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Asian Americans push back against “divisive” rhetoric in Trump’s State of the Union

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Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Grace Meng, a Democratic representative from New York, and several Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) organization heads issued statements following President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address in Washington, D.C., last night.

Democratic senators, WA Sec. of State Hobbs speak out against Trump ahead of State of the Union address

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Several Democratic senators and their guests, including Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs, spoke out against President Donald Trump’s policies and Republicans’ pending legislative actions in advance of Trump’s State of the Union address at a press conference in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 24.

Sen. Cantwell, Sec. Hobbs head to Washington to highlight act that would lead to voter disenfranchisement

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Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell and Sec. of State Steve Hobbs will attend tomorrow’s State of the Union Address in Washington, D.C., to highlight the SAVE America Act, a bill that, if passed, would disenfranchise thousands of voters across the United States, just before the 2026 elections.

Trump threatens military action in Iran, despite ongoing nuclear deal talks

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President Donald Trump has threatened military action against Iran—even going so far as to send the United States’ largest military aircraft carrier, the U.S.S. Gerald Ford, into the region to join an already massive military fleet—if Iran’s government doesn’t agree to a nuclear program deal.