Jan 19 Analysis of Obama’s State of the Union address By Nora Daly PBS NewsHour will offer special programming surrounding the President's sixth annual State of the Union address. Continue reading
Jan 19 Maryland man freed from Cuba on State of Union guest list By Darlene Superville, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A Maryland man who returned home last month after spending five years imprisoned in Cuba will have a prime viewing spot for President Barack Obama's State of the Union address: a seat near first lady Michelle Obama. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 3:43 Inside Obama’s middle class tax plan By PBS News Hour President Obama will reportedly unveil a plan to offer tax relief for the middle class during his State of the Union address on Tuesday night. The plan would be paid for by increasing taxes the rich pay on investments and… Continue watching
Jan 18 Obama to pitch tax plan to aid middle class in SOTU address By Julie Pace, Associated Press President Barack Obama is turning to his biggest television audience of the year to pitch tax increases on the wealthiest Americans and put the new Republican Congress in the position of defending top income earners over the middle class. Continue reading
Jan 17 For first time, Obama to deliver State of the Union address to Republican-led Congress By Julie Pace, Associated Press For the first time in his presidency, Barack Obama will stand before a Republican-led Congress to deliver his State of the Union address and try to convince lawmakers newly empowered to block his agenda that they should instead join with… Continue reading
Jan 16 Can new tactics sell the State of the Union to the YouTube generation? By Julie Pace, Nancy Benac, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The State of the Union just isn't what it used to be. Continue reading
Jan 15 Newly elected Sen. Joni Ernst to give GOP response to Obama’s address By Erica Werner, Associated Press HERSHEY, Pa. -- Republican officials tapped newly elected Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst on Thursday to deliver the party's formal response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, selecting a fresh face to represent the party at the start… Continue reading
Jan 15 It wasn’t the ‘Do-Nothing Congress’ after all By Lisa Desjardins, Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe We now know just how productive the last Congress was — thanks to one of the more underappreciated reports in U.S. government, the Resume of Congressional Activity.This one-page sheet summarizes the activity of each Congressional year and the report for… Continue reading