What Joe Biden didn’t mention in his State of the Union speech
Lurking beneath the president’s message of unity against Putin was the spectre of the 6 January attack.
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State of the Union 2022: Live analysis
Emily Tamkin and Katie Stallard in Washington, DC share their thoughts on President Joe Biden's State of the Union.
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Trump shows what Putin gets right about America
Hours before Russia invaded Ukraine, the former president was still voicing his admiration of Putin.
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Corrosive public attitudes are the culmination of 40 years of the party's relentless anti-government rhetoric.
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