Mar 01 Boebert outburst on Afghanistan jolts State of the Union By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Delivering the loudest heckling of the evening, GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado blamed Biden for the 13 service members who were killed during the U.S. withdrawal in Afghanistan. Her outburst drew a chorus of boos from Democrats. Continue reading
Mar 01 AP fact check: Biden’s claims in his State of Union address By Associated Press The Associated Press is fact-checking President Joe Biden's first State of the Union speech as he grapples with Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a stalled domestic agenda and the lingering COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading
Mar 01 7 key takeaways from Biden’s 2022 State of the Union speech By Aamer Madhani, Josh Boak, Associated Press President Joe Biden’s first State of the Union address was likely going to focus inward, looking at the economic and public health woes besetting the U.S. But Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the war that has ensued changed all that. Continue reading
Mar 01 WATCH: ‘Fund the police,’ Biden says at State of the Union By Associated Press "We should all agree the answer is not to defund the police is to fund the police," he said. "Fund them. Fund them. Fund them with resources and training. Resources and training, they need to protect their community."… Continue reading
Mar 01 Read Joe Biden’s full 2022 State of the Union address By Associated Press Lawmakers gathered Tuesday at the heavily secured U.S. Capitol for President Joe Biden’s first State of the Union address as attention turns from challenges at home to the intensifying war overseas. Continue reading
Mar 01 In blue and yellow, lawmakers show support for Ukraine at State of the Union By Farnoush Amiri, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Lawmakers gathered Tuesday at the heavily secured U.S. Capitol for President Joe Biden's first State of the Union address — some wearing blue and yellow ribbons and lapels in support of Ukraine — as attention turns from challenges at home… Continue reading
Mar 01 WATCH: ‘Lower your costs, not your wages,’ Biden tells companies on inflation By Associated Press The U.S. president is aiming to lead the country out of the pandemic and reboot his stalled domestic agenda as well as confront Russia's aggression. Continue reading
Mar 01 WATCH: What to expect from Biden’s first State of the Union address By Nicole Ellis, Casey Kuhn, Kenichi Serino Ahead of the President Joe Biden’s first State of the Union address, PBS NewsHour’s Digital Anchor Nicole Ellis discusses how the president will speak to those issues in a series of conversations with the NewsHour’s William Brangham, Lisa Desjardins and… Continue reading
Mar 01 What to watch in Biden’s 2022 State of the Union By Joshua Barajas, Nicole Ellis, Lisa Desjardins When President Joe Biden delivers his first State of the Union address tonight, it will be to a nation in the throes of different crises. Continue reading
Mar 01 Jackson prepares to meet with senators in swift start toward Supreme Court confirmation By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press If confirmed, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson would be the first Black female justice in the court’s more than 200-year history. Continue reading