Coming Up Today Tuesday, February 24, 2026

State of the Union — or State of Our Freedoms? What Happens When “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness” Slip Away? What do you think the true state of the union is today?

If the State of the Union is meant to measure the health of our democracy, then we have to ask: what is the condition of our most basic promises? When healthcare is out of reach, when surveillance replaces due process, when votes are challenged, education becomes a lifetime debt, and economic power concentrates in fewer hands, the guarantees of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness begin to look less like rights and more like memories. If freedom is the foundation of America, what does it say about the state of the union when so many feel less secure, less heard, and less free?

What do you think the true state of the union is today?

Topics today…

-- MSNow Ali Velshi - National Town Hall taking calls for the hour - State of the Union - What happened to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness?

-- The National Debt Is the Evidence: Who Pocketed the $38 Trillion?

-- We now know how much Donald Trump is charging for his bribes.

-- Most American now say Trump is getting erratic with age. Ya think?!

-- Sabrina Haake - What about the fairness doctrine? If the UK manages to deliver the news - Why can’t we?

-- A new lawsuit alleges DHS illegally tracked and intimidated observers

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VIDEO CLIPS

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