State of the Union Address 2023
On February 7th, 2023, President Joe Biden delivered his second State of the Union. Read about what was done and said by the President during the address as written by Valentina Foglia.
President Trump Delivers his Third State of the Union Address
By Devin Dubon On the eve of the Senate vote that will likely acquit the President, Donald Trump delivered his third state of the union address on the night of February 4th, 2020. In a speech complete with reality show flourishes and economic accomplishments, President Trump laid out his reelection strategy, as he tried to…
Opinion | A Confusing Night for American Democracy
By Devin Dubon Since its inception, the State of the Union has always been used to highlight the main goals and ambitions of the incumbent administration. Well, it seems this tradition was upheld Tuesday night as President Trump highlighted his main goal: confuse the American people. After weeks of controversy and childish exchanging of letters…
State of the Union Address: A Wishful Future of Unity
By Samantha Jimenez “The agenda I will lay out this evening is not a Republican agenda or Democrat agenda, it is the agenda of the American people,” said President Trump as he introduced the State of the Union Address this Tuesday. Although this speech started out as a message of unity, this conference only shows…
Congressman Joe Kennedy gives the Democatic Response to the State of the Union
By Devin Dubon Since 1966 there’s been a tradition that a representative of the minority party issues a response to the president’s State of the Union speech. This year, that honor was bestowed to Representative Joe Kennedy III of Massachusetts. Kennedy has been a rising star in the Democratic party, coasting into his congressional seat…
The Man We Should Believe In: Musings on the State of the Union by Karina Padron
There have been few moments when I have raced to my laptop, because I felt I had to write about something. It may seem strange that Tuesday nights seemingly run of the mill State of the Union was one of them. Five January’s ago this country was buzzing with hope, and filled to the brim…