State of the Union address

noun phrase

: a yearly speech given by the U.S. President to Congress and the people to tell them about important things that are affecting the country

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That vulnerability is magnified in settings like Saturday’s dinner—which, unlike inaugurations or the State of the Union address, was not designated a National Special Security Event, the Secret Service told me. —Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026

During major events such as the State of the Union address, a member of the president’s Cabinet who is in the line of succession is kept at an obscure location in case an unforeseen event kills the president, vice president and other top leaders. —Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026

Congress sets a statutory deadline for the president to deliver a budget request for the coming fiscal year by the first Monday of February, but recent presidents have trended toward submitting their requests weeks after delivering the annual State of the Union address. —Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026

There had been little public debate beforehand about the possibility of war, including at his State of the Union address just days earlier. —Eric Cortellessa, Time, 5 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for State of the Union address

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