by Angelina Campanile | Feb 5, 2020 | Featured, SOTU2020, State of the Union
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Congress should approve his plan to replace Obamacare with a new health care program that would provide “affordable alternative” insurance options and criticized Democrats for trying to impose “a socialist takeover...
by Suzy Vazquez | Feb 5, 2020 | Featured, SOTU2020
Washington – Through fashion choices, Twitter storms or sheer absence, Democratic members of Congress found ways to express disdain for President Donald Trump at this year’s State of the Union. At least 10 Democrats decided to boycott Trump’s address. Reps. Earl...
by Rupa Palla | Feb 5, 2020 | Featured, SOTU2020
WASHINGTON – While Democrats and Republicans Tuesday showed few signs of bipartisanship during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, there were a few moments where the two sides appeared to agree — on criminal justice reform and increasing...
by Zamone "Z" Perez | Feb 5, 2020 | Featured, SOTU2020
WASHINGTON — Speaking at her daughter’s high school in East Lansing, Michigan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivered the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, saying Trump’s claims of a strong economy don’t jibe with wage...
by Sneha Dey | Feb 5, 2020 | Featured, Immigration, SOTU2020
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump touted hard-line border policies at his third State of the Union, impressing on his anti-immigrant supporters he has fulfilled his 2016 campaign promises. “If you come illegally, you will now be promptly removed,” Trump said....
by Alex Moore, Cassidy Wang and Janea Wilson | Feb 5, 2020 | Featured, SOTU2020
WASHINGTON – Georgetown University students and community members gathered to watch President Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address said the most memorable parts of the event may be Trump’s seeming snub of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the outset and her ripping...
by Evan Ochsner | Feb 5, 2020 | Featured, SOTU2020
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday presented a rosy view of the economy during the State of the Union that could be a preview of his campaign strategy later this year when he tries to convince voters to give him a second term. Trump spent the first...
by Benjamin Rosenberg and Gregory Svirnovskiy | Feb 5, 2020 | Education, Featured, SOTU2020
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will prioritize supporting working families by mandating paid leave and lowering barriers to education. Members of Congress from both parties said they agree with the sentiments, but disagree on how to implement the...
by Martha Castro | Feb 5, 2020 | Featured, National Security, SOTU2020
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump emphasized U.S. foreign relations in Latin America and the Middle East on Tuesday in his State of the Union speech, but failed to mention any concerns about Russia and North Korea. “In general, it’s been a pretty light speech on...
by Joshua Irvine, Megan Lebowitz and James Pollard | Feb 5, 2020 | Featured, SOTU2020
WASHINGTON — In his third State of the Union address, President Donald Trump presented a positive vision of his administration’s first term while illustrating the depth of the partisan divide in Washington. “Three years ago, we launched the great American...
by Olivia Olander and Joey Maya Safchik | Feb 4, 2020 | Featured, SOTU2020
WASHINGTON — A sparse group of protesters hung around the street corners in front of the Capitol Tuesday to show their opposition to President Donald Trump as he delivered his third State of the Union address. In years past, larger groups met the president when...
by Sneha Dey | Feb 3, 2020 | Campaign 2020, Featured, Politics
DES MOINES — On a conference call one week before the Iowa caucuses, the state Democratic Party accessibility director recommended Harry Olmstead, a 69-year-old with a physical disability, bring his own chair to the caucuses in response to his question about...
