State of the Union Message (US)
Biden Will Deliver State of the Union Address on Feb. 7
WASHINGTON — President Biden will deliver his second State of the Union speech on Feb. 7, a nationwide address that comes even as he faces an improving economy, an aggressive House controlled by Republicans and a special counsel investigation into the possible mishandling of classified information. Speaker Kevin McCarthy officially invited Mr. Biden to inform […]
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Bracing for Losses, Democrats Look to Biden for a Reset
PHILADELPHIA — House Democrats planned a retreat here this week hoping for a reset after a difficult period during which President Biden has been buffeted by rising gas prices, soaring inflation and sagging approval ratings. Instead, they arrived in buses in the middle of the night after the president’s latest coronavirus aid package had collapsed […]
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As Biden Pivots, Democrats Seek to Salvage His Domestic Agenda
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday was the start of an election-year push to reframe his domestic agenda away from the sweeping aspirations of his first year in office and toward more practical and politically appealing goals: driving down rising prices, controlling the pandemic, addressing crime. Gone were the expansive […]
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Unity in a Foreign Policy Crisis, but Questions Still to be Answered
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s challenge on Tuesday night was to unite Americans behind his confrontation with a brutal Russian leader who has shattered more than three decades of post-Cold War peace without setting off fears that the return of superpower conflict will inflict an unacceptable cost. Even as scenes of ruin were being flashed to […]
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Biden Says Fighting Inflation Is ‘Top Priority’ as Prices Bite Consumers
[Follow for live updates on Biden’s 2022 State of the Union address.] President Biden used his State of the Union address to refocus the nation on how far the economy has come since the pandemic recession. But he also highlighted his plans to help slow rapid price gains, underscoring the challenge Democrats face ahead of […]
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In State of the Union, Biden Will Focus on Economy and Global Response to Russia
Mr. Biden will urge Congress to pass legislation, approved by the House in December, to increase the Federal Maritime Commission’s oversight of the shipping industry. The president will deliver his remarks on Tuesday without a mask, on the same day that officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lift many Covid restrictions for […]
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10 Consequential Days: How Biden Navigated War, Covid and the Supreme Court
Sunday, Feb. 20 If there was one message that Mr. Biden wanted to reinforce for his National Security Council in the Situation Room on Sunday morning, it was that the United States remained “in lock step with allies and partners,” as Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken put it later. That desire was at the […]
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