Trump set a record and pleaded for patience on his tariffs, while Democrats tried a number of different protests.

President Trump's address Tuesday night to a joint session of Congress was the longest of its kind in modern U.S. history at 1 hour and 39 minutes. Trump began his address by declaring "America is back": The speech offered ample reminders of how the second-term Republican president has already tested the limits of executive authority in almost every facet of the job.