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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cb>UPDATE: \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2018/01/30/580378279/trumps-state-of-the-union-address-annotated\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch Trump's address and read the annotated transcript, with commentary from NPR reporters.\u003c/a>\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjmG4rSbJqI\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marking his first year in office, President Trump is scheduled to deliver his premiere State of the Union address to Congress on Jan. 30.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although Trump addressed a joint session of Congress last February, the upcoming speech is officially his debut State of the Union address, an opportunity to highlight accomplishments from his first year and communicate his agenda for the year ahead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Constitution requires that the president “shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Until the early 20th century though, most presidents \u003ca href=\"http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-01-29/news/bs-md-backstory-woodrow-wilson-20110128_1_joint-session-union-address-union-message\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">simply wrote their addresses\u003c/a> and sent copies to members of Congress. In 1913, Woodrow Wilson revived the practice of delivering the address to a joint session of Congress, something that hadn't occurred since 1800, when John Adams faced both houses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Love him or hate him, most everyone can agree that Trump's presidency thus far, like his election campaign, has been a strikingly atypical and unorthodox affair. The billionaire real estate developer and reality TV star entered office with no government experience.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003cdiv>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\">\u003cspan style=\"color: #993300;\">Teach with the Lowdown\u003c/span>\u003c/span>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"alignnone wp-image-22868\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2016/07/hands-e1469568663680-400x143.jpg\" width=\"340\" height=\"122\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2016/07/hands-e1469568663680-400x143.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2016/07/hands-e1469568663680-800x286.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2016/07/hands-e1469568663680-768x274.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2016/07/hands-e1469568663680.jpg 957w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\">Suggestions for nonfiction analysis, writing/discussion prompts and multimedia projects. Browse our lesson plan collection \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/category/lesson-plans-and-guides/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here\u003c/a>.\u003cbr>\n\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/SOTU-Lesson-Plan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">State of the Union Lesson Plan\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vq6PRpCEsNdEm4MIVg8uflHaX1Kxc0P2/preview\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\">\u003c/iframe>\u003cbr>\n[\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/SOTU-2018-Bingo.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Download the PDF\u003c/a>]\u003c/p>\u003c/aside>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>By most accounts, Trump had a pretty bumpy, often chaotic first year in the White House, one marred by controversies, divisiveness and \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/19/poll-trump-approval-rating-2018-349306\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">historically low approval ratings\u003c/a>. As evidence of the tumult, \u003ca href=\"http://fortune.com/2018/01/16/state-of-the-union-boycott/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">five Democratic House members\u003c/a> have already announced plans, weeks in advance, to boycott Trump's State of the Union address. A number of Democratic women in the House \u003ca href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2018/01/11/rep-jackie-speier-hope-women-and-men-wear-black-state-union/1025225001/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plan to attend\u003c/a> but say they will wear black in a stand against sexual harassment, an idea inspired by actresses who dressed in black at the recent Golden Globe Awards. Trump has been accused by multiple women of inappropriate sexual conduct.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In his first year, Trump also faced a handful of legislative and legal setbacks, and was consistently tormented by the wide-reaching investigation into his presidential campaign's potential collusion with Russia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in his short time in office, Trump has undoubtedly had a tremendous impact, helping to steer the country in a dramatically different direction from that of his predecessor. From rolling back many of Barack Obama's environmental regulations to exiting multinational agreements and pushing through a massive tax cut, Trump will have have no shortage of achievements to recount to Congress.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch1 id=\"military\">\u003c/h1>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_30025\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/airforce.png\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/airforce.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"824\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30025\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/airforce.png 1800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/airforce-160x73.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/airforce-800x366.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/airforce-768x352.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/airforce-1020x467.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/airforce-1180x540.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/airforce-960x439.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/airforce-240x110.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/airforce-375x172.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/airforce-520x238.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An U.S. F-16 Fighting Falcon deployed in 2015 from Aviano Air Base, Italy in support off counter-ISIS operations. \u003ccite>(Deana Heitzman/U.S. Defense Department)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch4>Military campaigns\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>Trump is likely to boast of the Islamic State's decline in Iraq and Syria, whose government last month \u003ca href=\"http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/364090-iraq-says-war-against-isis-is-over\">announced\u003c/a> that its long and bloody war against the terrorist group had finally ended. As a candidate, Trump promised to destroy the Islamic State, and as president has pursued an aggressive air strike campaign targeting the group's strongholds, a strategy he attributes to their diminished strength.