UPI Pictures of the Year 2016 -- WASHINGTON POLITICS

Vice President Joe Biden confers with House Speaker Paul Ryan as President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on January 12, 2016. The president addresses some of the anxieties of the nation while also noting the progress over the past seven years and his optimistic outlook for the country. Photo by Pat Benic/UPI