by Daniel Hersh | Jan 20, 2015 | Politics, State of the Union
WASHINGTON — Leading up to the State of the Union, Republican senators urged President Barack Obama on Tuesday to stress areas of agreement and to focus first and foremost on a message of unity. “What I hope to hear from the president tonight is an emphasis on...
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by Medha Imam | Jan 20, 2015 | Business, State of the Union
WASHINGTON – You might hear President Barack Obama talk about two relatively new initiatives to improve government technology during Tuesday night’s State of the Union speech — 18F and the U.S. Digital Service. “Our mission is to really transform how the government...
by Shelbie Bostedt | Jan 20, 2015 | Energy, Environment, State of the Union
WASHINGTON – In his Inaugural address, President Barack Obama promised to “respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations.” Six years later, as his next-to-last State of the Union approaches,...
by Adam Mintzer | Jan 20, 2015 | Politics, State of the Union
WASHINGTON – When Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst delivers the opposition party response to the president’s State of the Union address Tuesday night, the first-term Republican will be continuing a political tradition that began 49 years ago. Beginning with Senate Minority Leader...
by Nancy Wang | Jan 20, 2015 | Business, State of the Union
WASHINGTON—Several economic policy experts said Tuesday President Barack Obama’s proposal to tax the wealthiest Americans at a higher rate makes sense as a way to address income equality. “I think it is a very positive thing to raise the tax rate to 28 percent,” said...
by Tanner Howard | Jan 20, 2015 | Education, State of the Union
WASHINGTON — Startling new research shows that 51 percent of students in American public schools came from low-income families as of 2013, a growth of nearly 25 percent over the previous 30 years. The numbers, compiled by the Southern Education Foundation, a...
by Yunita Ong | Jan 20, 2015 | National Security, State of the Union
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is likely to sidestep the thorny topic of immigration reform during his State of The Union address Tuesday night in favor of issues such as inequality, experts predict. After the House voted to overturn the president’s...
by Tyler Pager | Jan 20, 2015 | Politics, State of the Union
By Tyler Pager WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama will ask the Republican-controlled Congress to authorize the use of force against the Islamic State in his State of the Union address Tuesday night, but will also focus on his domestic agenda – bolstering the...
by Astrid Goh | Jan 20, 2015 | Living, State of the Union
By Astrid Goh We asked several people to share their opinions of the country ahead of President Barack Obama sharing his view of the country in Tuesday night’s State of the Union address.
by Madeline Fox | Jan 19, 2015 | Living, Politics
WASHINGTON – A group of nine protesters decided to honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s memory in the same way they spend every Monday—demonstrating for more restrictive gun control laws in front of the White House. Linda Finkel-Talvadkar, who started the protest...
