State of the Union

It is customary for presidents to invite guests to the State of the Union address to provide anecdotal evidence that supports the president’s policies. But it turns out President Donald Trump’s speech included misleading descriptions of two such guests, FactCheck.org reports. In one case, a Philadelphia girl whom Trump invited to serve as an example of a low-income student...

Tony Rankins, a formerly homeless, drug-addicted Army veteran, got a standing ovation at the State of the Union after President Donald Trump described how he turned his life around thanks to a construction job at a company using the administration’s “Opportunity Zone” tax breaks targeting poor neighborhoods. But that’s not completely true. Rankins, who indeed moved out of his...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi explains why she tore up a copy of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech at the conclusion of his address.

Jimmy Fallon gets his hands on footage of President Donald Trump’s preparation for the State of the Union address.

D’oh. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took a swipe at Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi from his personal twitter account using an image of “The Simpson’s Lisa tearing up an essay in fustration.

President Donald Trump will be facing his accusers Tuesday night during his State of the Union speech.

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó attended President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night on Capitol Hill.

Fred Guttenberg, a gun reform activist whose daughter Jamie was killed in a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., was escorted out of the House chamber during the State of the Union address for speaking out amid Trump’s comments on protecting Second Amendment rights.

President Donald Trump touted “the great American comeback” as the theme of his State of the Union speech Tuesday night — and with unemployment low, the Dow Jones high and two new trade pacts to celebrate, the U.S. economy took a central spot in that vision of the country.

President Donald Trump has given his State of the Union address and The Associated Press fact-checked his claims. In remarks, he made untrue statements about the economy.

At the conclusion of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made her feelings known about what she had just heard. She stood and ripped up a copy of the speech. As Pelosi left the House floor, she was asked what she thought of the speech. She said, “I tore it up,” NBC News...

The full text of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, as prepared for delivery on Feb., 4, 2020. Madam Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States, and my fellow citizens: Three years ago, we launched the great American comeback. Tonight, I stand before you to share the incredible results. Jobs are booming,...

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer used Democrats’ response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night to swivel from impeachment to working-class voters’ worries, saying her party is focusing on easing health care costs and other pocket-book concerns.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday ripped up a copy of President Donald Trump’s speech at the conclusion of the State of the Union address.

When President Donald Trump climbed to the rostrum, he did not take House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s outstretched hand, though it was not clear he had seen her gesture.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivered the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech on Tuesday.

President Donald Trump recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó, who was in attendance at Trump’s State of the Union address.

Full video of President Trump’s 2020 State of the Union address

A large group of Illinois lawmakers will be attending President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night, and many will be bringing special guests.  U. S. Senator Dick Durbin will be accompanied by Westinghouse College Prep student De’andre Wilborn, according to a press release. Wilborn is a talented student-athlete who met Sen. Durbin last October. The two took...

President Donald Trump gives his State of the Union speech tonight, a day before the Senate is expected to acquit him on impeachment charges. Here’s a look back at last year’s State of the Union speech and what has happened since then.