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American politics can be a brutal business, but the State of the Union is almost always a respectful affair. This year's speech was marked by heckling, boos, and snide comments from the gallery.

The president's State of the Union address re-upped a tired, old promise to spend more tax dollars on less infrastructure.

U.S. President Joe Biden said in his State of the Union address on Tuesday that he would cooperate with great power rival China, but vowed "to protect our country," a reference to a Chinese spy balloon that traveled across America last week.

Transcript of President Joe Biden's second State of the Union address, as prepared for delivery and as provided by the White House:

The toll of police brutality in America was on painful display as family members of Black men and women killed in custody sit alongside lawmakers in the House to hear the president’s State of the Union address

WASHINGTON — President Biden is delivering his second State of the Union speech, and hoping to convince skeptical Americans that they are better off than they were when he took office two years ago.

Read President Biden’s full State of the Union address

Read President Biden's State of the Union speech delivered on Feb. 7, 2023, as prepared for delivery.

‘The people sent us a clear message. Fighting for the sake of fighting, power for the sake of power, conflict for the sake of conflict, gets us nowhere’

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Cuban American icon Celia Cruz is being honored along with four other influential American women as part of the American Women Quarters Program.