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Key moments from Biden's 2024 State of the Union address you may have missed

In his State of the Union address Thursday, President Biden highlighted key achievements of his first term and made the case that voters should give him a second. Here are six highlights.
President Biden delivers the State of the Union address in the House chamber of the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 7.

In his annual State of the Union address Thursday, President Biden highlighted key achievements of his first term in office and made the case that voters should give him a second.

The address comes as Biden heads into general election season, and days after former President Donald Trump became the last major candidate in the Republican presidential primary.

The State of the Union is one of

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