Tuesday night will mark the last time President Obama travels to Capitol Hill to address both houses of Congress for his annual State of the Union speech. Aides have announced that the speech will focus mainly on the president's optimistic outlook about America's future, along with a look back at his administration's achievements.
During his State of the Union Address Tuesday evening, President Barack Obama pledged to work with Republican lawmakers, but showed no sign of backing off his own plans.
During last night’s State of the Union address, President Barack Obama vowed to act unilaterally where possible if lawmakers refuse to cooperate with his agenda. The Republican response – delivered by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rogers – came swiftly and mainly addressed the President’s claims about income inequality.
Senator Marco Rubio of Florida was tapped to deliver the Republican response to last night's State of the Union address. He delivered his speech in both English and Spanish. The GOP has been working hard to reach out to Hispanic voters since 2008's election of Barack Obama, but it is not yet clear if Senator Rubio's bilingual response will prove effective...
Florida Senator Marco Rubio may have nabbed the spotlight with last night's Republican response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address, but Kentucky Senator Rand Paul's Tea Party response may have done more to impress opponents of the vision laid out in the President's speech...
Riding the wave of his re-election, President Barack Obama hit upon themes of the economy, energy, climate change and gun control in his State of the Union address delivered to a joint session of Congress.