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the end of December, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/946201376652169220/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fthehill.com%2Fhomenews%2Fadministration%2F366654-trump-touts-reports-on-isis-ms-13-in-tweets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he tweeted\u003c/a>: \"On 1/20 - the day Trump was inaugurated - an estimated 35,000 ISIS fighters held approx 17,500 square miles of territory in both Iraq and Syria. As of 12/21, the U.S. military est the remaining 1,000 or so fighters occupy roughly 1,900 square miles..”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, the Islamic State continues to wreak havoc, especially in the Middle East, where deadly bombings and unrest are still common occurrences.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The president may also reference his administration's aggressive bombing campaign against the Taliban in Afghanistan, an effort to aid the country's military forces and end the longest running war in U.S. history. The offensive is a reversal of the Obama administration's strategy of curtailing U.S. military involvement in the long-troubled region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch1 id=\"immigration\">\u003c/h1>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_30020\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Border_USA_Mexico.png\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Border_USA_Mexico.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"824\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30020\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Border_USA_Mexico.png 1800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Border_USA_Mexico-160x73.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Border_USA_Mexico-800x366.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Border_USA_Mexico-768x352.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Border_USA_Mexico-1020x467.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Border_USA_Mexico-1180x540.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Border_USA_Mexico-960x439.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Border_USA_Mexico-240x110.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Border_USA_Mexico-375x172.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Border_USA_Mexico-520x238.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A small fence separating Tijuana, Mexico, right, from San Diego. \u003ccite>(Gordon Hyde/U.S. Army)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch4>Immigration\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>Trump will likely make another case for his much disputed travel ban, which blocks people from eight mostly Muslim nations from entering the U.S., a course of action the administration insists is necessary for preventing terrorists from entering the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After repeated setbacks in federal courts, the administration declared a tentative victory in December, when the\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/04/us/politics/trump-travel-ban-supreme-court.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Supreme Court allowed\u003c/a> the third version of the travel ban to go into effect while legal challenges continue against it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump will also likely touch on the need for comprehensive immigration reform, even as the latest efforts have already started to sputter. He is expected to reiterate his demand for new border security measures, including the construction of a new wall and increased immigration enforcement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump will also likely mention the need to accommodate some of the estimated 700,000 undocumented immigrants who came here as children and were given temporary legal status under Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Although the administration announced its plans to end the DACA program by March, Trump says he wants Congress to figure out a permanent solution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch1 id=\"nuclear\">\u003c/h1>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_30024\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/North_Koreas_ballistic_missile_-_North_Korea_Victory_Day-2013_01-1.png\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/North_Koreas_ballistic_missile_-_North_Korea_Victory_Day-2013_01-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"824\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30024\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/North_Koreas_ballistic_missile_-_North_Korea_Victory_Day-2013_01-1.png 1800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/North_Koreas_ballistic_missile_-_North_Korea_Victory_Day-2013_01-1-160x73.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/North_Koreas_ballistic_missile_-_North_Korea_Victory_Day-2013_01-1-800x366.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/North_Koreas_ballistic_missile_-_North_Korea_Victory_Day-2013_01-1-768x352.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/North_Koreas_ballistic_missile_-_North_Korea_Victory_Day-2013_01-1-1020x467.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/North_Koreas_ballistic_missile_-_North_Korea_Victory_Day-2013_01-1-1180x540.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/North_Koreas_ballistic_missile_-_North_Korea_Victory_Day-2013_01-1-960x439.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/North_Koreas_ballistic_missile_-_North_Korea_Victory_Day-2013_01-1-240x110.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/North_Koreas_ballistic_missile_-_North_Korea_Victory_Day-2013_01-1-375x172.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/North_Koreas_ballistic_missile_-_North_Korea_Victory_Day-2013_01-1-520x238.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A North Korean ballistic missile on display during a 2013 military parade. \u003ccite>(\u003ca href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/rapidtravelchai/9465934852/\" target=\"_blank\">Stefan Krasowski/flickr\u003c/a>)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch4>Nuclear threats\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>The U.S. is on edge over nuclear tensions with North Korea, an issue that Trump is sure to touch on in his address. Through tweets and other statements, Trump has repeatedly sparred with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, threatening and even taunting him after each successive North Korean missile test. Trump insists this tough talk strategy, a major departure from Obama's \"strategic patience\" approach, has proven effective.