State of the Union address

noun phrase

: a yearly speech given by the U.S. President to Congress and the people to tell them about important things that are affecting the country

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President Biden announced the maritime corridor during his State of the Union address in March. —Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 16 May 2024

The hope is that a more aggressive Biden like the one Americans saw during the State of the Union address may counteract concerns about his age. —TIME, 15 May 2024

Democrats say the president effectively batted down speculation about his age (81 years old) with a forceful State of the Union address earlier this year, but strategists conceded that a slip up at one of the debates could reignite the worries. —Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 15 May 2024

After expressing initial skepticism last year about the accuracy of figures provided by Hamas, President Joe Biden in recent months started to cite death figures from the Gaza Ministry of Health, including during his March State of the Union address to Congress. —Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024

In his State of the Union address yesterday, President Joe Biden unveiled a plan to build a floating pier off the coast of Gaza to facilitate aid flows to the over 570,000 Gazans the UN says are facing starvation. —Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2024

Meanwhile, Biden’s reelection team is sharpening its outreach to minority voters on the airwaves, with the fresh, seven-figure digital and television ad campaign launching Wednesday that follows the $30 million effort that began after his State of the Union address in early March. —Colleen Long, Fortune, 8 May 2024

President Joe Biden announced plans for the pier in his State of the Union address on March 7. —Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024

The Biden campaign has purchased ad time on the station, given Martinez unprecedented access to Democratic candidates, and invited him to broadcast live from the White House during the State of the Union address. —Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 29 Apr. 2024