State of the Union address
noun phrase
: a yearly speech given by the U.S. President to Congress and the people to tell them about important things that are affecting the country
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In 2020, during his State of the Union address, Trump posthumously promoted Brigadier General Charles McGee, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen.
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Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
Speaker Mike Johnson, who is laboring to get the package moving forward, invited Trump to address a joint session of Congress on March 4, a tradition for new presidents, who don’t deliver a State of the Union address until their second year in office.
—Thomas Beaumont, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Biden also invited Tsay to be a guest of honor at his 2023 State of the Union address.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
The raucous 2023 State of the Union During his 2023 State of the Union address, Biden sparred with Republican lawmakers over potential cuts to Social Security with a lively back-and-forth in the House chamber.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 19 Jan. 2025
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Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
Speaker Mike Johnson, who is laboring to get the package moving forward, invited Trump to address a joint session of Congress on March 4, a tradition for new presidents, who don’t deliver a State of the Union address until their second year in office.
—Thomas Beaumont, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Biden also invited Tsay to be a guest of honor at his 2023 State of the Union address.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
The raucous 2023 State of the Union During his 2023 State of the Union address, Biden sparred with Republican lawmakers over potential cuts to Social Security with a lively back-and-forth in the House chamber.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 19 Jan. 2025
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