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State of the Union Address
State of the Union Address news and analysis from The Nation
February 25, 2020
His naked callousness has shown plainly that these rituals sometimes reveal the nonsense they’re meant to cover up.
February 11, 2020
The Trump administration’s budget proposal, released Monday, lays bare the lies he told during the State of the Union.
February 7, 2020
These two Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients could not be more different. By awarding the right-wing radio host, Trump has sullied the medal’s reputation.
February 5, 2020
Trump’s speech did not command the same attention as what appeared to be the true purpose of the event: schmoozing.
February 5, 2020
The president lied and handed out medals, while the Democrats fumbled.
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February 7, 2019
John Nichols on Trump; plus Sasha Abramsky on TPS and Elizabeth Kolbert on climate change.
February 6, 2019
Last night’s State of the Union speech showcased the president’s deeply contradictory approach toward foreign affairs.
February 6, 2019
After Democrats in suffragette white cheered themselves on, Georgia’s Abrams seized her moment.
February 5, 2019
Trump’s cynical speech spoke to the past, not the future.
January 31, 2018
The best part of State of the Union night was the rejection of Trump’s bullying, and the outlining by Donna Edwards of an alternative vision.
