Yahoo News Special Report: State of the Union 2016

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Yahoo News Special Report

State of the Union pre-show

Yahoo Global Anchor Katie Couric hosts a roundtable discussion leading up to President Obama’s final State of the Union address. Couric is joined by Former White House Communications Director, Anita Dunn; Senior Editor for the National Review, Ramesh Ponnuru; Yahoo National Political Columnist, Matt Bai; and Refinery 29’s VP of Editorial Strategy, Neha Gahndi.

Obama says he'll keep this speech short

The president takes a crack at his colleagues eager to get back to campaigning.

Obama addresses Climate Change deniers

Obama takes aim at those who would still claim to deny Climate Change.

Obama sets a moonshot goal of curing cancer

For a task force in charge of the goal of finding the cure for Cancer, Obama says, "I'm putting Joe (Biden) in charge of mission control."

Obama's Questions for the future

President Obama lays out four key questions for shaping America's future.

Obama burns Congress on job security

President Obama notes, "it’s not much of a stretch to say that some of the only people in America who are going to work the same job, in the same place, with a health and retirement package, for 30 years, are sitting in this room."

Obama acknowledges the gridlock on healthcare

"I'm guesing we wont agree on healthcare any time soon."

Mother's plea to child's killer

Twenty years after Amber Hagerman's abduction and murder, her mother is issuing a plea to the killer to help solve the case.

Peter King Surprises Charlie Rangel on Yahoo News Live

On January 12th, Congressman Charlie Rangel (D-NY) appeared on Yahoo News Live to preview what will be his 46th and final State of the Union. His colleague Congressman Peter King (R-NY) surprised Rangel ahead of this major career milestone by calling into the show.