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State of the Union 2023: Biden still searching for Trump-era exit ramp two years in

President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address highlighted one of the defining dilemmas of his term at the halfway point.

Sanders says ‘choice is between normal or crazy’ in GOP response

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders (R ) called for a new generation of Republican leadership in her response to President Biden's State of the Union address on Tuesday. "The dividing line in America is no longer between right or left," Sanders said from the governor's mansion in Little Rock. "The choice is between normal or crazy....

Six progressive takeaways from Biden’s State of the Union speech

Progressives have kept President Biden close during his first term in office, pushing him to embrace their preferred policies, while pulling him in just enough to create a genuine alliance.  On Tuesday night, those efforts were on full display. During Biden’s State of the Union speech, progressives heard the president reference their loftiest priorities, from...

Biden hasn’t agreed to pre-Super Bowl interview, Fox News anchors say

The White House has yet to agree to have President Biden sit for an interview that would air before the Super Bowl with Fox News, leading anchors on the network said late Tuesday night. "The president is going to be out on the road, taking his message to the road. Every year, traditionally, the network...

Sarah Huckabee Sanders uses SOTU response to tease ‘far reaching’ conservative education plan

New Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in the official Republican response to Tuesday's State of the Union that she will be revealing “an education package that will be the most far-reaching, bold conservative education reform in the country” on Wednesday. Without giving many specifics, Sanders said the plan for her state “empowers parents with...

Fact-checking Biden’s claims on the economy in the State of the Union

President Joe Biden was eager to highlight the rapid rebound from the COVID-19 recession and tout recent progress bringing down inflation during his State of the Union address Tuesday night. Here's a look at what Biden said as well as the full picture behind the president's economic claims. Deficit The Department of the Treasury's seal...

Gallego hits Sinema for not applauding Biden’s call to negotiate Medicare

Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) knocked Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) for not standing and applauding President Biden during the State of the Union address when he called for Congress to negotiate decreased Medicare drug prices for seniors. "Arizonans elected Senator Sinema to lower prescription drug costs and ensure access to healthcare for all. She abandoned us...

Romney on Santos: ‘He’s a sick puppy. He shouldn’t have been there’

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) told embattled Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) he shouldn't have attended the State of the Union address, much less positioned himself near the center of the House aisle to shake hands, slamming the New York Republican as “an embarrassment.” Romney appeared to have a heated encounter with the disgraced freshman lawmaker as...

Congress unites behind Ukraine as Biden calls war ‘test for the ages’

Lawmakers stood for a rare bipartisan ovation in support of Ukraine as President Biden asked Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova to stand up and called Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion a “test for the ages.” Biden’s remarks before a Republican-controlled House of Representatives come as a small but vocal group of GOP lawmakers have criticized U.S. assistance...

Biden, GOP battle at raucous State of the Union

President Biden urged unity during his State of the Union address on Tuesday, but there was little of that on display in a raucous chamber where the president was heckled by a number of newly empowered House Republicans. Biden’s speech was a blend of a victory lap over his first two years in office and...

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