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(L) Former U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke speaks during the Georgetown to Austin March for Democracy rally on July 31, 2021 in Austin, Texas; (R) Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaks during the Houston Region Business Coalition's monthly meeting on October 27, 2021

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Texas Gov. Abbott and Beto O'Rourke are set for an election clash after primary wins

10:55pm March 01, 2022

by Alana Wise

Both Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and Democratic nominee Beto O'Rourke easily won their primaries. Texas hasn't elected a Democratic governor in more than three decades.

President Biden during his State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday.

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Read President Biden's full State of the Union remarks

10:20pm March 01, 2022

Read President Biden's first State of the Union address, according to prepared remarks from the White House.

President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of Congress, Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, as Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., look on.

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For the 1st time, 2 women are seated behind the president during a State of the Union

9:34pm March 01, 2022

by Heidi Glenn

Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sat behind Biden during his joint address to Congress last year, but that speech was not an official State of the Union address.

President Biden delivers his State of the Union Address to Congress in the Capitol on Tuesday.

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Watch: President Biden delivers his State of the Union on Tuesday night

9:31pm March 01, 2022

by Heidi Glenn

Biden is delivering his first State of the Union address on Tuesday amid a high-stress period for the nation: a growing fatigue over the pandemic and Russia's continued invasion of Ukraine.

A preview of the State of the Union address

9:19pm March 01, 2022

Ahead of President Biden's State of the Union address, NPR's Ari Shapiro previews the State of the Union address with NPR reporters and correspondents.

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Guests from Biden's Joint Address assess his progress 1 year later

5:07pm March 01, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Tatiana Washington, a gun violence prevention advocate, and Javier Quiroz Castro, a DACA recipient and COVID-19 unit nurse, about progress during Biden's first year.

The 1st primaries of 2022 midterms begin in Texas

5:05pm March 01, 2022

by Andrew Schneider / Houston Public Media

Voters head to the polls in Texas for the state's primary in the first midterm election of 2022. A governor's race is on the ballot, as is the second-largest congressional delegation in the U.S.

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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will give the official Republican response to President Biden's State of the Union address.

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Iowa Gov. Reynolds will likely tout her COVID response in State of the Union rebuttal

4:36pm March 01, 2022

by Katarina Sostaric

Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds' response to the pandemic, with few restrictions, has gotten her national attention.

President Biden to deliver his 1st State of the Union address

4:25pm March 01, 2022

by Asma Khalid

President Biden delivers the State of the Union address Tuesday. He will talk about how inflation is hampering the country's economic progress, the status of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine.

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A protester holds a sign ahead of President Joe Biden's State of the Union speech near the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, March 1, President Biden will need to rediscover his foreign policy expertise and deft touch with everyday Amer

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The challenges Biden faces in his State of the Union address

2:47pm March 01, 2022

by Domenico Montanaro

As President Biden is set to make his first State of the Union speech, he and the country face pressing issues, from Russia's invasion of Ukraine to inflation and the continuing pandemic.