As his approval ratings jump to as high as 50 percent thanks to a growing economy and steadily declining unemployment, President Barack Obama is expected to focus heavily on domestic policy in tonight’s State of the Union address rather than foreign policy, where crises around the world have raised doubts about the administration’s capacity for handling challenges ranging from the Islamic State to Russian strongman Vladimir Putin.
White House aides say the president will announce proposals to make community college free and to cut taxes on the middle class by raising them on wealthier Americans. Neither idea is expected to go …read more
Source: Foreign Policy
