State of the Union Coverage

109-year-old Battleboro woman's voting record an inspiration to many

Even at 109 years old, Cassie Mae Smith is still checking experiences off her bucket list.

Heidi Kirk, WRAL eastern North Carolina reporter

Editorial: Biden's State of the Union sets priorities and tone for the campaign

Wednesday, March 13, 2024 -- Instead of divisive rhetoric seeking to pit Americans against each other, President Joe Biden moved the debate to one where embracing freedom and democracy, not revenge and isolation, are the foundations for discussion.

Fact-checking Britt's retelling of a sex trafficking survivor's story

Delivering the Republican response to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., told the harrowing story of a woman who was sex trafficked by drug cartels when she was 12.

Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact reporter

Sen. Katie Britt acknowledges anecdote used to criticize Biden's border policies didn't happen during his presidency

(CNN) -- Alabama Sen. Katie Britt on Sunday acknowledged that the graphic anecdote she employed to criticize President Joe Biden's border policies didn't occur during his presidency.

By Samantha Waldenberg, Sam Fossum and Michelle Shen, CNN

Fact-checking Joe Biden's 2024 State of the Union address

Facing a challenging path to reelection amid low favorability ratings and public wariness over the economy, President Joe Biden used his 2024 State of the Union address to take a fighting posture.

PolitiFact staff

PRESIDENT JOSEPH BIDEN: Embrace freedom and democracy, give hate no safe harbor

Friday, March 8, 2024 -- My lifetime has taught me to embrace freedom and democracy. A future based on the core values that have defined America: Honesty; Decency; Dignity; Equality. ... To give hate no safe harbor. Now some other people my age see a different story. An American story of resentment, revenge, and retribution. That's not me.

NC guests to attend State of the Union address in Washington, DC

North Carolina will be represented on the national stage tonight at the State of the Union Address.

NC guests to attend State of the Union address in Washington, DC

A Hamas hostage's family and a 109-year-old woman will be among the North Carolina guests attending tonight's State of the Union address.

Kelsey Coffey, WRAL reporter

Ted Budd, Thom Tillis invite family of North Carolinan held hostage to State of the Union Address

On Tuesday, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) said he and Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) invited the family of Keith Siegel, a North Carolina native and Hamas hostage, to be their guests at the State of the Union Address, to be delivered by President Biden on Thursday night.

WRAL staff

Fact check: Biden says democracies thriving, autocracies weakening

In his second State of the Union address, President Joe Biden said: "In the past two years, democracies have become stronger, not weaker. Autocracies have grown weaker, not stronger."

Samantha Putterman, PolitiFact reporter

Biden faces audible opposition during State of the Union address

Biden repeatedly said, Congress could "finish the job" his administration started when it pushed through major legislation to create jobs and infrastructure and bolster technology.

Fact-checking Joe Biden's 2023 State of the Union address

PolitiFact fact-checked President Biden's State of the Union address, including his claim about desired GOP changes to the social programs and several others about the health of the economy, the infrastructure law and an assault weapons ban.

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Fact-checking President Biden's State of the Union speech

President Joe Biden delivered his second State of the Union address on Tuesday.

By CNN staff

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders delivers Republican response to President Joe Biden's State of the Union Address

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who gained a national profile as former President Donald Trump's press secretary, delivers the Republican response to President Joe Biden's speech.

President Joe Biden delivers the 2023 State of the Union Address

President Biden will address a joint session of Congress on Tuesday at the U.S. Capitol. The address comes as the country faces economic uncertainty, the war in Ukraine, tensions with China and the potential for Biden to seek re-election in 2024.

President Biden to deliver State of the Union address before divided congress

President Joe Biden is making final adjustments as he prepares to deliver the State of the Union address on Tuesday night.

Fact check: Biden says he's been to Iraq and Afghanistan '40 times'

During his first State of the Union address, President Joe Biden said "I've been in and out of Iraq and Afghanistan over 40 times." Viewers asked PolitiFact to check his claim.

Samantha Putterman, PolitiFact reporter

Fact-checking Joe Biden's 2022 State of the Union address

President Joe Biden argued forcefully for the power of democracy while calling out Russia's invasion of Ukraine in a State of the Union address that soon turned to the domestic concerns of the economy, inflation and COVID-19. PolitiFact's team of reporters and editors watched the March 1 address and fact-checked some of the president's remarks.

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Fact-checking Biden's 2022 State of the Union address

President Joe Biden delivered his first State of the Union address on Tuesday -- using the occasion to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine, promote his first year in the White House as a success story and attempt to revive his domestic legislative agenda.

By CNN Staff

READ: President Biden's State of the Union address

President Joe Biden delivered his 2022 State of the Union address on Tuesday. Here's his speech as prepared for delivery and released by the White House.

By CNN

GOP response by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds to Biden's State of the Union address

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds delivered the GOP's response to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address.

Biden's State of the Union 2022

President Joe Biden discussed the Ukraine-Russia conflict, the coronavirus pandemic and inflation during his first State of the Union speech.

Extra security added around US Capitol ahead of Biden's State of the Union speech

Fencing is up around the U.S. Capitol and the National Guard is in town leading up to President Joe Biden's first State of the Union address.

Biden preparing for first State of the Union speech

The address is usually an optimistic look to what the presidents wants to accomplish in the coming year, but with the invasion of Ukraine -- this speech will have a much different tone.

Capitol's Mask Mandate Being Lifted in Time for State of the Union

The U.S. House of Representatives is lifting the House floor mask mandate in time for President Joe Biden's State of the Union address Tuesday, ending a requirement that had allowed some Republicans to express their defiance, but at a personal cost.

Jonathan Weisman, New York Times