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The Guardian - US
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Lauren Gambino in Washington

Biden faces ‘tightrope’ in balancing realism and optimism in State of the Union

Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address on 1 March 2022.
Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address on 1 March 2022. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/AFP/Getty Images

Joe Biden’s second annual State of the Union address on Tuesday comes at a critical juncture for the president, as he contemplates a second term. ​

He faces a newly empowered House Republican majority eager to damage ​his political prospects with investigations into him, his administration and his family while a special counsel investigation into his handling of classified documents brings a degree of legal uncertainty.​

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