President Trump’s address to Congress

Presidential pundits shouldn’t ignore Trump's content for his tone. That’s bad criticism.

We don’t rate movies based on how much they seem like movies. Why rate Trump based on how much he seems like a president?

Democrats had a bold response to Trump's speech. It was the Spanish version.

While Steve Beshear reached out to moderates, Astrid Silva spoke to the resistance.

Trump’s call for “merit-based immigration,” explained

It’s probably code for less immigration.

Don’t get too excited about a Trump immigration “compromise”

He may want to succeed on comprehensive reform where Bush and Obama failed — but there’s a reason they couldn’t do it.

Trump went from mocking disability to using it to further his agenda

Trump is no fan of regulations and is willing to use people with disabilities to cut them.

Just one Senate Democrat applauded Trump’s call to “make America great”

Most Democrats in Congress laughed, sat, and groaned through President Trump’s speech. There was one big exception.

3 winners and 2 losers from President Trump’s first address to Congress

One loser, as always with Trump: immigrants.

There’s much more to the story of the fallen Navy SEAL Trump praised in his speech to Congress

The death of Navy SEAL William Owens is at the center of a raging political firestorm.

A visual guide to standing ovations in Trump’s address to Congress

Trump's agenda is the same whether it's sold with a clean speech or an angry rant

The president is now trying to sell his policies with honey rather than vinegar.

Trump’s new, potentially inclusive family leave policy faces big hurdles in Congress

Key phrase: “new parents.”

Trump just moved the GOP’s health care consensus permanently to the left

It’s a post-Obamacare world, and Republicans are learning to live in it.

Trump is performing the role of president, not doing the job

He doesn’t want to be president, he just wants to play one on TV.

22 promises Trump made in his speech to Congress, in one chart

The speech largely focused on things he wants to keep out of the country.

Trump proposed 5 specific policies to replace Obamacare. Here’s how they work.

Trump didn’t get into the details — and those matter a lot.

Trump promised to end the opioid painkiller and heroin epidemic. A wall won’t do that.

The evidence shows that stricter border security just can’t overcome drug traffickers.

What to expect from President Trump’s speech to Congress

It’s the president’s first big speech since the inauguration.

Trump used a rare disease survivor to take a shot at the FDA

The president wants to dismantle the FDA to usher in more medical “miracles.” Here’s why that won’t work.

How Trump could actually help stop the “cycle of violence” in America

Trump wants a “tough on crime” approach. The evidence suggests that would do more harm than good.

Read: President Donald Trump’s first speech to Congress

The president argued that he’s kept his promises and laid out his agenda.

House Democratic women are wearing white — a symbol of women’s suffrage — to Trump’s speech

They’re sending a clear message to the president on women’s rights.

What the White House says will be in President Trump’s speech to Congress

From "American carnage" to laying out an "optimistic vision": an outline of Trump’s speech to Congress.

Trump’s guests for his congressional address: Americans with family members killed by immigrants

Donald Trump doesn’t talk about everyday Americans often. But when he does, it’s about those hurt by immigration.

The 5 foreign policy issues to watch for in Trump’s faux-State of the Union speech

Russia, ISIS, defense spending, and more.

Activist and DREAMer Astrid Silva is delivering the Spanish-language response to Trump’s Congress speech

And it could be the most interesting speech of the night.