State of the Union 2015

These Are the Funniest Memes From the State of the Union

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Obama Is Ready to Rejoin the Battle

By Joe Klein

Here's the One State of the Union Talking Point Republicans Liked

By Alex Rogers

Obama Warns Against Terrorist Fear Factor in State of the Union

By Massimo Calabresi
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One State of the Union, Two Barack Obamas

For his sixth State of the Union, Barack Obama sent two Presidents to stand before the nation and its Congress, both wearing the same powder-blue tie and speaking with the same familiar voice.One was victorious,...

By Zeke J Miller and Michael Scherer

Here's Where Obama Went Off-Script to Troll Republicans

The State of the Union is carefully scripted, prepared and tweaked for months in advance to make sure the President uses the exact right words for every topic.But tonight, President Obama couldn’t resist a quick...

By Tessa Berenson

Obama Made History By Using This Word in the State of the Union

There were over 6,000 words in President Obama’s State of the Union address, but he made history Tuesday night when he used just one of them: transgender.In a section of the speech in which he...

By Tessa Berenson

Why 3 Supreme Court Justices Didn't Attend the State of the Union

The wording in the Constitution is simple and straightforward: the President “shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union.” There’s nothing in there about the Supreme Court...

By Tessa Berenson

The Full Text of the State of the Union

President Barack Obama delivered his 2015 State of the Union Address to Congress Tuesday laying out a new vision for what his administration terms “middle-class economics.”The full text as prepared for delivery: Mr. Speaker, Mr....

By Zeke J Miller

There Will Be 5 Republican Responses to the SOTU

Nearly a half-century after the first State of the Union rebuttal, the tradition has grown exponentially.While the opposition party has given an official response to the president’s annual speech since 1966, it’s now splintered. Last...

By Tessa Berenson

The State of the Union Has Already Given 2016 Republicans a Headache

President Obama’s 2015 State of the Union speech was still hours away from being delivered when it created a headache for likely Republican presidential candidates.In a tweet posted around 6 p.m., Republican Rep. Steve King...

By Ryan Teague Beckwith

The Designated Survivor at Tonight's State of the Union

In the event the worst happens during tonight’s State of the Union address, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx will become the next President of the United States.The so-called “designated survivor,” Foxx will watch the address from...

By Zeke J Miller

Obama Tries to 'Turn the Page' in State of the Union Address

The President looks to control the debate in his final two years in office

By Zeke J Miller
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