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On New Year's Day, Kim announced that he was \u003ca href=\"http://edition.cnn.com/2018/01/04/asia/north-korea-south-korea-talks-intl/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prepared to\u003c/a> \"melt the frozen\" relations with South Korea, a strong U.S. ally, and wanted to discuss North Korean participation in the upcoming Winter Olympics in South Korea.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump was quick to take credit for Kim's about-face, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/948879774277128197\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeting\u003c/a> that this wouldn't have happened had he not been \"firm, strong and willing to commit our total 'might' against the North.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump may also mention his ongoing intent to withdraw from the \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/28/trump-kill-iran-nuclear-deal-260860\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran nuclear deal\u003c/a> established under the Obama administration, which he has long railed against. The agreement places strict limits on the country's nuclear development program in exchange for a lifting of U.S. and European sanctions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch1 id=\"economy\">\u003c/h1>\n\u003cp> \u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Money_Cash.png\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Money_Cash.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"824\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30023\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Money_Cash.png 1800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Money_Cash-160x73.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Money_Cash-800x366.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Money_Cash-768x352.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Money_Cash-1020x467.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Money_Cash-1180x540.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Money_Cash-960x439.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Money_Cash-240x110.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Money_Cash-375x172.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Money_Cash-520x238.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch4>Economy\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>Trump is sure to highlight the record-high stock market and low unemployment rate, pointing to them as positive indicators of his administration's pro-business economic strategy (even though most economists agree that these are economic trends that actually \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/08/04/business/economy/the-economy-under-president-trump.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">started during the Obama administration\u003c/a>).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump will also use the occasion to celebrate the recent passage of major tax reform, his one legislative victory to date, which permanently slashes tax rates for corporations and some of the wealthiest Americans, while offering modest temporary cuts for most lower and middle-class taxpayers. Trump and his Republican colleagues in Congress insist that the $1.5 trillion tax cut will put more money in people's pockets and encourage U.S. corporations to expand and create more jobs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump may also mention his administration's NAFTA renegotiations with Canada and Mexico. He has long lambasted the massive free trade agreement as a terrible deal for American workers. Although as a candidate, he consistently attacked the agreement and indicated a willingness to withdraw from it altogether, he has more recently \u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/world/2018/1/16/16882662/trump-withdraw-nafta-canada-mexico\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suggested\u003c/a> that there may be some possibility of compromise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch1 id=\"infrastructure\">\u003c/h1>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_30021\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/bridge.png\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/bridge.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"824\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30021\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/bridge.png 1800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/bridge-160x73.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/bridge-800x366.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/bridge-768x352.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/bridge-1020x467.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/bridge-1180x540.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/bridge-960x439.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/bridge-240x110.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/bridge-375x172.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/bridge-520x238.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brooklyn Bridge \u003ccite>(\u003ca href=\"https://unsplash.com/photos/GzV_dXR3MgM\" target=\"_blank\">Hannes Ri on Unsplash\u003c/a>)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch4>Infrastructure\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>On the campaign trail, Trump consistently drew attention to the crumbling state of U.S. infrastructure, often equating the roads and airports to those of developing nations. As part of his platform, he promised a $1 trillion infrastructure bill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And just before Christmas, \u003ca href=\"http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/18/politics/trump-tweet-seattle-train/index.html\">Trump expressed confidence\u003c/a> that his plans to upgrade the nation's roads, airports and bridges would receive strong bipartisan support.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In his State of the Union address, Trump is still likely to call for a large infrastructure spending bill, but the scope of it will fall far short of what he originally proposed. His administration is expected to unveil a plan later this month to spend at least $200 billion on infrastructure projects over the next decade, with the hopes of encouraging an additional $800 billion in state and local funding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Skeptics of the plan \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/17/carper-trump-infrastructure-money-289342\">say it's not nearly enough money\u003c/a>to adequately address the nation's infrastructure needs, and they argue that the chances of Congress committing to even that lesser amount is pretty unlikely, given the $1.5 trillion tax cuts and growing deficit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch1 id=\"regulations\">\u003c/h1>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_30022\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Mohave_Generating_Station_1.png\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Mohave_Generating_Station_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"824\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30022\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Mohave_Generating_Station_1.png 1800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Mohave_Generating_Station_1-160x73.