Trending Now: Biden drew bipartisan applause on Ukraine and spoke GOP’s language on pandemic and police — plus other State of the Union takeaways
| In his first official State of the Union address, President Biden came out strongly in defense of Ukraine, earning widespread and sustained applause when touting international sanctions against Russia and allies of its president, Vladimir Putin. He also told Americans to "stop looking at covid as a partisan dividing line" and noted that many people in the United States can now go mask-free as he hailed the decline in school and business closures. Along with a rebuke of a progressive push to "defund the police," Biden largely aimed to defuse partisan tensions. |
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| | | |  |  | | Must-read stories around major news events | | | Trending Now | March 1, 11:01 p.m. EST | | | | | In his first official State of the Union address, President Biden came out strongly in defense of Ukraine, earning widespread and sustained applause when touting international sanctions against Russia and allies of its president, Vladimir Putin. He also told Americans to "stop looking at covid as a partisan dividing line" and noted that many people in the United States can now go mask-free as he hailed the decline in school and business closures. Along with a rebuke of a progressive push to "defund the police," Biden largely aimed to defuse partisan tensions. | | | | | |
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