Just 32% of Americans say Trump has right priorities, new poll finds, ahead of State of the Union speech – live

CNN poll reveals Trump’s approval among independents at 26%; White House press secretary says speech to focus on US’s 250th anniversary and affordability concernsAs part of his focus on affordability, Trump is expected to announce new policies, including a “rate payer protection pledge,” the Wall Street Journal reports this morning.The administration negotiated these “pledges” with tech companies, and they will require those companies to pay more electricity costs in places where data centers are being built, the Journal reports. The pledges entail companies saying they will “pay their own way” instead of other customers enduring price increases, the paper wrote. Continue reading...