State of The Union 2026: How to Watch Live Stream

president donald trump I’ll deliver first. state of union His second term speech is scheduled for Tuesday, February 24. The address to the joint session of Congress is scheduled for 9 PM ET/6 PM PT and will be broadcast live on American broadcast and news networks.

that Sotu It will be Trump’s fifth overall and will certainly be a hot topic on Tuesday as it comes in the same year that the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary. There are many other problems facing this country. Expected topics include the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, the economy (and how Trump will deal with the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling on his tariff plan, with SCOTUS members usually attending the speech) and rising tensions with Iran.

Trump said he expected a lengthy speech. He set a record last year for speaking to a joint session of Congress (not technically SOTU), lasting 1 hour and 39 minutes.

Here’s a rundown of how the major news networks are covering Tuesday’s speech and the response from traditional opposition parties (written this year by Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger):

You can also watch SOTU on Deadline via C-SPAN.

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ABC News’ special coverage of the State of the Union address and Democratic response airs live on ABC from 9-11 PM ET and streams on Disney+, Hulu and ABC News Live. David Muir will present a special edition. World News Tonight with David Muir At 6:30 PM ET, George Stephanopoulos will lead pre- and post-show coverage and will be joined by Linsey Davis, Mary Bruce, Martha Raddatz, Jonathan Karl and additional reporters and analysts.

Davis will serve as anchor on ABC News Live. Lindsey Davis and Prime 7 PM ET. Kyra Phillips will host a special pre-show from 8 PM ET, followed by network coverage, while Davis returns to host the post-show from 11 PM to midnight ET.

CNN

CNN’s live special coverage, hosted by Jake Tapper and Anderson Cooper, begins at 8 PM ET and airs live on CNN and streams on CNN’s All Access subscription streaming service, CNN.com, the CNN app and connected TV.

Tapper joins Kaitlan Collins and Kasie Hunt live from Washington. Cooper will be live from New York alongside Abby Phillip, John King, David Axelrod, Kara Swisher and former Congressman Patrick McHenry. Joining reporters on Capitol Hill and the White House, David Chalian will share CNN’s instant poll results and Daniel Dale will provide fact checks. Van Jones and Scott Jennings will appear live from Saginaw, Michigan, to speak to a panel of swing state voters.

Abby Phillip will continue live after her speech at 12:30 a.m. ET.

C-span

The show begins live at 7 PM ET on C-SPAN with a news update from Greta Brawner and a preview hosted by Peter Slen. including journalists new york post Marisa Schultz, National Politics Editor political Alex Gangitano, White House press secretary Axios They will be joined by reporter Alex Isenstadt, Spectrum News Washington correspondent Taylor Popielarz and Clinton administration communications director Don Baer. Beginning at 8:45 PM ET on C-SPAN2, viewers will switch to “video and sound” on C-SPAN’s broadcast, without commentary or network anchors. Host John McArdle will provide reaction after the speech.

C-SPAN is also teaming up with Chris Cillizza and Chuck Todd to provide real-time analysis along with C-SPAN’s coverage of the House chamber, the State of the Union address and Democratic reaction on YouTube’s ‘Watch With’ starting around 8:30 PM ET. see here.

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Coverage begins at 8:50 PM ET on Fox News Channel with coverage by Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum, joined by Dana Perino, Harold Ford, Laura Ingraham, Brit Hume and Fox Business’ Larry Kudlow. Sean Hannity will host a special edition at 11 p.m. Hanity Broadcast live from the Capitol Fox News @Night Trace Gallagher airs from 1 a.m. to midnight ET. FNC’s coverage will be simulcast on FBN, Fox Nation and Fox One.

Shannon Bream is live on the Fox Network starting at 9 p.m. ET reports from Peter Doocy and Chad Pergram and panelists Kevin Walling and John Ashbrook.

MS Now

MS NOW’s live broadcast begins at 7 PM ET and features Rachel Maddow on the panel along with Nicolle Wallace, Ari Melber, Chris Hayes, Lawrence O’Donnell, Stephanie Ruhle, Jen Psaki, Symone Sanders Townsend, Michael Steele, Alicia Menendez and Ali Velshi. Reporters like Claire McCaskill and Michele Norris will be contributing throughout the day.

Sanders Townsend and Eugene Daniels will host SOTU Watch Parties on MS NOW’s YouTube and TikTok. At midnight ET, Sanders Townsend, Steele and Menendez will continue special coverage on the network.

NBC News

Tom Llamas will present a special edition. NBC nightly news We’ll have live coverage of the speech and Democratic reaction beginning at 9:00 PM ET on NBC and NBC News Now at 6:30 PM ET. He will be joined by Kristen Welker, Hallie Jackson, Peter Alexander and Ryan Nobles. A team of journalists will be reporting from key locations, and Chief Data Analyst Steve Kornacki will also be participating.

NBC News Now goes live with a special edition at 4 PM ET. Meet the media now (4-5 p.m. ET); harley jackson now (5-7 PM ET) and Top Stories by Tom Llamas (7-8 p.m. ET). Welker will provide post-speech analysis on NBC News Now at 11 PM ET.

NewsNation

NewsNation will present the following special editions: the hill with Blake Burman at 6pm ET. Elizabeth Vargas Report anchored by Elizabeth Vargas at 7 PM ET; Cuomo Hosted by Chris Cuomo at 8 PM ET. Starting at 9 PM ET, Leland Vittert will present a three-hour special. Special Report: State of the FederationFeaturing analysis and commentary from Chris Stirewalt, Katie Pavlich, Jesse Weber, and other political experts and guests.

NewsNation Digital will deliver the speech and Democratic response live with key moments and videos across YouTube and social platforms.

PBS

PBS News coverage begins with the regular 6 PM ET broadcast, followed by a special digital report at 8 PM ET. PBS NewsHour Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett will have special coverage of the broadcast, including live ASL interpretation, at 9 p.m. PBS NewsHour‘s live coverage will also be streamed on our YouTube, X, Facebook and TikTok channels.

telemundo

telemund newso’s Julio Vaqueiro hosts a special edition of the network’s 6:30 PM ET newscast and a primetime news feature beginning at 8:50 PM ET. It includes reporting and analysis by Cristina Londoño, Arantxa Loizaga and a panel of experts.

The special will be broadcast live on the Telemundo network and streamed on Telemundo’s FAST channel, Noticias Telemundo Ahora. Also available on Noticias Telemundo’s mobile app and social platforms.