President Barack Obama is delivering his annual State of the Union address tonight in front of a joint session of Congress.
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) formally invited Obama to deliver the address in December 2014.
See live updates on Obama’s address below:
live blog Oldest Newest Share + Today 12:36 PM ESTRemember… Re-upping my reminder that State Of The Union addresses are pseudo-events that don't accomplish anything http://t.co/if1kd39V34
— Jason Linkins (@dceiver) January 20, 2015
Malik Bryant from Chicago wrote Santa a letter asking for one thing: safety. Now he's the First Lady's #SOTU guest → http://t.co/amKnW4ZmF6
— The First Lady (@FLOTUS) January 20, 2015
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Obama’s calls for increasing taxes on the wealthy, making community college free for many students and expanding paid leave for workers stand little chance of winning approval from the new Republican majority on Capitol Hill. But the debate over middle-class economics is looking critical for the coming campaign.
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Yahoo’s Meredith Shiner reports:
It may only draw half the viewers it once did, but for staffers at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday night’s annual State of the Union address by the president is their Super Bowl.
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Check back here for updates on Obama’s annual speech.
