FOX News Media To Provide 2026 SOTU Coverage

FOX News Media (FNM) will present special multiplatform programming covering President Donald Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress and the Democratic response on Tuesday, February 24.

Beginning at 8:50 PM/ET on FOX News Channel (FNC), chief political anchor and Special Report’s Bret Baier and The Story’s anchor and executive editor Martha MacCallum will lead the network’s coverage. 

The broadcast will also feature analysis from The Five co-hosts Dana Perino and Harold Ford Jr., The Ingraham Angle host Laura Ingraham, chief political analyst Brit Hume and FOX Business Network’s (FBN) Larry Kudlow. Senior White House correspondent and co-anchor of The Sunday Briefing Jacqui Heinrich and congressional correspondent Bill Melugin will be live from the White House and the Capitol, respectively. 

At 11 PM/ET, FNC’s Sean Hannity will host a special edition of Hannity live from the Capitol followed by FOX News @ Night with Trace Gallagher airing from 12-1 AM/ET. FBN will simulcast FNC’s special coverage of the address, starting at 9 PM/ET.

Subscribers to FOX Nation, FOX News Media’s direct-to-consumer streaming service, will be able to stream FNC’s coverage live on the platform. Meanwhile, FOX News Digital’s coverage will include original reporting, political analysis, real-time live blog updates and an interactive live chatroom throughout the night. The live stream will also be available on FOX One.

FOX News Sunday’s Shannon Bream will anchor live coverage on FOX Network, beginning at 9 PM/ET with reporting from senior White House correspondent and co-anchor of The Sunday Briefing Peter Doocy and chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram. They will be joined by a panel featuring democratic campaign strategist and former Biden 2020 campaign surrogate Kevin Walling and Ruthless podcast co-host John Ashbrook.

FOX News Audio will also offer comprehensive multiplatform coverage of the address, encompassing live broadcasting, digital streaming and in-depth podcast analysis. Beginning at 8 PM/ET, FOX News Radio (FNR) will air live coverage of the President’s address anchored by FNR anchors Jared Halpern and Jessica Rosenthal. FNR’s coverage will be available on affiliates nationwide and will be available for streaming via the FOX News app. 

FOX News Headlines 24/7 on SiriusXM Channel 115 will also provide continuous updates. FOX News Podcasts will feature a pre- and post-analysis on The FOX News Rundown, Perino on Politics, Will Cain Country and The Bret Baier Podcast. Additionally, syndicated shows including The Brian Kilmeade Show (9 AM-12 PM/ET), FOX Across America with Jimmy Failla (12 PM-3 PM/ET) and The Guy Benson Show (3 PM-6 PM/ET) will provide live analysis.