Biden delivers strong State of the Union speech to boost chances of 2024 re-run – live

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Good morning, US politics readers. We are coming off the back of Joe Biden’s State of the Union address last night where he presented his administration’s achievements since taking office in 2021 and condemned Republicans seeking to cut social security and Medicare – to which a few responded with boos and heckling.

During what some saw as a “soft launch for his 2024 campaign,” Biden also addressed the US being in the “strongest position in decades” to challenge China, called for the need of meaningful policing as Tyre Nichols’ family watched on from the audience, and condemned rightwing threats to democracy.

Biden will deliver remarks on the economy later this afternoon in Madison, Wisconsin.

Vice-president Kamala Harris will travel to Atlanta, Georgia to participate in a conversation on climate change.

Three former Twitter executives will testify at the House oversight committee over the social media platform’s handling of the Hunter Biden laptop story.

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