
Politics & Policy
7 takeaways from Biden’s State of the Union address: Combative attacks on a foe with no name
Here are some key takeaways from the speech.
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Alluding to Trump, Biden calls out Republicans ‘bragging’ about abortion bans
In a likely foreshadowing of Democrats' messaging this fall, President Biden called out those who enabled the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
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Read President Biden’s 2024 State of the Union address
Read President Biden's 2024 State of the Union speech as prepared for delivery.
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Katie Britt calls Biden a ‘diminished leader’ in GOP response to the State of the Union
The first-term Alabama Republican, the youngest woman in the Senate, delivered a stinging election-year critique of the president while sitting at her own kitchen table.
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Biden to announce the setting up of a temporary Mediterranean port to deliver Gaza aid
The temporary pier will not require U.S. troops to land in Gaza to build the pier or causeway. United Nations workers and other aid groups will distribute the aid.
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Sweden officially joins NATO, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality
Sweden and Finland both abandoned long-standing neutrality that had been a hallmark of the Nordic states’ Cold War foreign policy after Russia invaded Ukraine.
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Mayor Parker to attend State of the Union as guest of U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans
President Biden will deliver his third State of the Union address beginning at 9 p.m. Thursday. Follow WHYY on air and online for live special coverage.
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‘Disgraceful’ remarks about gay people could lead Philly Dems to expel ward leader
Rev. Lewis Nash could be the first ward leader ousted in 25 years.
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Elections 101: What to know about electronic pollbooks, which Pa. counties use them, and more
E-pollbooks speed up key processes for poll workers. But like most election technology, they are potentially vulnerable to hacking if there aren’t safeguards in place.
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Who is Sen. Katie Britt, who will deliver the Republican State of the Union response?
First-term Sen. Katie Britt, Ala., has been selected to deliver the Republican response to President Biden's State of the Union address Thursday.
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Biden uses feisty State of the Union to contrast with Trump, sell voters on a second term
His speech from the House rostrum, delivered just eight months before Biden stands for reelection, was something of an on-the-job interview for the nation's oldest president.
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Abortion, infrastructure and ‘tax fairness’: What to expect from Biden’s State of the Union address
The White House offered WHYY News a sneak peek of Biden's third State of the Union speech.
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Listen 1:11Counties must report how they spent tens of millions of dollars they received in the first rounds of opioid settlement payments.
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‘Uncommitted’ movement spreads to Super Tuesday states
Democratic primary voters across the U.S. cast ballots for no candidate as a movement opposing President Biden’s handling of Israel’s war against Hamas grows.
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Taking on junk fees is popular. But can it win Biden more voters?
President Biden is expected to discuss "junk fees" — extra fees that pop up in the purchasing process — in his State of the Union address Thursday.
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