Biden Prepares for State of the Union Address Amid China Balloon Debacle, Classified Document Crisis, and Divided Congress

President Joe Biden will deliver his State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 7. The speech will take place at a pivotal time as he is touting what he deems significant accomplishments and facing multiple challenges while speculation mounts about his plans for seeking a second term in 2024.
During the speech, Biden is expected to tout the low unemployment rate, slowing inflation numbers, and the January jobs report that produced better-than-expected numbers.
A jobs report released by the Department of Labor on Feb. 3 indicated the lowest unemployment rate since May 1969 at 3.4 percent. On Jan. 26, the Department of Commerce published a report showing that Gross Domestic Product increased by 2.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2022….}