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Everything to know about Joe Biden's 2024 State of the Union address as he makes the case to voters on why he should be re-elected
Australian viewers can watch it on livestream via SkyNews.com.au, Foxtel or Flash from 1pm on Friday. What Biden is expected to speak aboutThe speech is traditionally a venue for the president to tout his policy accomplishments and lay out his legislative priorities for the coming year.
On foreign policy, Biden will announce that the US military will help establish a humanitarian port to bring aid into the war-torn Gaza Strip. He is also expected to call on Congress to quickly approve billions in additional aid for Ukraine.There will be another new face sitting behind Biden and next to Vice President Kamala Harris this year. Rep.
The president was also repeatedly heckled by Republican lawmakers during his last State of the Union, a once-shocking breach of protocol and decorum that has become routine in recent years on both sides of the aisle. Johnson has reportedly urged House Republicans to resist the urge for any such outbursts this year.
Elizabeth Carr, the first American born via in vitro fertilization, will be the guest of Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia after a recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling briefly threw the future of IVF treatments in doubt across the state before lawmakers enacted legislation protecting providers from legal liability this week.
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