1 big thing

A spirited and tense State of the Union address

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President Biden delivered his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, with a repeated message: “let’s finish the job.” Members of the GOP vocally objected to moments in the speech, and Biden responded.

  • Plus, LeBron James makes sports history.

Guests: Axios' Margaret Talev and Mike Allen, and The Edge of Sports podcast’s Dave Zirin.

Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Alexandra Botti, Naomi Shavin, Lydia McMullen-Laird, Fonda Mwangi and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected]. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.

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  • State of the Union erupts as Biden and GOP trade barbs
  • Biden ribs GOP lawmakers during SOTU: "I'll see you at the groundbreaking"
  • LeBron James breaks NBA scoring record
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