Month: February 2023

Six progressive takeaways from Biden’s State of the Union speech

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Progressives have kept President Biden close during his first term in office, pushing him to embrace their preferred policies, while pulling him in just enough to create a genuine alliance. 

On Tuesday night, those efforts were on full display. During Biden’s State of the Union speech, progressives heard the president reference their loftiest priorities, from income inequality and higher taxes for the mega-wealthy, to health care and increased spending for social causes and ed...

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7 memorable responses and reactions to the State of the Union

Donald Trump, News

The State of the Union address is an opportunity for a president to lay out their policy agenda, laud their own accomplishments and create a sense of national unity. 

But there’s often another person or scene that dominates headlines and drags attention away from the speech itself. 

Here’s eight of the most memorable reactions and responses over the last 15 years.

2022: Boebert heckles Biden
The Hill

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Biden pushes health care fixes ahead of speech

health care, healthcare, medicaid, Medicare, News
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