state of the union
One Explosive Photograph Sums Up America's Relationship with the Media
Levi Jackman Foster's 'State of the Union' photograph garnered over 12,000 Likes on social media.
Mexico's president tries to explain that disastrous Trump meeting
In a dialog with young Mexicans, the president answered questions about Donald Trump, gay marriage, and revelations that he copied large chunks of his undergraduate thesis.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Always Falls Asleep at the State of the Union Because She’s Wasted
Speaking last week at the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC, Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor opened up about the court’s food culture and culinary traditions.
Nikki Haley Called Out Donald Trump and Escaped the State of the Union Rebuttal Curse
Haley opted for expressing a message of inclusion over anger in delivering the official Republican response to Barack Obama's final State of the Union — and she scored points with the party establishment in the process.
The State of the Union Was About Tech Because Everything Is About Tech
The future of the world hinges on what we do with all the people whose livelihoods revolve around obsolete tech.
Obama's State of the Union Address: Back to Being the 'Hope and Change' Guy
In his final SOTU address, an upbeat Barack Obama touted his administration's past achievements but also made several suggestions for a path forward after he leaves office.
10 US Sailors Detained by Iran for 'Snooping Around' Will Reportedly Be Freed Soon
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards detained 10 US sailors and seized two US Navy boats in the Persian Gulf on Tuesday.
Young People Are Poorer, Jobless, and Believe That the American Dream Is Dead
The network Generation Opportunity's latest State of the Millennial Report comes as US presidential candidates vie for the biggest voting bloc in the country — which is also its most disenchanted and politically disengaged.
Breaking Up with the 114th Congress: What to Watch for at Obama's Last State of the Union
Presidents typically use the occasion to review the things they've done in the last year and what's still to come from Washington, DC. But the White House has made it clear that this year's speech is going to be "nontraditional."
White House Chief of Staff Says Obama Won’t Endorse Candidate in Primaries
The president has reportedly met with both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in recent months, but he won’t make an endorsement until after the primaries.
Nikki Haley Is Checking All the Boxes to Be the GOP’s Vice Presidential Nominee
The Republicans have picked the South Carolina governor to deliver the party’s response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address next week.
Big Data Shows How American Politics Have(n’t) Changed
Text analysis of every State of the Union address ever pegs the start of the modern era at the end of World War I.