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This is the introduction to Checks and Balance, a weekly, subscriber-only newsletter bringing exclusive insight from our correspondents in America. Sign up for https://www.economist.com/newsletters/checks-and-balance . Joe Biden delivered a party-convention [...]

When President Joe Biden approaches a lectern, the challenge he confronts is not high expectations. It is instead high anxiety within his own party about his capacity, at 81, to [...]

During Donald Trump's presidency, the Washington Post kept a running tally of his lies, ultimately counting 30,573 'false or misleading claims' in four years. It has kept up that work [...]

Ukraine aside, a gaffe-laden state-of-the-union address does nothing to turn Democrats' problems around E VERY WOULD-BE president daydreams of the moment: the very first state-of-the-union address to Congress, the chance [...]

Ukraine aside, a gaffe-laden speech does nothing to turn Democrats' problems around EVERY WOULD-BE president daydreams of the moment: the very first state-of-the-union address to Congress, the chance to be [...]

US President Barack Obama mentioned energy as a key area to the nation's economic future during the State of the Union Address on 24 February 2009. He called for the implementation of a market-based cap on carbon emissions and increased renewable energy research.

Just hours after former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg was sorta declared the winner of Iowa caucuses, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi dramatically tore up President Donald Trump's State of the [...]

President George W. Bush reiterated his energy policy at the 2008 State of the Union Address, including his desire to reduce oil consumption and increase investment in renewable energy. He, however, did not call for the development of more domestic oil and gas supplies.

The state-of-the-union address revealed a leader hoping for something to turn up IN AN hour of speech two things stood out and neither had anything to do with politics. Barack [...]

American politics may be becoming a bit less dysfunctional IN HIS big annual speech to Congress, Barack Obama made several promises. He pledged to raise the minimum wage for those [...]

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Barack Obama laid out the themes that will form his re-election campaign in his state-of-the-union message to Congress. The president warned that the wealth gap in America was threatening the [...]

In the U.S. government, executive endorsement comes directly from the White House, and one of the greatest instruments of project prioritization is the annual State of the Union Address. For [...]

A strikingly unaudacious speech from Barack Obama failed to address America's problems IN A show of civility prompted by the dreadful shootings in Tucson, Republicans and Democrats sat side by [...]

Despite rising poll numbers and his upbeat state-of-the-union speech, America's president faces a divided government and a mountain of debt STRANGE and unpredictable are the ups and downs of American [...]

When President Barack Obama said in the State of the Union address that he wanted to see broadband wireless available to 80 percent of the U.S. population within the next [...]

President Clinton's speech outlining his economic plan for the US drew an ambivalent response from top fashion and retail executives. Most were positive that the plan contained some good ideas, but they also wanted to wait until more details were made available. They approved of job creation proposals, but were concerned that on the whole, the plan was anti-business and anti-entrepreneur because it focused on raising business taxes and reducing business tax credits., NEW YORK -- Even though the specter of more taxes made a lot of people uneasy, President Clinton's new economic plan pulled a number of favorable reviews among top fashion [...]

Barack Obama refocuses on jobs and the deficit but promises to press on with health-care reform BEING a president and not a journalist, Barack Obama buried the lead. But for [...]

By Marisa Guthrie Pool coverage for upcoming presidential address thrives on objectivity For a State of the Union speech early in the first term of President George W. Bush, a [...]

By Dr. Michael Tobias An Open Letter to President-elect Obama: Congratulations! You now have a remarkable opportunity to enrich America's environmental stewardship at home, and her influence abroad. Here are [...]

Byline: LARRY KAHANER, WASHINGTON, DC In his State of the Union address President Bush called for wider use of biodiesel and ethanol, as well as more clean-diesel vehicles. His goal [...]

Last month President Bush delivered his State of the Union address. These speeches tend to contain a little something for everyone. As a member of the media, I'm bombarded almost [...]

Last week's coverage of President Bush reading his State of the Union Address from a TelePrompTer made for surprisingly good TV. It was a combination drama-reality-based show that was far [...]

Not many new ideas from the president. But that may serve George Bush and the Republican Party rather well GEORGE BUSH likes to boast that he doesn't do 'small ball'. [...]

WASHINGTON -- President Bush is expected to use his State of the Union address tonight to tout the benefits of health savings accounts and suggest improvements. But bankers are also [...]

Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN WASHINGTON-President Bush might not have said a great deal about benefits or civil justice issues in last week's State of the Union address, but employers, insurers [...]