There’s a war in Europe and economic angst at home, but President Joe Biden’s State of the Union brought Democrats closer to the backdrop they’ve craved ever since he was elected: normalcy.
Hundreds of lawmakers crammed into the House chamber Tuesday night, almost entirely maskless for the first time in Biden’s presidency — although somewhat distanced, despite falling Covid cases. Perhaps the clearest sign that Congress is regaining something of its old rhythms this year, though, was the tried-and-true partisanship that greeted the speech.
When Biden declared that “we are stronger today than we were a year ago,” members of his party broke into cheers of “USA, USA”
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