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Ms Harris and Mr McCarthy at the dais of House of Representatives before the speech. AP
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US President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol on Tuesday. AP
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Mr Biden told Americans that the US had recovered quickly from Covid-19 and was more robust than before. Reuters
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First lady Jill Biden arrives at the State of the Union speech. AP
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Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson arrives to hear the speech. EPA
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US Supreme Court justices listen to Mr Biden as he addresses Congress. Reuters
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US Vice President Kamala Harris and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy greet Mr Biden as he arrives to deliver his State of the Union address. Reuters
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Mr Biden is greeted by members of Congress as he arrives to deliver the address. Bloomberg
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From left, U2 lead singer Bono, Paul Pelosi, husband of former House speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Marie Yovanovitch, US Ambassador to Ukraine, sit in the gallery before the start of the address. AP
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Ms Harris and Mr McCarthy at the dais of House of Representatives before the speech. AP
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US President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol on Tuesday. AP
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Mr Biden told Americans that the US had recovered quickly from Covid-19 and was more robust than before. Reuters
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First lady Jill Biden arrives at the State of the Union speech. AP
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Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson arrives to hear the speech. EPA
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US Supreme Court justices listen to Mr Biden as he addresses Congress. Reuters
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US Vice President Kamala Harris and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy greet Mr Biden as he arrives to deliver his State of the Union address. Reuters
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Mr Biden is greeted by members of Congress as he arrives to deliver the address. Bloomberg
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From left, U2 lead singer Bono, Paul Pelosi, husband of former House speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Marie Yovanovitch, US Ambassador to Ukraine, sit in the gallery before the start of the address. AP
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Ms Harris and Mr McCarthy at the dais of House of Representatives before the speech. AP