President Joe Biden is delivering his State of the Union address on Thursday, his last before the 2024 presidential election.
The president got right into the issues at the top of Democrats’ agenda: Ukraine, democracy, reproductive rights and the threat of former President Donald Trump, whom he only referred to as “his predecessor.”
Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., will deliver the Republican response to Biden’s remarks after he wraps up his speech, highlighting conservative priorities during a close election year.
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George Santos, during the State of the Union, announces he’s running for reelection
During Biden’s speech, embattled former Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., who was expelled from the House for his extravagant lies and slate of criminal charges, announced he was running for reelection, challenging his fellow New Yorker, Rep. Nick LaLota, R-N.Y.
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“Tonight, I want to announce that I will be returning to the arena of politics and challenging Nick,” Santos said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
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IVF and Roe v. Wade take center stage
Joe Biden during his speech highlighted Latorya Beasley of Birmingham, Alabama, who was going through a round of IVF treatment when her embryo transfer was abruptly stopped after the Alabama Supreme Court’s decision treating…