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Mohave_Generating_Station_1-800x366.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Mohave_Generating_Station_1-768x352.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Mohave_Generating_Station_1-1020x467.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Mohave_Generating_Station_1-1180x540.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Mohave_Generating_Station_1-960x439.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Mohave_Generating_Station_1-240x110.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Mohave_Generating_Station_1-375x172.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Mohave_Generating_Station_1-520x238.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Mojave Generating Station coal plant in Nevada. \u003ccite>(Wikipedia)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch4>Cutting regulations\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>In his first month in office, Trump signed an executive order requiring agencies to slash \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/01/30/presidential-executive-order-reducing-regulation-and-controlling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">two regulations for every new regulation\u003c/a> put into place. In a \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/14/us/politics/trump-federal-regulations.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December press event\u003c/a>, he claimed to have far exceeded this goal: \"We aimed for 2-for-1 and in 2017, we hit 22-for-1,\" he said.“We have decades of excess regulation to remove,” he added. “To help launch the next phase of growth, prosperity and freedom, I am challenging my cabinet to find and remove every single outdated, unlawful and excessive regulation currently on the books.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Indeed, the Trump administration has jumped at the opportunity to kill off as many federal regulations as possible, attacking them as harmful to economic growth and a blatant abuse of government power. And while it's doubtful that Trump has overseen the largest regulatory rollback in U.S. history, as he claims, his ongoing efforts to purge the rule books have already had far-reaching impacts, effectively reversing many of the policies introduced by his predecessor. Since taking office, Trump has rolled back a slew of regulations related to environmental protections (particularly related to coal mining), health care, financial services and other industries, many of which were implemented under Obama.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In his speech, Trump will likely tout these rollbacks as a necessary step towards bringing back U.S. manufacturing and mining jobs.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Until the early 20th century though, most presidents \u003ca href=\"http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-01-29/news/bs-md-backstory-woodrow-wilson-20110128_1_joint-session-union-address-union-message\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">simply wrote their addresses\u003c/a> and sent copies to members of Congress. In 1913, Woodrow Wilson revived the practice of delivering the address to a joint session of Congress, something that hadn't occurred since 1800, when John Adams faced both houses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Love him or hate him, most everyone can agree that Trump's presidency thus far, like his election campaign, has been a strikingly atypical and unorthodox affair. The billionaire real estate developer and reality TV star entered office with no government experience.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003cdiv>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\">\u003cspan style=\"color: #993300;\">Teach with the Lowdown\u003c/span>\u003c/span>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"alignnone wp-image-22868\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2016/07/hands-e1469568663680-400x143.jpg\" width=\"340\" height=\"122\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2016/07/hands-e1469568663680-400x143.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2016/07/hands-e1469568663680-800x286.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2016/07/hands-e1469568663680-768x274.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2016/07/hands-e1469568663680.jpg 957w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\">Suggestions for nonfiction analysis, writing/discussion prompts and multimedia projects. Browse our lesson plan collection \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/category/lesson-plans-and-guides/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here\u003c/a>.\u003cbr>\n\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/SOTU-Lesson-Plan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">State of the Union Lesson Plan\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vq6PRpCEsNdEm4MIVg8uflHaX1Kxc0P2/preview\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\">\u003c/iframe>\u003cbr>\n[\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/SOTU-2018-Bingo.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Download the PDF\u003c/a>]\u003c/p>\u003c/aside>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>By most accounts, Trump had a pretty bumpy, often chaotic first year in the White House, one marred by controversies, divisiveness and \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/19/poll-trump-approval-rating-2018-349306\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">historically low approval ratings\u003c/a>. As evidence of the tumult, \u003ca href=\"http://fortune.com/2018/01/16/state-of-the-union-boycott/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">five Democratic House members\u003c/a> have already announced plans, weeks in advance, to boycott Trump's State of the Union address. A number of Democratic women in the House \u003ca href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2018/01/11/rep-jackie-speier-hope-women-and-men-wear-black-state-union/1025225001/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plan to attend\u003c/a> but say they will wear black in a stand against sexual harassment, an idea inspired by actresses who dressed in black at the recent Golden Globe Awards. Trump has been accused by multiple women of inappropriate sexual conduct.