Obama Will Deliver Early State of the Union

President Obama “will deliver his final State of the Union address on Jan. 12, an early date for the annual ceremonial appearance on Capitol Hill,” the New York Times reports.

“The White House recommended that date for a variety of reasons. The House was not scheduled to be in session the week after, ruling that one out. And holding it later seemed, from a White House standpoint, to be pushing it too close to the start of the presidential primary season, with the Iowa caucuses set for Feb. 1 and the New Hampshire primary on Feb. 9. This year’s address was held on Jan. 20.”