A Syrian refugee is among those invited to sit in first lady Michelle Obama's visitor box to watch the State of the Union address on Tuesday.
Nov 30

By Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will deliver his seventh and final State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Jan. 12.
A growing number of jurisdictions are banning preliminary questions about job applicants’ criminal records. But advocates suggest a policy that goes a step further: to seal nonviolent, low-level criminal offenses that are more than ten years old, effectively blocking employers…
Jan 23

By Kyla Calvert Mason
About 12 million people across the U.S. have money socked away, in most cases by their parents, in special savings accounts meant to be used to pay for college.
Jan 22

In a social media push by the White House, three popular YouTube users were invited to interview President Obama following the State of the Union. Brian Donahue of CRAFT Media/Digital, William Powers of the MIT Media Lab and YouTube entrepreneur…
Jan 22

By PBS NewsHour
The number of television viewers of the State of the Union address has shrinking, but online, there’s a growing interest. How is the Obama administration tapping into social media to keep the American public engaged? Judy Woodruff speaks with the…
A statement titled “State of the Black Union: The Shadow of Crisis has NOT Passed” was signed by a coalition of civil rights groups.
PBS NewsHour’s political director Domenico Montanaro and political editor Lisa Desjardins, will be taking your 2015 State of the Union questions during a Twitter chat.
Jan 21

By PBS NewsHour
Jan 21

By PBS NewsHour
A day after giving the State of the Union address, President Obama began a road trip to sell the economic program and other goals he laid out in his speech. While congressional Democrats said they were invigorated by the president’s…
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