President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump hosted their first official State Dinner at the White House Tuesday evening, in honor of French President Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Macron. In keeping with an unofficial custom, FLOTUS paid homage to the guests’ country of origin through her fashion, opting to wear a custom silver gown…
Read moreEven before Donald Trump started talking, it was clear to me that his State of the Union address on Tuesday night was shaping up to be a hostile environment for Latino immigrants. Several Democrats invited “dreamers,” undocumented individuals brought to the U.S. as children, to attend the event and represent the experiences of young people…
Read moreDonald Trump delivered his first State of the Union Address last night to a divided audience—one that was split not only by the choice to stand up to applaud, but also by what they wore. Leading up to the president’s address to the nation, certain groups, like the Democratic Working Women’s Group and the Congressional…
Read moreThough today a recognizable part of State of the Union procedure, the presidential practice of inviting regular civilians to attend the event as “special guests” is actually a fairly recent one, beginning only with the Reagan administration in 1982. Historically, these invitees of the president and first lady have been Americans who either epitomize national…
Read moreAll eyes were on First Lady Melania Trump as she entered the chamber to watch her husband deliver his first State of the Union to a joint session of Congress. In a break from tradition, she arrived separately from President Trump—the Obamas and George W. Bush and his wife Laura both rode together from the…
Read moreDozens of Democratic women will wear black to President Trump’s State of the Union on Tuesday to show support for survivors of sexual harassment and assault. Rep. Pramila Jayapal won’t be one of them — because she’s not attending the speech at all. The freshman Democrat from Washington state announced in a Facebook video on…
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