President Trump gave his first State of the Union address to Congress on Jan. 30. [What happened to the State of the Union address? Trump’s speech was more vague than usual, with one big exceptionWhile Trump’s speech Tuesday night did name-check a wide array of issues, it rarely veered into such substantive detail. Where Trump may be unique, though, is on another metric: in hastening the obsolescence of the State of the Union itself. Editor’s note: This post has been edited to clarify that not all presidents delivered a State of the Union address or message.

Source: Washington Post January 31, 2018 10:03 UTC