State of the Union 2022

President Joe Biden is signaling an election-year shift to the center to help protect fragile Democratic majorities in Congress, even as key voices across his party’s sprawling political coalition threaten revolt.

In the State of the Union address, President Joe Biden honored the people of Ukraine and detailed sanctions against Russia, devaluing President Vladimir Putin’s war chest. NBCLX storyteller Clark Fouraker explains what Biden said about the conflict.

Read an annotated transcript of President Joe Biden’s 2022 State of the Union address.

Lawmakers booed Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., when she interrupted Biden as he was about to speak of his son’s death.

President Joe Biden has given his first State of the Union address and The Associated Press fact-checked his claims and the Republican response.

From the pandemic to climate change, inflation to Russia, here are the top nine moments of the 2022 State of the Union address.

Biden’s first address scored lower than any previous SOTU speech, continuing a trend of presidents speaking more simply

In closing out his first State of the Union address, Biden said that the country will “protect freedom and liberty, to expand fairness and opportunity.”

Some lawmakers attending Tuesday’s State of the Union address were dressed in blue and yellow, a subtle show of support toward Ukraine as the country faces Russia’s invasion.

Biden said that his administration’s goal is to cut the cancer death rate by at least 50% over the next 25 years. Biden said wants to see more cancers turn from “death sentences into treatable diseases.” Biden announced his administration is expanding eligibility to veterans suffering from nine respiratory cancers. “I’m also calling on Congress: pass a law to make…

President Joe Biden received a standing ovation from both sides of the aisle while addressing police funding during the State of the Union address. “The answer is not to defund the police. It’s to fund the police,” Biden said. “Fund them with the resources and training they need to protect our communities.”

Biden rejected demands to defund the police, instead saying the country needed to fund the police and provide them with the training they needed to protect communities. And he urged Congress to pass gun control measures, from cracking down on gun trafficking and ghost guns to passing universal background checks and a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. “Repeal…

Biden on Tuesday said that securing the U.S. border and fixing the immigration system are necessary to “advance liberty and justice.”

The country’s record job growth and higher wages are being overshadowed by inflation, Biden said. “I get it,” he said. “That’s why my top priority is getting prices under control.” The pandemic made hiring difficult and disrupted global supply chains. Last year, there were not enough semiconductors to make the cars that people wanted to buy, Biden said. Prices went...

Biden said that because of the progress made in the past year, “COVID-19 need no longer control our lives.”

Biden thanked Republicans who helped pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, which will pay to rebuild roads, bridges, and airports. “Now our infrastructure is ranked 13th in the world,” he said. “We won’t be able to compete for the jobs of the 21st century if we don’t fix that.” New infrastructure will help the country compete against China and other countries, he said. The...

Biden called his COVID-19 relief plan a critical piece of legislation that came at a critical moment in the country’s history. It allowed the country to vaccinate people across the country. “It delivered immediate economic relief for tens of millions of Americans,” he said. “Helped put food on their table, keep a roof over their heads, and cut the cost of...

To reassure Americans worried about the rising cost of gas, Biden announced the release of 60 million barrels of oil from reserves worldwide.

President Joe Biden on Tuesday quickly addressed the current war waged by Russia against Ukraine, stating that “freedom will always triumph over tyranny.”

President Joe Biden arrived to deliver his first State of the Union to loud applause.