Joe Biden Pushes Economic Gains, Jousts With GOP in State of the Union Speech

President Biden used his State of the Union address to try to sell Americans on his economic agenda and called for renewed bipartisanship, but his appeals for unity were punctuated by Republican lawmakers’ loud objections to his remarks.

The annual speech—delivered in the House chamber before a joint session of the newly divided Congress on Tuesday—gave Mr. Biden, 80, a chance to test his message in front of a large audience weeks or months before he is expected to announce his reelection bid. Recent polls show a majority of Democratic voters don’t want him to...