divisive DEI policies, tout DOGE’s cost-cutting measures, announce the capture of a “top terrorist” responsible for the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal that killed 13 US service members, and recognize the families of Laken Riley, Jocelyn Nungaray and NYPD officer Jonathan Diller, all murdered by illegal migrants.

Live updates have ended, but keep reading for everything to know from President Trump’s speech to Congress: