State of the Union

WASHINGTON — As President Biden prepared to deliver one of the biggest speeches of his presidency, he met with a close group of aides at the White House and ...

Mr. As he prepared to deliver his speech last March, Mr. Donilon, Mr. But Mr. It was Mr. Last year, a video released by the White House showed several of Mr. In the Biden White House, once a serviceable State of the Union draft has been created — after several rounds of preparation between Mr. If a line does not sound to Mr. According to several current and former officials, Mr. One former speechwriter said this phase is an exercise in trying to capture Mr. Reed and Mr. Donilon’s talent](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/17/us/politics/mike-donilon-biden.html) and called him “the keeper of the narrative” when Mr.

Like Biden, Donald Trump, Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton all entered the White House with their party also controlling the House and Senate. That ...

And he is certain to signal his willingness to negotiate with Republicans on an array of issues, particularly reducing the deficit. taking place in the United States.” (Trump’s State of the Union in 2020 was even more bellicose, to the point where Pelosi famously ripped up her copy of it after he finished.) “I am frank to say that I have made my mistakes, and I have learned again the importance of humility in all human endeavor,” he said early in the speech. “Clearly they are not speaking to Congress, they are speaking to the public – and they are speaking to a bigger audience than they normally have,” said George C. “Bush wasn’t temperamentally confrontational, he wasn’t looking for a fight in Congress,” said Wehner, now a senior fellow at The Trinity Forum, a faith-based thinktank. Clinton said he would work with Republicans on the deficit but drew a hard line against cuts in Social Security and Medicare and also vowed to preserve the assault weapon ban he had passed in 1994. “You wanted to acknowledge the country had sent a message and you had heard that message,” said Pfeiffer. Like football announcers at the Super Bowl, presidents and their teams recognize that in the State of the Union their audience includes viewers who don’t usually pay much attention to what they do and might be tuning in just this one time a year. Yet the 2022 election [demonstrated that an unusually large numbers](https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2022/11/midterm-election-results-democrats-avoid-red-wave/672050/) of voters somewhat dissatisfied with Biden and the economy were still willing to support Democratic candidates because they viewed Republicans as too extreme – a dynamic that could buoy him again in 2024. “I think Biden’s political situation is stronger not weaker after the midterm because the expectation was they would lose the House by more and would lose the Senate as well,” said Pete Wehner, a White House adviser to George W. “He wasn’t repudiated in the midterm like any of the others were.” Bush fell in between: gracious and conciliatory both in tone and on his domestic agenda but unbending over his plans to escalate the Iraq War.

The president on Tuesday night will stand before a joint session of Congress for the first time since voters in the midterm elections handed control of the ...

6, 2021 insurrection](https://apnews.com/hub/capitol-siege) at the U.S. George Santos](https://apnews.com/article/george-santos-congress-house-committees-6e46e2badad39fb190d38105a800236f), the New York Republican who has been in the spotlight for embellishments and lies about his education, work experience and other aspects of his personal and professional life. ["as long as it takes"](https://apnews.com/article/putin-zelenskyy-washington-4d5fc23be5518e689fbbcac334769d59) to beat back Russia. [Ketanji Brown Jackson](https://apnews.com/article/ketanji-brown-jackson-swearing-in-5a5115f58e163789dfda5a8af0b14221), and in recent years justices have tended to attend addresses by the president who nominated them. Look for Biden to spotlight that Ukraine has been able to stay in the fight with a more formidable Russian military because of U.S. [livestream the speech at APNews.com](https://apnews.com/). [Polls show Americans r](https://apnews.com/article/putin-zelenskyy-washington-4d5fc23be5518e689fbbcac334769d59) emain broadly in favor of providing support to Ukraine as it tries to fend off Russia. The parents of Tyre Nichols, who was severely beaten by police officers in Memphis and later died, are expected to be in the audience for Biden's address. [Russia's ongoing invasion.](https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine) He's also dealing with fallout from the U.S. The White House plans [to stream it on its website](https://www.whitehouse.gov/state-of-the-union-2023/), and make it available on its YouTube, Facebook and Twitter pages. On top of all that, a [special counsel is investigating](https://apnews.com/article/classified-documents-biden-home-wilmington-33479d12c7cf0a822adb2f44c32b88fd) how classified information from Biden's days as vice president and senator ended up at his Delaware home and former office. And on the foreign policy front, Biden faces the formidable task of keeping a Western alliance — and the American electorate — united behind Ukraine in its effort to repel

Key indicators such as unemployment and GDP show robust growth, but inflation is still high and the Fed hiked interest rates eight times in the last year.

Halfway through his term, the White House is shaking up several key personnel, including many key architects of Biden's economic policy to date. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell has [given little indication the Fed is finished raising rates](https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/01/fed-rate-decision-february-2023-quarter-point-hike.html), with the goal of pushing inflation to a target of 2%. Last month Biden welcomed news that a key indicator of inflation fell for the first time in more than two years, stating "it's clearer than ever" that his economic policies are working. The president in recent weeks has touted positive indicators as evidence that his economic plan is working. Overall CPI rose 6.5% from a year ago, the smallest increase since October 2021. Instead of tying government spending cuts to the debt ceiling vote as House Republicans wish, the president wants to deal with GOP demands to curtail spending in separate budget negotiations later this year. If the U.S. economy into a tailspin as bad as the Great Recession. Still, passing his economic legislative priorities hasn't been easy, and with the House now in Republican hands, it's about to get even harder. The White House is already seeing challenges under House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and the new Republican majority. "Put simply, I would argue the Biden economic plan is working. Biden cheered the numbers in a speech Friday, saying 12 million jobs have been created since he took office, "the strongest two years of job growth in history by a long shot."

When Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address with Kevin McCarthy over his shoulder, looming between the two will be a possible standoff over the ...

"But let's make sure that we're not doing it on the backs of our most vulnerable citizens." "What Americans want -- and what Republicans are fighting for -- is a responsible debt limit increase that puts us on a path towards a healthier economy." The sit-down yielded no commitments or outcomes, but both McCarthy and Biden described it optimistically. He described the $31.4 trillion national debt as the "greatest threat to our future." "President Biden wants Congress to raise the debt limit yet again … [narrowly control the House](https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/expect-republicans-house-midterms-investigations-impeachment/story?id=92799444), raising the debt limit cannot be accomplished without GOP votes, giving McCarthy increased influence over negotiations, if he can wrangle his conference.

President Biden developed a strong working relationship with Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell over the years. The same isn't true for Biden and new ...

"He had to make commitments that are just absolutely off the wall for a speaker of the House to make, in terms of being able to become the leader." I think they are both 'hail-fellow-well-met.' And I think they can both make a deal." With the narrow margins his party holds, he's constantly at the mercy of whatever small group of House Republicans who threaten to vote no. I think they are both pragmatic. "He has a caucus that has put forth some pretty extreme ideas. Though the two men don't agree on much, Biden and McConnell worked together to cut three major bipartisan deals during the Obama era — including a 2011 agreement when the U.S. We have no choice but to work within these parameters, and we're going to get this done," he said. "I asked permission if I could say something nice about him," Biden joked as he praised McConnell from the stage. And, especially in the wake of the Jan. If you tell me I can't do something, you take me at my word," said Rohit Kumar, a top McConnell staffer at the time, who now co-leads Pricewaterhouse Cooper's national tax office. These are the parameters from which we have to operate. Most immediately, they'll need to figure out how to deescalate a standoff over the debt ceiling that could crater the economy, if it isn't resolved before the U.S.

While Speaker Kevin McCarthy has said Social Security and Medicare will not be affected, he has yet to spell out specific cuts to government spending.

[It's time to investigate the president again.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/01/13/house-republican-biden-classified-documents/11047999002/) [5 big questions Joe Biden will answer in the State of the Union](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/02/05/joe-bidens-state-union-address-answer-five-big-questions/11165712002/) [Biden schedule this week] [President Joe Biden's will travel to key states in the 2024 presidential map as he emphasizes his bipartisan message following the State of the Union address. The uprising drew international attention in part because [it was reminiscent ](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/01/08/brazil-protesters-storm-congress-high-court-echo-jan-6/11013923002/)of the violent Capitol attack on Jan. The hearing is scheduled for the morning after Biden delivers his State of the Union address, and could take attention away from the messages from his speech that the White House wants to amplify. House](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/11/17/gop-wins-house-congress-biden/10718565002/), and the other party holds the presidency – so you know what that means. He will discuss the economy and jobs in Madison, Wis., on Wednesday, and efforts to protect Social Security and Medicare during a trip to Tampa, Fla., on Thursday.] [On Friday he meets with Brazil's President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, That meeting comes a month after supporters of the country's former president, Jair Bolsonaro, ] [stormed Brazil's Congress](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2023/01/09/brazil-riots-bolsonaro-arrests-storming-congress-government/11016618002/). Biden is expected to launch another White House bid in the coming months. [The new poll ](https://apnews.com/article/ap-norc-poll-biden-2024-presidential-prospects-c843c5af6775b4c8a0cff8e2b1db03f6)from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows just 37% of Democrats say they want him to seek a second term, down from 52% in the weeks before last year’s midterm elections. Those are the twin forces that will shape President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address Tuesday. 11 attacks as his guest to the State of the Union Tuesday. He declined to specify whom the administration has reached out to and whether that includes Trump himself. [White House offers little clarity on past spy balloon incidents under Trump administration] [White House spokesman John Kirby provided little clarity over previous incidents of Chinese spy balloons, including three the administration has said happened when Donald Trump was president.] [Kirby told reporters he couldn’t speak to “what awareness there was in the previous administration about these.” All three balloons were in U.S.

Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) defended using the debt ceiling as a bargaining chip to secure spending cuts in remarks Monday night, just ahead of ...

But there has been no movement toward a deal yet, as the White House has called for a “clean” debt limit increase not tied to any other spending stipulations. “But, most of all, no blank checks for runaway spending.” “Defaulting on our debt is not an option. Because the problem only gets solved when both parties come to the table,” McCarthy said in the roughly 10-minute address on Monday evening. “Debt limit debates have been used for nearly every successful attempt to reform federal spending in living history. Biden and McCarthy met in the White House last week, after which the Speaker said it was possible to find “common ground” on the debt limit issue.

For all the pomp surrounding the State of the Union — the bellowing Sergeant-at-Arms, the applause rituals — many of the traditions are actually modern.

6](https://www.washingtonpost.com/january-6-capitol-riot/?itid=lk_inline_manual_44) riot. For a long time, those guests were referred to as “ What does this have to do with the State of the Union address? [Irving was forced to resign](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/paul-irving-capitol-attack/2021/01/18/59fb4aae-567d-11eb-a931-5b162d0d033d_story.html?itid=lk_inline_manual_44) in 2021 after the [Jan. It struggled to gain altitude and clipped the 14th Street bridge before crashing into the icy Potomac River, killing 76 people onboard and four people on the ground. A soft-spoken man, he once told CNN that for weeks before a State of the Union, he would practice bellowing, “Mister/Madam Speaker, the president of the United States!” In 1985, they aired a prerecorded infomercial hosted by future president Bill Clinton, and in 2017, former Kentucky governor Steve Beshear responded to Trump’s first joint address in a packed-but-silent diner that was more Johnson, a master of politics long before he entered the White House, decided to move his speech to prime time so he could speak directly to millions of Americans watching at home (this was back when there were three channels and one couldn’t just switch to “Below Deck Adventure”), who could pressure Congress to do what Johnson suggested. Then comes the response, with no natural location, no natural audience and a downer of a message. Roosevelt gave it its modern name, “the State of the Union,” and his successor, Harry S. The unending waves of applause that double the length of the speech — for the first lady, for whoever is seated next to the first lady, for the troops and the Supreme Court and the Cabinet. There may not have even been a microphone; according to the

Paul Pelosi, Tyre Nichols' parents, U2 star Bono, Monterey Park shooting hero Brandon Tsay, Ukraine's ambassador to the US Oksana Markarova and a Holocaust ...

The first lady appeared with Bonar at the opening of the first cancer center on a Native American reservation in 2019. Mitzi Colin Lopez of West Chester, Pennsylvania, a Dreamer and immigration reform advocate who came to the US from Mexico when she was three years old, is among the guests. TSMC is expanding in Phoenix due to the legislation and “to keep up with the increased demand for his company’s services, Sarzoza plans to hire 150-200 employees in the next year,” the White House said, demonstrating the “economic plan at work.” Christensen became a caregiver to her husband after he medically retired from the Navy due to combat-related injuries. Maurice Barron wrote a letter to the president sharing their family’s experience. Cohen was sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp and was liberated in 1945, ultimately immigrating to the US three years later. Tsay, the White House said, “is credited with preventing the gunman, who had killed 11 people and injured 10 others, from carrying out a second attack in Alhambra.” During the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, pro-Trump rioters searched for Nancy Pelosi and last fall, a male assailant attacked the then-speaker’s husband with a hammer, shouting: “Where’s Nancy?” – a “similar chant of those responsible for the January 6th Capitol insurrection,” the White House said. The president has taken multiple executive actions in the aftermath of the Supreme Court ruling overturning the landmark Roe v. Biden has invited Markarova as a guest for a second year in a row “in recognition of sustained U.S. Gwin-Maye is working on the Brent Spence Bridge that has long been a chronic symbol of America’s crumbling infrastructure. And the guest list for first lady Dr.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – First Lady Jill Biden will welcome guests to join her in the viewing box for President Biden's State of the Union Address on Tuesday,

Sarzoza is a small business owner, serving as the President and CEO of Verde, a cleaning and facilities services company. Pelosi is a businessman, father, and husband of Speaker Emerita of the House Nancy Pelosi. In 2022, the Nortonsmiths introduced the President at the Respect for Marriage Act celebration on the South Lawn of the White House. of Public Health led to their state becoming the first in the nation to legalize same-sex marriage. In 2022, he announced he would no longer continue to be a student-athlete to prioritize his mental health and has since become an advocate for mental health and emotional wellness. Barron penned a letter to the President to express gratitude for the Bidens’ commitment to the Cancer Moonshot initiative and share their experience as parents and caregivers of a child with cancer. In 2022, the President and First Lady met Liszak when they surveyed the storm damage from Hurricane Ian. In 2023, she introduced the President at the Brent Spence Bridge in Covington, Kentucky, which is receiving a major investment thanks to the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The lead singer of U2, Bono is a groundbreaking activist in the fight against HIV/AIDS and extreme poverty. She and her two sons had to move out of the house that they loved because it was no longer a safe environment to raise a family. A cancer survivor, she joined Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church’s Cancer Support Ministry because she wanted to use her own experience to educate others in her church and community about the importance of early detection and getting recommended cancer screenings. – First Lady Jill Biden will welcome guests to join her in the viewing box for President Biden’s State of the Union Address on Tuesday, February 7, 2023.

But President Biden, who turned 80 this past November, has quite the task ahead of him. Despite an unemployment rate that is the lowest since 1969, Americans ...

But his base supporters will be looking to him for leadership, policy solutions and a commitment to continue the fight. Biden signed an executive order last May, applying portions of the act to federal police — for instance, the database to track misconduct — but he continued to call for passage of the full legislation. Biden is likely to call to revive the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, legislation that's been stalled in the Senate for almost two years. [two recent shootings in California](https://www.npr.org/2023/01/24/1151184424/california-mass-shootings-latest-monterey-park-half-moon-bay), Biden is likely to repeat the plea. Biden has faced criticism in the past from abortion rights activists who've seen him as failing to speak strongly enough about his support for abortion rights, including from leading Democrats including Sen. Biden is under enormous pressure to stop the flow of fentanyl into the U.S. The Chinese balloon is not considered a significant issue in the big picture, but Biden is likely to address it. But Biden may claim vindication for his efforts to build an economy that works from the bottom up and the middle out. From a national security standpoint, the president is likely to want to talk about his efforts to strengthen U.S. Partisanship seems to be fueling the negativity and when compared to former President Trump, the current front-runner for the GOP nomination, Biden is usually even or ahead in head-to-head polls and favorability ratings. Two-thirds say it is headed in the wrong direction, and a majority disapproves of the job Biden is doing as president. Despite an unemployment rate that is the lowest since 1969, Americans continue to be in a sour mood about the direction of the country.

Promises, promises. President Joe Biden's State of the Union address last year was loaded with them: from Ukraine to infrastructure, to immigration and ...

Though Biden spoke of preserving a right to choose in the SOTU speech, his administration and Democrats were criticized for not moving to legislate reproductive rights. What he’s done: Biden was correct in that 2022 was the year many Americans returned to pre-pandemic activities, including traveling and attending larger gatherings. What he’s done: Both pay measures failed to move in Congress, and lawmakers didn’t extend the Child Tax Credit enacted in Biden’s first year. What Biden said: “But folks, to compete for the jobs of the future, we also need a level playing field with China and other competitors. The answer is to FUND the police with the resources and training they need to protect our communities.” He also called for the reopening of schools and businesses. What he’s done: This bill ultimately made it to Biden’s desk as the CHIPS and Science Act. The 2022 deficit was $1.4 trillion, so the president is technically correct, though his policies haven’t led to a meaningful cut in spending. The world is clearly choosing the side of peace and security. [announced that all 50 states](https://highways.dot.gov/newsroom/biden-harris-administration-announces-all-50-states-dc-and-puerto-rico-have-submitted) and Puerto Rico submitted plans for the national electric vehicle charging network. What Biden said: “Together with our allies, we are providing support to the Ukrainians in their fight for freedom. In the battle between democracy and autocracy, democracies are rising to the moment.

The announcement comes ahead of the address on Tuesday evening, where he's expected to touch on key efforts of his administration and soft-launch a 2024 ...

The White House’s other guests highlight key topics such as job growth, the Inflation Reduction Act, abortion, mental health, cancer and combating antisemitism, among others. The White House guest list also includes Monterey Park, Calif., Lunar New Year shooting survivor Brandon Tsay, who heroically stopped the gunman from carrying out a second attack. The Ukraine ambassador received a standing ovation at last year’s State of the Union, just days after Russia had launched its war on Ukraine.

It isn't a good opportunity for the president to address all Americans. It doesn't even impact the president's approval rating. But there are some caveats to ...

The real reason it continues has less to do with any delusions of its influence and more to do with inertia. This means that during the address, the president is speaking live to an ever-shrinking sliver of the American population. And even in those rare years when they weren’t, the address still may have affected policy in terms of voter awareness — as long as it made the paper the next day. While highlighting a policy goal in a State of the Union address doesn’t guarantee a president a new bill sitting on his desk a few months later, 24 percent is not nothing. Thirty-nine percent of American adults still get at least some of their news from network broadcasts and cable channels, while a third get news through social media and 12 percent check national newspapers or their websites, according to [a YouGov/The Economist poll conducted last year](https://docs.cdn.yougov.com/3ixnq9227y/econTabReport.pdf#page=224). For example, nearly half of the policy requests made by former President Barack Obama in his 2010 address were fully enacted by a Democratic-controlled Congress that year. In most years, at least some of the legislative actions requested by the president have later been enacted. [according to Nielsen](https://www.nielsen.com/news-center/2022/audience-ratings-for-the-2022-presidential-state-of-the-union/). [documented here](https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-the-state-of-the-union-doesnt-have-a-big-political-impact/) (and [here](https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-bidens-first-state-of-the-union-might-not-change-much/) and [here](https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/3-reasons-that-state-of-the-union-speeches-dont-matter/)), the State of the Union address has increasingly become ineffective when it comes to achieving its ostensible goals. It can be a great moment to pause and consider the year to come. . [found it’s uneven at best](https://www.rienner.com/title/Addressing_the_State_of_the_Union_The_Evolution_and_Impact_of_the_President_s_Big_Speech), and on average only 24.3 percent of requests were fully enacted by Congress, with another 13.8 percent partially enacted. [1](#fn-1) [technically](https://www.cnn.com/2017/02/27/politics/donald-trump-address-not-state-of-the-union/index.html), these aren’t State of the Union addresses.

Did Biden meet promises made in 1st State of the Union? President Joe Biden vowed to sanction Russian oligarchs and ease inflation for Americans.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders plans to deliver this year's official Republican response to the State of the Union address. had "reached a new moment in the fight against COVID-19," in recent months Biden has focused less and less of his public remarks on the coronavirus pandemic, with Americans -- and the economy -- largely moving on. "And just have a conversation with the American people." In the same poll, the public took Biden's side in the debt ceiling debate, with 65% backing his approach of handling debt payments and federal spending as separate issues; just 26% support that of the newly minted speaker of the House of Representatives, Republican Kevin McCarthy, who has threatened to let the U.S. The agenda was unveiled last year, targeting areas where the administration felt both sides of the aisle could come together, even in a politicized environment, to get things done. "Next week, I'll be reporting on the state of the union," he said Friday, as he celebrated the surprisingly large number of jobs created in January. While Ukraine dominated his speech last year, it is unlikely to play such a major role. She will likely paint a picture of an economy that has struggled under Biden. Nor did Biden get much credit for a disparate list of items he might raise in Tuesday's address. military shot down off the Atlantic coast Saturday; many GOP politicians have said the administration should have taken it out before it traversed the country. Just 16% said they were better off. In his remarks -- which he worked on with advisers over the weekend at Camp David, according to the White House -- he's expected to call on Republicans to work together with him, underscoring "the progress the American people want us to make by working together in the year ahead," a White House official said.

Biden to Test Message Before Divided Congress With Eye on 2024; Republicans to Launch Biden Probe Hours After State of the Union; Balloon Recovery Begins as US ...

Biden to address economic concerns of nation, yet also likely to touch on full range of issues: foreign policy, public health, police reform, gun control, ...

"If you look at the public opinion polls, majorities of Democrats, Republicans and independents think he is too old to do the job," Galston said. "Because of the work that this president has done, we are in a different place," she said. William Galston, a governance analyst at the Brookings Institution, said Biden's speech is about more than policy. As is custom, the event will host guests who symbolize some of the issues. "Or whether they should enable Ukraine to do a big push to prevent a spring offensive by the Russians that might reverse their territorial gains and, conversely, allow Ukraine to retain full control over its territory." Biden is also expected to present his argument to raise the debt ceiling, which is the maximum amount the U.S. "The influence that America has wielded, particularly when it comes to helping Ukraine defend itself against Russia's invasion and the strategic competition with China." hit its debt limit of $31.4 trillion in January – Congress now has until midyear to decide to raise the limit before the U.S. But he also is likely to nibble from the entire smorgasbord of issues, including foreign policy, public health, police reform, gun control and immigration. "And he probably will say that once we do that, I want to talk about what our spending priorities are. and NATO allies are willing to continue their support. As of Monday afternoon, the president was still writing and revising his speech with close advisers, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.

During his first State of the Union address, President Biden announced a four-part Unity Agenda focused on areas where members of both parties.

In the State of the Union, the President will announce key actions the Administration to tackle this issue head on, including by: ONDCP and the Ad Council will build on this work by launching a naloxone education component of the campaign, which will reach the young people who are the fastest-growing age group to experience opioid overdose and poisoning by engaging popular social media platforms, college athletes and campus-based organizations. The Administration has also fundamentally changed addiction treatment across the country by working with Congress to remove barriers that prevented medical professionals from prescribing treatment for opioid use disorder and pursuing rulemaking to make permanent the COVID-19 era flexibilities that allowed for telehealth prescribing of buprenorphine and take-home methadone doses. Many of these ingredients and materials originate outside our borders, and we will call on global partners to work with us and do more to disrupt the criminal elements within their countries who sell chemicals and tools for the production of counterfeit pills around the world. Severe shortages in the behavioral health workforce are at the center of the mental health crisis. To mitigate these challenges, the Administration is working to make care more affordable and accessible across all types of health insurance, integrating mental health services into settings that are more familiar, such as schools, and expanding access to telehealth. In the coming year, HHS will improve the capacity of the 988 Lifeline by investing in an expansion of the crisis care workforce; scaling mobile crisis intervention services; and developing additional guidance on best practices in crisis response. Over the past year, the Administration expanded benefits for veterans as well as their caregivers and survivors, and delivered more benefits and health care more quickly to more veterans than ever before. - Support the mental health of the health workforce. To accelerate progress in the fight against cancer, last year, the President and First Lady reignited the Cancer Moonshot with the goal of cutting U.S. During his first State of the Union address, President Biden cited the recent announcement of his plan to supercharge the Cancer Moonshot and called on Congress to fund ARPA-H, the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, to drive breakthroughs in cancer, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, and other diseases. Over the last year, the President was proud to work with Democrats and Republicans to enact major legislation that delivers on all aspects of this four-part agenda.

In his first State of the Union address since the G.O.P. took the lower chamber, the president will call for higher taxes on the wealthy and more social aid ...

[an increase in the debt ceiling](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/01/us/politics/biden-mccarthy-debt-limit.html). [most Americans are not satisfied with his leadership](https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-approval-rating/?ex_cid=rrpromo) and [even most Democrats would prefer that someone else run for president in 2024](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/02/05/poll-biden-trump-2024/). “But at the same time, he’ll draw some clear lines of things he’s not prepared to do.” Biden nonetheless will also put forward the latest elements of what aides call his “unity agenda,” a menu of policy proposals that presumably could attract bipartisan support. Among them will be Oksana Markarova, the Ukrainian ambassador to the United States; Bono, the singer who has championed AIDS treatment; and Paul Pelosi, the husband of former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who was Biden has invited carefully chosen guests to join the first lady, Jill Biden, in the House gallery to make political points. But the speech and the G.O.P. “No drawing lines in the sand or saying, ‘It’s my way or the highway.’ No policy gimmicks or political games. In his first State of the Union address since the G.O.P. At the time, Mr. Biden would call on lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to rally around his economic agenda, even as the newly empowered opposition gears up to try to force him to change direction. No one expects the Republicans now running the House to embrace Mr.

This is CNBC's live blog covering today's news on U.S. President Joe Biden's annual State of the Union Address that airs at 9 p.m. Tuesday night.

Tonight, however, I stand before you not only as the Speaker, I speak to you as a father," McCarthy said at a lectern before a formal backdrop of American flags. [Sarah Huckabee Sanders](https://www.cnbc.com/sarah-huckabee-sanders/) will deliver the GOP response to the speech. Some of those accomplishments include signing into law a [veterans' benefits bill](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-sign-bill-expanding-benefits-veterans-exposed-toxic-burn-pits-rcna42365) and the [establishment of an agency](https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/advanced-research-projects-agency-for-health-arpa-h/) dedicated to researching diseases including cancer. I have the honor of serving as the Speaker of the House. during the incident, which the White House noted was similar to the shouts and chants of some pro-Trump rioters during the Jan. "And speak to the work yet to come. The White House said social media companies often do not enforce their terms of service with respect to minors. "We ought to do what we did during the Trump administration, which is a clean debt ceiling. Biden's speech is expected to be seen as his blueprint for the 2024 campaign. is at risk of default on its loan obligations if the ceiling is not raised by June, when a series of extraordinary measures implemented by the Treasury Department to avoid such a fate are expected to stop working. [Kevin McCarthy](https://www.cnbc.com/kevin-mccarthy/) of California will sit behind Biden's left shoulder on the dais during his address instead Rep. adults approved of Biden's handling of the economy.

