Biden chatted for so long after State of the Union, the lights went down  —  President Biden didn't seem to want State of the Union night to end.  —  Biden took about 35 minutes between finishing his speech and exiting the House chamber — shaking hands, chatting with members of Congress …

Trump loses bid to delay $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation judgment  — Donald Trump lost a bid to delay paying an $83.3 million civil defamation judgment to writer E. Jean Carroll.  — Trump had asked Manhattan federal Judge Lewis Kaplan to delay the judgment from taking effect until …

Official GOP Response to SOTU Has Republicans ‘Losing It’  —  Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama gave the GOP response to President Biden's annual address—which got panned by some in her own party.  —  As President Joe Biden mingled on the House floor following his State of the Union address Thursday night …

Hot streak for American jobs continues in early months of 2024  —  The unemployment rate has now been below 4% for 25 consecutive months — a streak unseen in the United States since the 1960s.  —  Expectations heading into this morning showed projections of about 198,000 new jobs having been added in the United States in February.

Remarks of President Joe Biden — State of the Union Address As Prepared for Delivery  —  Good evening.  —  Mr. Speaker.  Madam Vice President.  Members of Congress.  My Fellow Americans.  —  In January 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt came to this chamber to speak to the nation.

Expelled congressman George Santos plans another House bid  —  Santos looks to unseat one of the Republicans who led a bipartisan effort to oust him in December  —  Expelled New York Republican congressman George Santos said he will again run for office, this time against one of the Republicans …

Father of Marine Killed in Afghanistan Is Arrested During Biden's Address  —  Steve Nikoui yelled “Abbey Gate, Abbey Gate” during the speech, a reference to where his son, Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui, and 12 other troops were killed during the chaotic final days of the U.S. presence in Kabul.

Big oil's big deception: That plastics are recyclable  —  Plastic pollution is everywhere.  We eat it.  We drink it.  We breathe it.  It is on the summit of Mount Everest and at the bottom of the oceans.  Not only is it in human breast milk, but, according to one study …

US embassy warns of imminent attack in Moscow by ‘extremists’  —  The U.S. embassy in Russia warned that “extremists” had imminent plans for an attack in Moscow, hours after Russian security services said they had foiled a planned shooting at a synagogue by a cell from the Afghan arm of Islamic State.

It's not just Israeli bombs that have killed children in Gaza.  Now some are dying of hunger too  —  It's not just Israeli bombs that have killed children in war-ravaged Gaza — now some are dying of hunger too.  Officials have long warned over the risk of famine in the Palestinian territory that's …