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• Update ⋅ February 19, 2026 NEWS President Donald Trump has prepared speech on extraterrestrial life, Lara President Donald Trump says – The Hill The Hill President President Donald Trump allegedly has a speech on extraterrestrial life and spaceships, according to his daughter-in-law.
• Some Democrats plan boycott of President Donald Trump's State of the Union – POLITICO Politico Democrats are skipping President Donald Trump's address and holding a rally on the National Mall instead.
• At least 12 Democratic lawmakers plan to boycott President Donald Trump's State of the Union address NBC News At least a dozen Democratic members of Congress plan to boycott President Donald President Donald Trump's State of the Union address at the Capitol next Tuesday.
• How one country stopped a President Donald Trump-style authoritarian in his tracks – Vox Vox In 2018, Brazil elected a president named Jair Bolsonaro who attempted the sort of authoritarian power grabs that President Donald President Donald Trump is currently .
• Legal fights over President Donald Trump attempt to deploy National Guard to Portland come to an end Oregon Capital Chronicle The President Donald Trump administration is giving up its attempt to appeal the decision by a federal judge in Oregon that found the president violated the .