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In his first year, Trump also faced a handful of legislative and legal setbacks, and was consistently tormented by the wide-reaching investigation into his presidential campaign's potential collusion with Russia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in his short time in office, Trump has undoubtedly had a tremendous impact, helping to steer the country in a dramatically different direction from that of his predecessor. From rolling back many of Barack Obama's environmental regulations to exiting multinational agreements and pushing through a massive tax cut, Trump will have have no shortage of achievements to recount to Congress.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch1 id=\"military\">\u003c/h1>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_30025\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/airforce.png\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/airforce.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"824\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30025\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/airforce.png 1800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/airforce-160x73.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/airforce-800x366.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/airforce-768x352.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/airforce-1020x467.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/airforce-1180x540.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/airforce-960x439.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/airforce-240x110.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/airforce-375x172.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/airforce-520x238.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An U.S. F-16 Fighting Falcon deployed in 2015 from Aviano Air Base, Italy in support off counter-ISIS operations. \u003ccite>(Deana Heitzman/U.S. Defense Department)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch4>Military campaigns\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>Trump is likely to boast of the Islamic State's decline in Iraq and Syria, whose government last month \u003ca href=\"http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/364090-iraq-says-war-against-isis-is-over\">announced\u003c/a> that its long and bloody war against the terrorist group had finally ended. As a candidate, Trump promised to destroy the Islamic State, and as president has pursued an aggressive air strike campaign targeting the group's strongholds, a strategy he attributes to their diminished strength.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the end of December, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/946201376652169220/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fthehill.com%2Fhomenews%2Fadministration%2F366654-trump-touts-reports-on-isis-ms-13-in-tweets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he tweeted\u003c/a>: \"On 1/20 - the day Trump was inaugurated - an estimated 35,000 ISIS fighters held approx 17,500 square miles of territory in both Iraq and Syria. As of 12/21, the U.S. military est the remaining 1,000 or so fighters occupy roughly 1,900 square miles..”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, the Islamic State continues to wreak havoc, especially in the Middle East, where deadly bombings and unrest are still common occurrences.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The president may also reference his administration's aggressive bombing campaign against the Taliban in Afghanistan, an effort to aid the country's military forces and end the longest running war in U.S. history. The offensive is a reversal of the Obama administration's strategy of curtailing U.S. military involvement in the long-troubled region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch1 id=\"immigration\">\u003c/h1>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_30020\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Border_USA_Mexico.png\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Border_USA_Mexico.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"824\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30020\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Border_USA_Mexico.png 1800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Border_USA_Mexico-160x73.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Border_USA_Mexico-800x366.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Border_USA_Mexico-768x352.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Border_USA_Mexico-1020x467.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Border_USA_Mexico-1180x540.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Border_USA_Mexico-960x439.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Border_USA_Mexico-240x110.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Border_USA_Mexico-375x172.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Border_USA_Mexico-520x238.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A small fence separating Tijuana, Mexico, right, from San Diego. \u003ccite>(Gordon Hyde/U.S. Army)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch4>Immigration\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>Trump will likely make another case for his much disputed travel ban, which blocks people from eight mostly Muslim nations from entering the U.S., a course of action the administration insists is necessary for preventing terrorists from entering the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After repeated setbacks in federal courts, the administration declared a tentative victory in December, when the\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/04/us/politics/trump-travel-ban-supreme-court.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Supreme Court allowed\u003c/a> the third version of the travel ban to go into effect while legal challenges continue against it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump will also likely touch on the need for comprehensive immigration reform, even as the latest efforts have already started to sputter. He is expected to reiterate his demand for new border security measures, including the construction of a new wall and increased immigration enforcement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump will also likely mention the need to accommodate some of the estimated 700,000 undocumented immigrants who came here as children and were given temporary legal status under Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Although the administration announced its plans to end the DACA program by March, Trump says he wants Congress to figure out a permanent solution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch1 id=\"nuclear\">\u003c/h1>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_30024\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/North_Koreas_ballistic_missile_-_North_Korea_Victory_Day-2013_01-1.png\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/North_Koreas_ballistic_missile_-_North_Korea_Victory_Day-2013_01-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"824\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30024\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/North_Koreas_ballistic_missile_-_North_Korea_Victory_Day-2013_01-1.png 1800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/North_Koreas_ballistic_missile_-_North_Korea_Victory_Day-2013_01-1-160x73.