The president will be under intense pressure to address the issue in his State of the Union speech.

Although 21 months may seem like a long time, and the timing of an official campaign announcement has not even been hinted at, Tuesday night's speech is a prominent waypoint on Mr Biden's road to re-election. To that end, Mr Biden is planning on making the phrase "finish the job" a recurring theme during his speech. Although the conservative margin in that chamber is narrow, it is enough to ensure that none of Mr Biden's ideas will pass, or even receive an up-or-down vote, without tacit Republican approval. The president's speech could provide a blueprint for how he will handle these fraught confrontations with Republicans and address the growing US-China rift. The 80-year-old politician is already the oldest president in US history. Before the president gets to that, however, he will be under intense pressure to address the issue that has been hovering over his administration since Friday.

President Biden will give Americans a progress report on his four-part Unity Agenda, which he announced at last year's State of the Union address.

Biden plans on tackling the trafficking and distribution of fentanyl — a pain management drug 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine — by cracking down on security at the country's southwest border ports of entry. And to address the problem at its source, Biden will work with international partners to seize chemical ingredients used to produce fentanyl outside U.S. Opioid addiction and overdoses affect Americans across the political spectrum and in all communities, which is why Biden pledged to bring an end the epidemic. More than 71,000 have died by suicide since 2010, more than the number of deaths in America's wars in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan combined, the White House said. Biden wants to ensure that insurance companies treat mental health the same as patients' physical health. Biden also expanded benefits for veterans, their families and caregivers through the passage of the "Every veteran should have a roof over their head," the White House said. [90% of Americans](https://www.kff.org/other/report/kff-cnn-mental-health-in-america-survey/#:~:text=90%25%20of%20US%20adults%20say,mental%20health%20care%2C%20published%20Oct.) believe mental health is a national crisis as of 2022. "While we have made progress, tobacco products still hook too many young people at an early age and take control away from individual Americans to make the decision not to smoke," the White House said. And, according to the White House, more than 60 private companies, nonprofits, patient groups and academic institutions have stepped up to answer the president's call. The administration also says it will ensure that patient navigation services are a covered benefit for as many people as possible. To help meet that goal, Cancer Moonshot has announced almost 30 new programs, policies and resources over the past year.

The U.S. Capitol at dawn with car lights shining on the street and scaffolding in front. President Biden will speak to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday.

[Brandon Tsay](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/23/us/monterey-park-hero.html), the California man who disarmed a gunman in the Monterey Park shooting that killed 11 people, is also expected to attend. Ramirez, who in November became the first Hispanic woman elected to represent her state in Congress, is a new member of the progressive caucus in the House. [suggested in a statement](https://governor.arkansas.gov/news_post/governor-sarah-huckabee-sanders-of-arkansas-will-deliver-republican-address-to-the-nation/) announcing Ms. Notable guests will include the parents of Representative Delia Ramirez, Democrat of Illinois, will also deliver a response on behalf of the progressive Working Families Party. Sarah Huckabee Sanders of Arkansas to deliver the traditional rebuttal. Huckabee Sanders’s speech that she, who at 40 is the nation’s youngest governor, is a fresh contrast to Mr. Even as partisanship deepens in Washington, he is expected to reiterate a message of unity and present himself as He is expected to speak for about an hour. Trump, is expected to amplify Republican criticism of Mr. The New York Times will livestream the address at The president’s remarks are scheduled for 9 p.m.