In Today’s Times
- President Obama will use his State of the Union speech on Tuesday to reinvigorate one of his signature national security objectives - drastically reducing nuclear arsenals around the world, David E. Sanger reports.
- Sheryl Gay Stolberg traveled to an isolated speck of blue in a deeply red state, where interviews with dozens of young people gave voice to a trend that is surprising pollsters and jangling the nerves of Republicans across the nation. When it comes to the size and scope of the federal government, a clear majority of young people embraces President Obama’s notion that the government can be a constructive force.
- Obscure as it may be, the issue of tribal court powers has become te last remaining controversy holding up Congress’s broad reauthorization of the landmark Violence Against Women Act, Jonathan Weisman reports. While the Senate on Monday is expected to pass the bill with bipartisan support, Republicans in the House are still struggling over a 10-page section that would, for the first time, allow the Native American police and courts to pursue non-Indians who attack women on tribal land.
Around the Web
- Senator Marco Rubio of Florida will deliver the official Republican response to the State of the Union address, and Senator Rand Paul, Republican of Kentucky, will deliver the “Tea Party Response†right after, Politico reports.
Happenings in Washington!
- Clinton Romesha, a former active-duty staff sergeant in the Army, will receive the Medal of Honor from President Obama for conspicuous gallantry in Afghanistan. Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta and Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will attend as well.