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/North_Koreas_ballistic_missile_-_North_Korea_Victory_Day-2013_01-1-800x366.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/North_Koreas_ballistic_missile_-_North_Korea_Victory_Day-2013_01-1-768x352.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/North_Koreas_ballistic_missile_-_North_Korea_Victory_Day-2013_01-1-1020x467.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/North_Koreas_ballistic_missile_-_North_Korea_Victory_Day-2013_01-1-1180x540.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/North_Koreas_ballistic_missile_-_North_Korea_Victory_Day-2013_01-1-960x439.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/North_Koreas_ballistic_missile_-_North_Korea_Victory_Day-2013_01-1-240x110.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/North_Koreas_ballistic_missile_-_North_Korea_Victory_Day-2013_01-1-375x172.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/North_Koreas_ballistic_missile_-_North_Korea_Victory_Day-2013_01-1-520x238.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A North Korean ballistic missile on display during a 2013 military parade. \u003ccite>(\u003ca href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/rapidtravelchai/9465934852/\" target=\"_blank\">Stefan Krasowski/flickr\u003c/a>)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch4>Nuclear threats\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>The U.S. is on edge over nuclear tensions with North Korea, an issue that Trump is sure to touch on in his address. Through tweets and other statements, Trump has repeatedly sparred with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, threatening and even taunting him after each successive North Korean missile test. Trump insists this tough talk strategy, a major departure from Obama's \"strategic patience\" approach, has proven effective.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On New Year's Day, Kim announced that he was \u003ca href=\"http://edition.cnn.com/2018/01/04/asia/north-korea-south-korea-talks-intl/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prepared to\u003c/a> \"melt the frozen\" relations with South Korea, a strong U.S. ally, and wanted to discuss North Korean participation in the upcoming Winter Olympics in South Korea.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump was quick to take credit for Kim's about-face, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/948879774277128197\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeting\u003c/a> that this wouldn't have happened had he not been \"firm, strong and willing to commit our total 'might' against the North.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump may also mention his ongoing intent to withdraw from the \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/28/trump-kill-iran-nuclear-deal-260860\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran nuclear deal\u003c/a> established under the Obama administration, which he has long railed against. The agreement places strict limits on the country's nuclear development program in exchange for a lifting of U.S. and European sanctions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch1 id=\"economy\">\u003c/h1>\n\u003cp> \u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Money_Cash.png\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Money_Cash.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"824\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30023\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Money_Cash.png 1800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Money_Cash-160x73.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Money_Cash-800x366.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Money_Cash-768x352.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Money_Cash-1020x467.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Money_Cash-1180x540.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Money_Cash-960x439.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Money_Cash-240x110.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Money_Cash-375x172.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Money_Cash-520x238.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch4>Economy\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>Trump is sure to highlight the record-high stock market and low unemployment rate, pointing to them as positive indicators of his administration's pro-business economic strategy (even though most economists agree that these are economic trends that actually \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/08/04/business/economy/the-economy-under-president-trump.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">started during the Obama administration\u003c/a>).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump will also use the occasion to celebrate the recent passage of major tax reform, his one legislative victory to date, which permanently slashes tax rates for corporations and some of the wealthiest Americans, while offering modest temporary cuts for most lower and middle-class taxpayers. Trump and his Republican colleagues in Congress insist that the $1.5 trillion tax cut will put more money in people's pockets and encourage U.S. corporations to expand and create more jobs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump may also mention his administration's NAFTA renegotiations with Canada and Mexico. He has long lambasted the massive free trade agreement as a terrible deal for American workers. Although as a candidate, he consistently attacked the agreement and indicated a willingness to withdraw from it altogether, he has more recently \u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/world/2018/1/16/16882662/trump-withdraw-nafta-canada-mexico\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suggested\u003c/a> that there may be some possibility of compromise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch1 id=\"infrastructure\">\u003c/h1>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_30021\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/bridge.png\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/bridge.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"824\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30021\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/bridge.png 1800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/bridge-160x73.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/bridge-800x366.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/bridge-768x352.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/bridge-1020x467.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/bridge-1180x540.