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How House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke without saying a word at the State of the Union

By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press

It was President Donald Trump's first under divided government, with the white-clad House Speaker Nancy Pelosi the backdrop of every word he uttered.

Trump’s speech ignored global warming and climate disasters, but Americans are more worried than ever

By Nsikan Akpan

The PBS NewsHour spoke with energy and climate advocates about how they want Trump and the union to approach these issues in 2019 and beyond.

Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring reveals he wore blackface in 1980

By Alan Suderman, Associated Press

The revelation further roils the top levels of Virginia government.

Trump administration launches campaign to end HIV-AIDS in the U.S. by 2030

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

President Donald Trump's move is being greeted with a mix of skepticism and cautious optimism by anti-AIDS activists.

AP fact check: President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech

By Calvin Woodward, Christopher Rugaber, Colleen Long, Associated Press

In his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump used information selectively in claiming a drop in drug prices not seen in half a century and promised the nation it would see bountiful benefits from a trade deal that…

Special Episode: State of the Union Aftershow

By PBS NewsHour

The State of the Union fanfare is gone. What now? Join the PBS NewsHour’s Amna Nawaz, Lisa Desjardins, Yamiche Alcindor and Daniel Bush as they dig into President Donald Trump’s speech and the Democratic response. Which statements have traction and…

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4 takeaways from Trump’s 2019 State of the Union

By Daniel Bush

What the president's address means as the government faces another shutdown, and as Trump prepares for 2020.

How Trump has already changed immigration policy

By Joshua Barajas

The changes may be incremental, but they’ve still advanced the administration’s hard-line immigration policies, and shifted how the U.S. responds both to immigrants arriving at the border and those living in the country.

Trump calls for end of resistance politics in State of the Union

By Julie Pace, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press

President Donald Trump on Tuesday called on Washington to cast aside "revenge, resistance and retribution" and end "ridiculous partisan investigations" in his State of the Union address.

WATCH: House Chamber sings ‘Happy Birthday’ to survivor of Holocaust, Pittsburgh massacre

By Associated Press

During the State of the Union, lawmakers from both parties sang "Happy Birthday" to Judah Samet, who survived a shooting that killed 11 people in October.