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President Trump is set to present his State of the Union address in the coming days, following a significant Supreme Court ruling that dismantled a major component of his trade agenda. Additionally, his disputed nominee for U.S. surgeon general is finally scheduled to appear before senators for her postponed confirmation proceedings.<\/p>

Meanwhile, the House Agriculture Committee had planned to start deliberations on Monday regarding a Republican-backed farm bill, though inclement weather forced lawmakers to postpone the beginning of the markup process.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

President Trump will deliver his State of the Union address following a Supreme Court decision that overturned a key trade policy. His contentious surgeon general nominee will finally face Senate confirmation proceedings after lengthy delays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25671,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[833],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771865159622.webp?fit=836%2C628&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-6G4","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":27025,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/senate-panel-to-review-trumps-surgeon-general-pick-after-delayed-hearing\/","url_meta":{"origin":25672,"position":0},"title":"Senate Panel to Review Trump’s Surgeon General Pick After Delayed Hearing","author":"Admin","date":"February 25, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Casey Means, President Trump's choice for U.S. Surgeon General, will face senators Wednesday in a confirmation hearing that was postponed when she gave birth last fall. 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