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/bridge-960x439.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/bridge-240x110.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/bridge-375x172.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/bridge-520x238.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brooklyn Bridge \u003ccite>(\u003ca href=\"https://unsplash.com/photos/GzV_dXR3MgM\" target=\"_blank\">Hannes Ri on Unsplash\u003c/a>)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch4>Infrastructure\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>On the campaign trail, Trump consistently drew attention to the crumbling state of U.S. infrastructure, often equating the roads and airports to those of developing nations. As part of his platform, he promised a $1 trillion infrastructure bill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And just before Christmas, \u003ca href=\"http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/18/politics/trump-tweet-seattle-train/index.html\">Trump expressed confidence\u003c/a> that his plans to upgrade the nation's roads, airports and bridges would receive strong bipartisan support.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In his State of the Union address, Trump is still likely to call for a large infrastructure spending bill, but the scope of it will fall far short of what he originally proposed. His administration is expected to unveil a plan later this month to spend at least $200 billion on infrastructure projects over the next decade, with the hopes of encouraging an additional $800 billion in state and local funding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Skeptics of the plan \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/17/carper-trump-infrastructure-money-289342\">say it's not nearly enough money\u003c/a>to adequately address the nation's infrastructure needs, and they argue that the chances of Congress committing to even that lesser amount is pretty unlikely, given the $1.5 trillion tax cuts and growing deficit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch1 id=\"regulations\">\u003c/h1>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_30022\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Mohave_Generating_Station_1.png\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Mohave_Generating_Station_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"824\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30022\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Mohave_Generating_Station_1.png 1800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Mohave_Generating_Station_1-160x73.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Mohave_Generating_Station_1-800x366.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Mohave_Generating_Station_1-768x352.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Mohave_Generating_Station_1-1020x467.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Mohave_Generating_Station_1-1180x540.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Mohave_Generating_Station_1-960x439.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Mohave_Generating_Station_1-240x110.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Mohave_Generating_Station_1-375x172.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Mohave_Generating_Station_1-520x238.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Mojave Generating Station coal plant in Nevada. \u003ccite>(Wikipedia)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch4>Cutting regulations\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>In his first month in office, Trump signed an executive order requiring agencies to slash \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/01/30/presidential-executive-order-reducing-regulation-and-controlling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">two regulations for every new regulation\u003c/a> put into place. In a \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/14/us/politics/trump-federal-regulations.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December press event\u003c/a>, he claimed to have far exceeded this goal: \"We aimed for 2-for-1 and in 2017, we hit 22-for-1,\" he said.“We have decades of excess regulation to remove,” he added. “To help launch the next phase of growth, prosperity and freedom, I am challenging my cabinet to find and remove every single outdated, unlawful and excessive regulation currently on the books.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Indeed, the Trump administration has jumped at the opportunity to kill off as many federal regulations as possible, attacking them as harmful to economic growth and a blatant abuse of government power. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003cbr>\nLetters to the editor have always been a key part of American newspapers, the main channel for readers to respond to the content they consume and publicly debate major political and social issues.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003cdiv>\n\u003ch4>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large\">\u003cspan style=\"color: #993300\">Using The Lowdown and Above the Noise in the Classroom\u003c/span>\u003c/span>\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-28023 alignnone\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2017/08/hands.png\" width=\"340\" height=\"122\">\u003c/h4>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Ideas for analysis, discussion and multimedia projects. Browse our \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/category/lesson-plans-and-guides/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lesson archive here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Lesson-Plan_-Internet-Trolls.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Original lesson plan\u003c/a> on trolling and civil dialogue\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Source-List_-Internet-Trolls.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source list\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>So in the late 1990s and early 2000s, when media outlets began publishing their content on the internet, many editors and reporters were cautiously optimistic that providing a space for online commenting would solicit more diverse audience engagement and create stronger connections between content creators and consumers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2008, NPR introduced its reader commenting system, an option it embedded through a third-party system at the end of most articles on the site. In the announcement, NPR wrote: \"We are providing a forum for infinite conversations on NPR.org. Our hopes are high. We hope the conversations will be smart and generous of spirit. We hope the adventure is exciting, fun, helpful and informative.