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All eyes were on President Biden’s last State of the Union address before the election as he spoke on the Israel-Gaza war, the economy and reproductive rights. The address to a joint session of Congress — which comes as Biden’s 2024 rematch with Donald Trump kicks into high gear — also served as a chance for the Democratic incumbent to reshape negative public perceptions of him and his presidency.
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Democratic members of Congress, wearing white to call attention to women's rights, take a selfie in the House chamber.
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Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) dons sneakers ahead of President Biden’s third State of the Union address Thursday.
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Former congressman George Santos arrives in the House chamber.
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Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) talks with fellow members of Congress.
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Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) writes in the House chamber.
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Members of Congress look at photos on a laptop before the State of the Union.
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Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), third from right, speaks with other lawmakers.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) chats on the floor of the House.
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Rep. Troy E. Nehls (R-Tex.) wears a shirt with Donald Trump’s booking photo.
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Speaker Mike Johnson (La.), center, speaks with fellow House Republicans.
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Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.), left, and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) take their seats.
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United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain arrives in the gallery.
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Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), center.
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Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, center.
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Vice President Harris with Johnson before the speech.
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Female members of Congress pose for photos before the speech.
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), center.
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Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), center.
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Lawmakers gather in the House chamber.
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) talks to fellow members of Congress.
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Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson greets Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.).
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From left, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John G. Roberts Jr. and Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh.
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First lady Jill Biden arrives in the gallery for her husband's speech.
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Biden arrives to deliver his annual address.
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Biden, flanked by Harris and Johnson, prepares to deliver his address.
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From left, women's health advocate Maria Shriver; Kate Cox, a mother of two who fought a legal battle after being denied an abortion; and Latorya Beasley, whose embryo transfer was canceled as a result of the recent Alabama Supreme Court decision.
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Biden hands his speech to Harris before speaking.
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Biden speaks to Congress.
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Biden delivers his State of the Union address.
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Bettie Mae Fikes, center right, "the voice of Selma," attends the speech.
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Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), center, and Cori Bush (D-Mo.), right, hold up signs reading “Lasting Ceasefire Now.”
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A person in the gallery shouts during the speech.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) reacts during Biden's address.
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Biden holds up a button with the name of Laken Riley during his speech.
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Front row from left, Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.), Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) applaud Biden.
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Biden speaks as Harris and Johnson listen.
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Biden salutes after his address to Congress.
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Biden speaks to members of Congress after delivering his State of the Union address.
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