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News Articles: State of the Union

President Trump arrives to address a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol.

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  • Politics

From cheers to protests, here's a look inside the chamber during Trump's speech

Partisan divisions were on display as Republican lawmakers gave Trump frequent standing ovations, while Democrats sat stone faced, held signs and walked out of the chamber in protest.

March 05, 2025
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By:
  • Lexie Schapitl and
  • Grace Widyatmadja
President Trump speaks during an address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025.

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  • Politics

Trump's speech is longest joint address to Congress in recent history

With his address clocking in at more than 90 minutes, President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress is the longest speech of its kind in at least sixty years.

March 05, 2025
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By:
  • Elena Moore
The view as President Trump delivered a State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives in January 2018.

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  • Politics

Fired federal workers are among the guests invited to Trump's speech to Congress

The Trumps and lawmakers from across the aisle have invited guests to Tuesday's joint address, representing some of the administration's top priorities. Here's a look at some of the names on the list.

March 04, 2025
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
President Trump arrives to deliver the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 4, 2020.

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  • Politics

What will Trump say in his Tuesday address? We look to the past for some clues

Delivered the day before he was acquitted in his first impeachment case, and as COVID began to spread, President Trump's 2020 address was part reality TV, part gameshow and part WWE smackdown.

March 02, 2025
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., speaks during a news conference on the border on Feb. 15, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Britt delivered the Republican response to President Biden's State of the Union address on Thursday.

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  • National

Immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than U.S.-born Americans, studies find

In Thursday night's State of The Union, the murder of 22-year-old Laken Riley took center stage. The suspect is a migrant. Republicans say immigration leads to crime, but there's no evidence of that.

March 09, 2024
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By:
  • Jasmine Garsd
President Joe Biden holds a Laken Riley button as he delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol, Thursday March 7, 2024.

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  • Politics

How a Georgia nursing student's killing reached Biden's State of the Union

Georgia Republicans rallied around the death of a Georgia nursing student to call for harsher penalties for undocumented migrants. President Biden addressed the killing during his State of the Union.

March 08, 2024
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By:
  • Sam Gringlas
Lay's potato chips are on sale at a California grocery store in February 2023.

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  • Economy

The State of 'Shrinkflation': Why Biden called out skimpy bags of potato chips

The term is relatively new, but companies have long hidden price hikes in plain sight by changing package sizing. Now the debate is getting political.

March 08, 2024
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh
President Joe Biden holds up a Laken Riley Botton as he delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol, Thursday March 7, 2024, in Washington.

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  • News

Biden says her name — Laken Riley — at urging of GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

Republicans had demanded it but never expected President Joe Biden to say it during his State of the Union address. Biden said the name of Laken Riley.

March 08, 2024
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  • Associated Press
From left: Rihanna, the 2023 Academy Awards "red" carpet.

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  • National

From rogue flooring to lactating worms, this news quiz is weird

Why was the Oscars carpet champagne? Why is some subterranean worm-amphibian making milk? What's next for the American Samoa guy? Are there any records left for Caitlin Clark to break? Find out!

March 08, 2024
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By:
  • Holly J. Morris
President Biden hugs Steven Hadfield during an event on prescription drug costs at the White House on Aug. 29, 2023. Hadfield, whose prescription costs were dramatically lowered by Biden's signature Inflation Reduction Act, is among the White House guests for Thursday night's State of the Union address.

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  • Politics

Here are some of the guests who represent the themes of tonight's State of the Union

The guest list includes a woman whose sister was killed in the Uvalde shooting, the United Auto Workers president, and a naval officer who helped protect ships from Houthi attacks in the Red Sea.

March 07, 2024
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By:
  • GPB Newsroom
In this image grab from an AFPTV video, people carry food parcels that were airdropped March 2 from U.S. aircraft above a beach in the Gaza Strip. President Biden is set to announce the setting up of another avenue for aid to Gaza.

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  • National Security

Biden to announce the setting up of a temporary Mediterranean port to deliver Gaza aid

The temporary pier will not require U.S. troops to land in Gaza to build the pier or causeway. United Nations workers and other aid groups will distribute the aid.

March 07, 2024
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By:
  • Greg Myre
President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on February 7, 2023, in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. The speech marked Biden's first address to the new Republican-controlled House.

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  • Politics

President Biden's State of the Union speech faces dual political challenges

President Biden's State of the Union speech on Thursday night will be his opportunity to challenge his critics while offering additional clarity on how he would approach his second term.

March 07, 2024
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By:
  • Steve Inskeep
President Biden arrives and greets House Speaker Kevin McCarthy as Vice President Kamala Harris looks on, ahead of the State of the Union speech last year.

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  • Politics

How to watch and listen to NPR's coverage of Biden's State of the Union speech

President Biden is delivering his State of the Union address on Thursday night at 9 p.m. ET, a speech where he will make his case for a second term in office.

March 07, 2024
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  • Washington Desk
Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address last February.

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  • Politics

How do you feel about the state of America right now? We want to hear your thoughts

President Joe Biden will make his election-year State of the Union address on Thursday amid foreign conflicts and domestic uncertainty. We want to hear what's on your mind.

March 01, 2024
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By:
  • GPB Newsroom
President Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Feb. 7, 2023.

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  • Politics

House speaker invites Biden to deliver State of the Union on March 7

House Speaker Mike Johnson invited the president to address a joint session of Congress on March 7. Johnson said the country faces a "moment of great challenge."

January 06, 2024
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  • Avie Schneider
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