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Looking back, presidents have often characterized the state of the union as "strong," but not always. President Ford described it as "not good."

There is bipartisan support for sanctions — and a veto threat from the president. His chief of staff, Denis McDonough, says the White House would consider congressional action "later in the year."

Children who live in cities in the Northeast are much more likely to have asthma. But a wider look finds that poor children in the suburbs are at high risk, too.

Clinton began his seventh year with a unique if dubious distinction: He was the only president ever to give a State of the Union speech with impeachment charges pending against him in the Senate.

In 1963, Tony Verna changed the way we watch sports forever when he created "instant replay." He died this week at the age of 81. Robert Siegel talks to freelance writer Anna Clark about his legacy.

This year, the many of the policy initiatives in President Obama's State of the Union address have been anything but closely guarded secrets. The president has previewed several proposals in the days leading up to the speech. And media consumers now have more options than ever for taking in the speech.

The third and final phase of the civil trial against BP opened on Tuesday. The last segment will determine the amount of fines BP will pay in the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

President Obama will lay out three main ideas in a State of the Union speech that may echo his first address to Congress in 2009.

King HolidayGovernment offices, banks and courts are among the many closures for the Martin Luther King Day holiday. Remembrances and tributes honoring…

Marylanders Guests of First Lady at SOTUFreed Cuban prisoner Alan Gross and Maryland state Senator Catherine Pugh will be among the honored guests at…