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And an adventure it has been, but not so much a positive one. Eight years and millions of toxic exchanges later, NPR announced the abrupt end of the experiment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\"After much experimentation and discussion, we've concluded that the comment sections on NPR.org stories are not providing a useful experience for the vast majority of our users,\" wrote Scott Montgomery, former managing editor for digital news, in his 2016 \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/npr-extra/2016/08/17/490208179/beyond-comments-finding-better-ways-to-connect-with-you\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">farewell-to-comments address\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like countless other news outlets, NPR found itself overwhelmed by trolls, anonymous contributors who had too often hijacked comment threads with offensive and inappropriate submissions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Simply put, trolls are the loudest voices in the room, the ones who write \"crazy, nasty things just to get people all riled up,\" as this latest \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4K10PNjqgGLKA3lo5V8KdQ\">Above the Noise \u003c/a>episode explains in its exploration of trolling psychology.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/YLggqoPEfJU\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“I think that public engagement needs to be a key part of a public media organization,\" said \u003c/span>NPR ombudsman Elizabeth Jensen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Speaking for herself, not NPR, Jensen noted the irony of a public media organization removing one of its key public forums. \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\"I think it’s disappointing that the commenting platform didn’t work the way that it could.\"\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The big difference between letters to the editor and online commenting, of course, is the moderation and selectivity factor. Costs generally prohibit adequate oversight of who can comment in most online forums, and what they can say. And more outlets are finding that their comments are falling far short of the goal of encouraging debate and civil discourse among a representative selection of users. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">NPR found that only a very small and wholly unrepresentative slice of NPR's audience was taking advantage of the comments section, Jensen explained, noting the sharp increase in inappropriate content. In one \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/ombudsman/2016/08/17/489516952/npr-website-to-get-rid-of-comments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">analysis\u003c/a> of site activity, just \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">.06 percent of all the visitors to NPR.org in a single month actually submitted comments at all. And more than half of all comments submitted came from just a tiny group of shockingly prolific contributors who, it estimated, disproportionately tended to be middle-aged men. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The unexpected volume of submissions, Jensen said, also sharply increased how much NPR had to pay external monitors to manage the comments section.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“We all like to have this ideal that we can engage with readers and reporters,” Jensen said. \"But in reality, that just wasn’t the way it was working. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003cbr>\nLetters to the editor have always been a key part of American newspapers, the main channel for readers to respond to the content they consume and publicly debate major political and social issues.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003cdiv>\n\u003ch4>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large\">\u003cspan style=\"color: #993300\">Using The Lowdown and Above the Noise in the Classroom\u003c/span>\u003c/span>\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-28023 alignnone\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2017/08/hands.png\" width=\"340\" height=\"122\">\u003c/h4>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Ideas for analysis, discussion and multimedia projects. Browse our \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/category/lesson-plans-and-guides/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lesson archive here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Lesson-Plan_-Internet-Trolls.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Original lesson plan\u003c/a> on trolling and civil dialogue\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2018/01/Source-List_-Internet-Trolls.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source list\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>So in the late 1990s and early 2000s, when media outlets began publishing their content on the internet, many editors and reporters were cautiously optimistic that providing a space for online commenting would solicit more diverse audience engagement and create stronger connections between content creators and consumers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2008, NPR introduced its reader commenting system, an option it embedded through a third-party system at the end of most articles on the site. In the announcement, NPR wrote: \"We are providing a forum for infinite conversations on NPR.org. Our hopes are high. We hope the conversations will be smart and generous of spirit. We hope the adventure is exciting, fun, helpful and informative.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And an adventure it has been, but not so much a positive one. Eight years and millions of toxic exchanges later, NPR announced the abrupt end of the experiment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\"After much experimentation and discussion, we've concluded that the comment sections on NPR.org stories are not providing a useful experience for the vast majority of our users,\" wrote Scott Montgomery, former managing editor for digital news, in his 2016 \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/npr-extra/2016/08/17/490208179/beyond-comments-finding-better-ways-to-connect-with-you\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">farewell-to-comments address\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->Last year, KQED Education produced a \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/2017/09/27/stepping-up-four-high-school-activists-on-what-moved-them-to-action-video/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series of videos\u003c/a> about four high school students from around the San Francisco Bay Area who were \"stepping up\" to create change in their own communities. We then invited students from California and elsewhere to submit written and video entries describing the types of community activism they were engaged in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We heard from teens who told us how they're addressing global issues and creating spaces to bridge political and cultural differences. 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