Slideshow: 2016’s Best State of the Union Photos

By Roll Call Staff

Posted January 13, 2016 at 4:07pm

UNITED STATES - JANUARY 12: Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., seated in the Republican section of the House floor, stands to clap during President Barack Obama's final State of the Union address to a Joint Session of Congress in Washington on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) — Rep. Jared Polis, seated in the Republican section of the House floor, stands to clap during President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Roll Call dispatched photographers Bill Clark, Tom Williams and Al Drago to the Capitol Tuesday to cover President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address. See their best images of the night below.

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