State of the Union address
noun phrase
: a yearly speech given by the U.S. President to Congress and the people to tell them about important things that are affecting the country
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In the midst of the election cycle, her death quickly became a flashpoint in the immigration debate, with former President Donald Trump and his supporters raising it at rallies and President Biden responding to heckling about it in his State of the Union address.
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Eva Pound, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
Killing fuels immigration debate The killing promptly made its way into the immigration debate, heating up after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia highlighted the attack before and during Biden’s State of the Union address on March 7, urging him to say Riley’s name during the speech.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
On the Democratic side, Rep. Dean Phillips drops his long shot challenge to Biden.
March 7: Biden delivers a fiery, lashing State of the Union address that leaves supporters overjoyed and Republicans sore.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Vice President Kamala Harris stand in the House of Representatives ahead of US President Joe Biden’s third State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 07 March 2024.
—Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2024
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Eva Pound, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
Killing fuels immigration debate The killing promptly made its way into the immigration debate, heating up after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia highlighted the attack before and during Biden’s State of the Union address on March 7, urging him to say Riley’s name during the speech.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
On the Democratic side, Rep. Dean Phillips drops his long shot challenge to Biden.
March 7: Biden delivers a fiery, lashing State of the Union address that leaves supporters overjoyed and Republicans sore.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Vice President Kamala Harris stand in the House of Representatives ahead of US President Joe Biden’s third State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 07 March 2024.
—Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2024
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