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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In 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, in his State of the Union address to Congress, warned of the threat of Communist imperialism. —Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024

In his State of the Union address earlier this year, Biden boasted that the nation reported a historically low murder rate in 2023 and violent crime had plummeted to one of the lowest levels in 50 years. —Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 10 June 2024

Or consider how Netflix, which has 270 million users worldwide, could send out an alert to get viewers to watch coverage of the State of the Union address or a presidential debate. —Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 June 2024

The guest star mastered her take on Katie Britt’s cosmically cringe response to the State of the Union address within 48 hours of its airing. —Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 23 May 2024

Biden argues that democracy is under attack To get a sense of how Biden sees this current moment in the sweep of history, look no further than his most recent State of the Union address. —Tamara Keith, NPR, 5 June 2024

Overall, the total number of people watching on TV will not be on par with such major news events as Biden’s State of the Union address, which drew 32 million viewers in March. —Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024

President Biden’s $320 million project to build a temporary pier off the coast of Gaza, announced during his State of the Union address as an innovative way to deliver more humanitarian aid to Palestinians, is out of service just two weeks after opening. —The Editors, National Review, 30 May 2024

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