Comparing stand-up in Russia to an electric fence, one comedian told NBC News it was “easy to get through, but God forbid you brush the side — you’re dead.”
Day: February 22, 2026
President Trump will deliver his State of the Union address to the nation Tuesday night. However, this storied tradition faces modern challenges—from declining TV viewership and increased partisan protests to the rise of online prediction markets. But despite these changes, the address remains a vital constitutional ritual for setting the national agenda and outlining the President’s legislative priorities. Tevi Troy—senior fellow at the Ronald Reagan Institute, former White House aide, and historian—joins the Rundown to discuss the evolving relevance of the State of the Union and why its historical role as a unifying national event remains worth preserving.Later, Palantir Technologies CTO Shyam Sankar joins us to discuss how artificial intelligence can make government work more efficiently and how it can be used to re-industrialize America.
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#Azerbaijan #SouthCaucasus #Armenia x.com/ANCA_DC/status/2024857…ANCA (@ANCA_DC)THE (FORMER) PRINCE AND THE PETRO-DICTATOR Disgraced royal was a regular guest of Azerbaijani president-for-life Ilham Aliyev – visiting him in Baku at least a dozen times.— https://x.com/ANCA_DC/status/2024857524462121364 — Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Feb 22, 2026