Obama State of the Union lands with a thud in Congress

Obama State of the Union lands with a thud in Congress

Each year the President's State of the Union speech, and the opposition response that follows it, ignites a national conversation about a host of issues. Tonight's #SOTU address and response drew more than 1.36 million Tweets.

Facts and figures from President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night: Speech statisticsThe president spoke for about an hour. The prepared text clocked in at 6432 words, which might seem like a lot, but

Enlarge. In his State of the Union message Tuesday, President Obama said, “Already, the Affordable Care Act is helping to slow the growth of health-care costs.” Skip to next paragraph. Related stories. How much do you know about US entitlement programs?

In a State of the Union address focused on growing a strong middle class, President Obama outlined a series of bold proposals that will increase access to high-quality education. Among them were initiatives to make quality

President Barack Obama ended his 2013 State of the Union address minutes ago. Think more about the issues with these talks.