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US President Barack Obama delivers the State of The Union address on January 20, 2015, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/POOL/MANDEL NGAN
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US President Barack Obama delivers the State of The Union address on January 20, 2015, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/POOL/MANDEL NGAN
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US President Barack Obama delivers the State of The Union address on January 20, 2015, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/POOL/MANDEL NGAN
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US President Barack Obama delivers the State of The Union address on January 20, 2015, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/POOL/MANDEL NGAN
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US President Barack Obama delivers the State of The Union address on January 20, 2015, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/POOL/MANDEL NGAN
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US President Barack Obama delivers the State of The Union address on January 20, 2015, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/POOL/MANDEL NGAN
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Sen. Joni Ernst, a freshman Iowa Republican, delivered the GOP's official response to President Obama's address. (Associated Press)
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US President Barack Obama delivers the State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on January 20, 2015 at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/POOL/MANDEL NGAN
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US President Barack Obama delivers the State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on January 20, 2015 at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/POOL/MANDEL NGAN
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US Vice President Joe Biden (L) and Speaker of the House John Boehner wait for the start of the State of The Union address by US President Barack Obama on January 20, 2015 in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/POOL/MANDEL NGAN
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US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky, waits for the start of the State of The Union address by US President Barack Obama on January 20, 2015 in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/POOL/MANDEL NGAN
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In a demographic shift, the millennial generation is expected to outnumber the baby boom generation this year. One implications of such a change is that more people from differing generations are likely to work together. This August 2013 photo shows Brad Karsh of JB Training Solutions speaking to a group of generation X'ers at a manufacturing company in Chicago. Some people generalize that baby boomers are workaholics, Gen Xers demand a work-life balance, and millennials are masters of technology and have high, high expectations. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green) ** FILE **
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Illustration on accusations of racism against the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences by Alexander hunter/The Washington Times
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President Barack Obama delivers the State of Union address before a joint session of Congress in the House chamber Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Larry Downing, Pool)
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President Obama wants to raise taxes on wealthier families by about $320 billion over 10 years, by raising the top rate on capital gains taxes to 28 percent and eliminating a tax loophole for trust funds. Mr. Obama also will propose charging a new fee on big banks. (Associated Press)
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A Chevy Chase, Md., home was vandalized with a racial epithet Monday, police said. (Montgomery County Police Department)
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Fear and Rage: The Patriotic Europeans against the Islamization of the West has been staging demonstrations against immigration from countries with large Muslim populations. Its numbers are growing, and its protests are spreading. (Associated Press)
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The incredible box office success of "American Sniper" is credited to the power of the middle class — something both Republicans and Democrats do not overlook. (Warner Brothers)
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Legislation banning the "dismemberment" of a fetus is being pitched as a game changer because it could outlaw an entire type of abortion procedure, pro-life activists said. (Associated Press)
