Politics

Takeaways from Biden's 2024 State of the Union address

By Chris Megerian, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

Biden used the opportunity to draw sharp contrasts that could rally Democrats to the polls as he tries to make the campaign a referendum on his predecessor rather than himself.

Read Sen. Katie Britt's full response to the State of the Union

By Laura Santhanam

In her prepared remarks, Britt claimed “the country we know and love seems to be slipping away,” blamed the border crisis on the current president and rebuffed Biden’s economic agenda.

WATCH: Biden urges GOP to overcome politics on immigration reform during his 2024 State of the Union

By Laura Santhanam

“Get this bill done. We need to act now,” Biden said, adding that Trump — whom Biden did not name — has discouraged Congress from making progress on an immigration deal during the presidential campaign.

WATCH: Biden promises to restore Roe v. Wade as the 'law of the land' in his 2024 State of the Union

By Laura Santhanam

In his last State of the Union address before the general election, President Joe Biden pledged to restore abortion protections after the Supreme Court’s decision in 2022 to overturn Roe v. Wade.

WATCH: 'I will not bow down' to Putin on Ukraine, Biden says

By Hannah Grabenstein

Biden also condemned former President and likely Republican nominee Donald Trump for not strongly repudiating Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling Trump's remarks dangerous and unacceptable.

Read Biden's full 2024 State of the Union remarks

By News Desk

"What makes our moment rare is that freedom and democracy are under attack, both at home and overseas, at the very same time.," President Joe Biden told a joint session of Congress on Thursday.

Senate passes bill to compensate Americans exposed to radiation by the government

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Jim Salter, Associated Press

The Senate has passed legislation that would compensate Americans exposed to radiation by the government by renewing a law initially passed more than three decades ago.

Judge denies Trump relief from $83.3 million defamation judgment

By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

The federal judge who oversaw a defamation trial that resulted in an $83.3 million award to a longtime magazine columnist who says Donald Trump raped her in the 1990s is refusing to relieve the ex-president from the verdict's financial pinch.

Hong Kong proposes life sentences for treason and insurrection in new national security bill

By Kanis Leung, Zen Soo, Associated Press

The proposed law unveiled Friday deepens worries over further erosion of the city's freedoms after Beijing imposed a similar law four years ago that all but wiped out dissent.

Biden will try to use State of the Union to contrast with Trump, sell voters on a second term

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Biden's address will be something of an on-the-job interview, as the nation's oldest president tries to quell voter concerns about his age and job performance while sharpening the contrast with his all-but-certain November rival.