House votes down aviation safety bill, Trump set to deliver SOTU

EVENING REPORT EVENING REPORT Tuesday, February 24 Sign up © AP House votes down aviation safety bill The House on Tuesday narrowly voted down an aviation safety bill meant to address gaps discovered after the deadly January 2025 crash between an Army helicopter and a commercial plane over Washington, but not before some GOP infighting.   Read more here. CATCH UP QUICK Gorsuch takes aim at fellow Supreme Court justices in tariff decision   Hegseth says he'll order random pizzas to throw off monitoring app White House plays hardball with Democrats over DHS shutdown NEWS THIS AFTERNOON © AP Live updates: Trump will hit on economy, Iran, data centers, more in State of the Union  President Trump is set to deliver the first State of the Union address of his second term to Congress on Tuesday night, after rolling out an ambitious agenda with a mixed record of wins and losses. He’s already said it will be a “long speech.”   Read more.   Tonight: Tune in for The Hill's live coverage ... Blake Burman anchors a digital broadcast from 8-11:30 p.m. ET on TheHill.com and The Hill's FAST Channel.   Additional reporting will be provided by White House correspondent Julia Manchester, Rising's Lindsey Granger and Robby Soave, Decision Desk HQ's Scott Tranter, NewsNation contributor Sean Spicer and more. Platner holds double-digit lead on Mills, Collins in Maine Senate race: Poll  Progressive oyster farmer Graham Platner (D) holds comfortable double-digit leads over both Maine governor and Senate candidate Janet Mills (D) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), according to a new poll.    Read more. Senate Democrats unveil proposal to discourage private equity ownership of homes  Senate Democrats, led by Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (Ore.), unveiled a bill to rein in private equity ownership of housing at a time when the country is facing an estimated shortage of more than 7 million affordable homes.   Read more. Join The Editor's Call Tomorrow for State of the Union Analysis    Read more. IN OTHER NEWS © AP Trump heads to State of the Union with mixed bag of wins, losses  President Trump heads into his State of the Union address on Tuesday on the heels of a major blow to his tariff agenda by the Supreme Court, lower poll numbers and threatening Iran with a U.S. military attack.   Read more. State Department receives hundreds of calls on 24/7 crisis hotline for US citizens in Mexico  The State Department said it received hundreds of calls from U.S. citizens in Mexico to its 24/7 crisis hotline after the government killed a cartel leader known as "El Mencho," CNN reported Monday.   Read more. New British ambassador dishes on Trump's 'genius,' post-Mandelson vetting and Chagos tensions  Just hours after former U.K. ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson was arrested in London on Monday on suspicion of leaking government secrets to Jeffrey Epstein, his successor was feted at a welcoming party in Washington, D.C.   Read more. Supreme Court shields Postal Service from lawsuits over intentionally undelivered mail  The Supreme Court on Monday said the U.S. Postal Service may not be sued for intentionally failing to deliver the mail, ruling against a Black landlord who claims her carriers racially discriminated against her.    Read more. 📧 Check out The Gavel, The Hill's courts newsletter diving into the latest legal battles in Washington. Click here to sign up & get it in your inbox. Stay Engaged Someone forward this newsletter to you? Sign up to get your own copy: TheHill.com/Evening. See you next time! Privacy Policy   |   View in Browser   |   Manage Subscriptions Sign Up for Other Newsletters   |   Unsubscribe   400 N Capitol Street NW Suite 650, Washington, DC 20001 Copyright © 1998 - 2026 Nexstar Media Inc.   |   All Rights Reserved