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.

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Tom Llamas, set to replace Lester Holt as anchor of NBC's Nightly News this summer, was called a "sleaze" by former President Donald Trump during the 2016 campaign. NBC News announced Wednesday that Llamas will take over as anchor of Nightly News this summer, replacing Lester Holt.