Typically, a State of the Union is delivered to a joint session of Congress inside the House of Representatives chamber. That ...

And if the House of Representatives shall not choose a President whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day of March next following, then the Vice­President shall act ...

In his Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States (1833), Justice ... presence and role as political party leader, that the State of the Union became less reporting and assessment ...

We the People of the United States, in Order to form ... of the purposes for which the Constitution exists. It identifies the legal power—the union—called into existence by the Constitution ...

Now, Trump appears to be taking over Congress’ core powers, including taxing and spending. Typically, Congress passes a budget, and the president can sign or veto the bill. Once the budget is passed ...