White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients had promised Americans would see a “very energized president” in Thursday night’s State of the Union—and Joe Biden certainly came out swinging. In an at-times fiery speech, the president laced into MAGA Republicans, Supreme Court conservatives, and especially 2024 rival Donald Trump—though he pointedly declined to mention his … Read more
By Chris Megerian and Aamer Madhani, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The State of the Union address is one of the durable set pieces of the presidency, a forum that almost always favors the speaker in a one-way conversation with millions of Americans. Most of the speeches are instantly dissected, and almost as quickly forgotten. … Read more
Pro-Palestinian protests that include expressions of hatred or harassing behaviour cross a line, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday. Trudeau told a press conference in Toronto that he’s heard from too many members of Canada’s Jewish community who have seen protests at synagogues and community centres and who now feel unsafe. Nobody can be indifferent … Read more
Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) suspended his presidential campaign this week after failing to gain much momentum in the race against incumbent President Joe Biden, leaving CNN’s Jake Tapper to ask, “Was it worth it?” “I mean, I don’t need to tell you, you burned a lot of bridges,” Tapper said. “You’re giving up a safe … Read more
Kevin Hardy | Stateline.org (TNS) EMERSON, Neb. — Corliss Hassler rushes in the front door of Post 60 Market and heads straight for the produce case. “I’m back,” she announces. It’s around lunchtime, but it’s already her second trip in today — this time, she’s picking up a few items for the Friday fish fry at … Read more
Well, no one saw that coming. Much like Tim Cook coming back for “one more thing” at an Apple event, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe went ahead and shared a surprise at the company’s R2 reveal event. The company announced the R3, a new crossover SUV. Here’s the quick video that Rivian posted about the R3X … Read more
Ahead of the State of the Union, Americans reflect on a divided nation – CBS News Watch CBS News As President Biden prepares to deliver his State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol, Americans across the country hold strong opinions on the state of the nation. “CBS Mornings” Tony Dokoupil is on Capitol … Read more
By CHRIS MEGERIAN (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — The State of the Union speech is one of the biggest pieces of political theater every year. It’s rooted in a simple requirement in the U.S. Constitution that directs the president to “give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their … Read more
The Democratic primary field is winnowing after the President Joe Biden almost accomplished a clean sweep on Super Tuesday. On Wednesday, Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) announced he would be suspending his long shot campaign for president. Phillips had ran his campaign arguing Biden is too old for re-election. However, he failed to gain traction and … Read more
Two years ago, Axios reported that Trump-aligned conservative groups had been hard at work vetting potential Trump administration employees, and that sources close to the ex-president “anticipate needing an alternate labor force of unprecedented scale—of perhaps as many as 10,000 vetted personnel—to give them the capacity to quickly replace ‘obstructionist’ government officials with people committed to Trump … Read more
