QUESTION OF THE DAY: Did you watch President Biden’s first State of the Union?
President Joe Biden gave his first State of the Union address Tuesday night.
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Biden kicks off post-State of the Union highlighting infrastructure and the strength of the Ukrainian people
By Maegan Vazquez and Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden visited Minnesota and Wisconsin on Wednesday, making a stop a dilapidated bridge that connects the two states to highlight how his administration will improve America’s infrastructure. But in his prepared remarks, Biden started off by praising the strength of the Ukrainian people in the face
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Congress shows bipartisan sartorial support for Ukraine at State of the Union address
By Kate Bennett, CNN As members of Congress mingled on the floor of the House chamber ahead of President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, a fashion trend among members emerged: Blue and yellow were the colors of the evening. With Ukraine on the minds of many as that country battles an invasion by
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6 takeaways from the Texas primaries
By Eric Bradner, CNN Two of the biggest names in Texas politics could be headed to overtime in their efforts to fend off primary challengers. Texas kicked off the nation’s 2022 midterm election calendar Tuesday, holding the nation’s first primaries. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott easily defeated two vocal but poor-performing rivals and is now set
Continue Reading Fact-checking Biden’s 2022 State of the Union address
By CNN Staff President Joe Biden delivered his first State of the Union address on Tuesday — using the occasion to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine, promote his first year in the White House as a success story and attempt to revive his domestic legislative agenda. Here is a fact check of some of
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Fact-checking Biden’s 2022 State of the Union address
By CNN Staff President Joe Biden delivered his first State of the Union address on Tuesday — using the occasion to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine, promote his first year in the White House as a success story and attempt to revive his domestic legislative agenda. Here is a fact check of some of
Continue Reading Biden’s plan to shield families from inflation relies on legislation the Senate hasn’t been able to pass
By Tami Luhby, CNN President Joe Biden tried to assuage Americans’ concerns about high inflation in his State of the Union address Tuesday, while seeking to boost low ratings for how he’s handled the economy. Since there’s not too much a president can do unilaterally to combat inflation, Biden laid out several proposals to help
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5 takeaways from President Biden’s State of the Union speech
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden took to his biggest stage of the year Tuesday amid the most consequential stretch of his presidency so far. Confronting a war in Europe at the same moment he works to improve his political prospects, Biden sought to rally a divided and weary country behind a revamped domestic
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Top Biden officials plan post-State of the Union travel blitz
By Betsy Klein, CNN Top Biden administration officials, including President Joe Biden himself, are hitting the road in the days after the State of the Union address, fanning out across the country to amplify aspects of his agenda highlighted in the speech, the White House told CNN exclusively. “They will travel to red states, blue
Continue Reading Top Biden officials plan post-State of the Union travel blitz
By Betsy Klein, CNN Top Biden administration officials, including President Joe Biden himself, are hitting the road in the days after the State of the Union address, fanning out across the country to amplify aspects of his agenda highlighted in the speech, the White House told CNN exclusively. “They will travel to red states, blue
Continue Reading READ: President Biden’s State of the Union address
By CNN President Joe Biden delivered his 2022 State of the Union address on Tuesday. Here’s his speech as prepared for delivery and released by the White House. Madam Speaker, Madam Vice President, our First Lady and Second Gentleman. Members of Congress and the Cabinet. Justices of the Supreme Court. My fellow Americans. Last year
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Speech watchers have mostly positive reaction of Biden’s State of the Union, CNN poll shows
By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN A 71% majority of Americans who watched President Joe Biden‘s State of the Union address had a positive reaction to the speech, according to a CNN Poll conducted by SSRS, with a more modest 41% reacting very positively. That’s a less enthusiastic reception than Biden received for his joint address to
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Congress shows bipartisan sartorial support for Ukraine at State of the Union address
By Kate Bennett, CNN As members of Congress mingled on the floor of the House chamber ahead of President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, a fashion trend among members emerged: Blue and yellow were the colors of the evening. With Ukraine on the minds of many as that country battles an invasion by
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Americans can order another round of free at-home Covid-19 tests next week
By Katherine Dillinger and Shawna Mizelle, CNN Americans can order additional free at-home Covid-19 tests supplied by the US government starting next week. “If you already ordered free tests, tonight, I’m announcing you can order another group of tests. Go to Covidtest.gov starting next week and you can get more tests,” President Joe Biden said
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Missouri advocate for quality long-term care weighs in on President Biden’s efforts to help nursing homes
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Joe Biden announced his plan to overhaul nursing home quality, including minimum staffing levels and steps to increase inspections while continuing to keep COVID-19 under control. Marjorie Moore, the executive director of VOYCE, a St. Louis nonprofit that advocates for quality living across long-term care, says the pandemic was not easy
Continue Reading Biden and his team believe Russia’s war in Ukraine could define his presidency
By Kevin Liptak and Kaitlan Collins, CNN More than a week into Russia’s war in Ukraine, President Joe Biden and his team at the White House are settling in for what many of them believe will become one of the defining backdrops to his presidency: A grinding war in Europe led by an increasingly unsound
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State retirement system to hold emergency meeting over Russian investments
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) – The board of the state’s retirement benefit system will hold an emergency meeting Thursday over the system’s investment in Russian assets. The 4 p.m. meeting comes after Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick called on the Missouri State Employees’ Retirement System, or MOSERS, to divest itself of any funds that involve
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Retired Air Force Lieutenant General answers questions about the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Retired Air Force Lieutenant General Richard Harding was in the studio with ABC 17 News and answered questions about the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Continue Reading ‘Now is our moment’: Biden confronts Putin and tries to kickstart his domestic agenda in State of the Union
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden closed his first State of the Union address Tuesday night with a resounding sense of optimism and unity as the world watches Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, saying his confidence in the American people is what gives him assurance that democracy will prevail at this critical moment. “Now is
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Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is the designated survivor for Biden’s State of the Union
By Betsy Klein and Kevin Liptak, CNN Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is the designated survivor for President Joe Biden’s first State of the Union address, CNN has learned from a source, staying away from the US Capitol in an undisclosed location during Biden’s remarks. Every year the administration appoints one member of the Cabinet to
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