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President Donald Trump delivered the longest State of the Union address of the television age Tuesday, declaring “a turnaround for the ages” as he tried to sell Americans on his economic program ahead of crucial midterm elections later this year.

The speech had all the ceremony, confrontation and chaos that have come to define the event in an era of narrow congressional majorities and partisan polarization. Democratic Representative Al Green was ejected from the chamber for disrupting the speech. Trump invited the gold-medal-winning men’s Olympic hockey team into the gallery amid chants of “USA! USA! USA!” He awarded several medals honoring veterans and active-duty service members.

And in more than 1 hour 47 minutes, the longest State of the Union in history, the president delivered a rally-like speech punctuated less by policy proposals than by political attacks.

For instant reaction and analysis, Bloomberg Balance of Power hosts Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz speak with:

• Bloomberg White House correspondent Jeff Mason
• Rick Davis, Partner at Stonecourt Capital and Bloomberg Politics Contributor & Jeanne Sheehan Zaino, Democracy Visiting Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Ash Center and Bloomberg Politics Contributor
• US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum

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Planet Fitness fell in early trading on Tuesday after the company paired a strong quarterly beat with a cautious outlook. Investors focused on softer guidance and management's plans for continued expansion. CEO Colleen Keatings discusses the quarter with Bloomberg's Romaine Bostick. 

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A global oil surplus is poised to disappear as population growth and artificial intelligence stoke crude consumption, according to the head of Baker Hughes Co. The company, one of the world’s largest oilfield service providers, sees demand beginning to recover in the second half of this year into 2027, Chief Executive Officer Lorenzo Simonelli said during an interview with Bloomberg's Matt Miller and Dani Burger. 

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Doug Irwin, Professor of Economics at Dartmouth, discusses the latest developments on President Trump's unfolding tariff strategy and their broader economic impact. He speaks with Bloomberg's Tom Keene and Paul Sweeney

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Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee says he is more concerned about inflation amid a "steady" job market. Speaking with Bloomberg's Mike McKee, Goolsbee also comments on what the tariff ruling could mean for inflation and Fed Chair Jerome Powell possibly staying on the central bank's board.

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Novo Nordisk Chief Scientific Officer Martin Holst Lange discusses the recent clinical trial results of the company's weight loss obesity shot CagriSema, which delivered less weight loss than Eli Lilly’s tirzepatide. Holst Lange also outlines Novo Nordisk's broader obesity treatment pipeline. He speaks with Bloomberg's Dani Burger. 

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Republican US Representative from Missouri Jason Smith speaks on the Supreme Court's decision to strike down President Trump's global tariffs and what this means for fiscal policy. He speaks with Bloomberg's Dani Burger. 

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MTA CEO Janno Lieber provides key details on updates about the blizzard that affected the NYC area and how the city set up preparations for it. He speaks with Bloomberg's Tom Keene and Paul Sweeney

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Raoul Ruparel, director of Boston Consulting Group's Centre for Growth, discusses his research showing Britain’s biggest industries have been responsible for the decades-long decline in productivity that has roughly halved the GDP growth rate since the end of the 1990s. He spoke to Stephen Carroll and Caroline Hepker on Bloomberg Daybreak Europe.

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Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman, a City University of New York professor, says President Donald Trump's tariffs are a sales tax and are slightly contractionary. He speaks on "Bloomberg The Close."

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