5 Things You Need to Know From Obama's State of The Union Address

U.S. President Barack Obama delivered his fifth State of the Union address in front of a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill Tuesday night

Here, we've rounded up the five most important things Obama mentioned in his speech.

1. More Executive Decisions

After facing a Congress so deadlocked that it forced a shutdown, Obama declared 2014 a "year of action," during which he will make executive decisions without the need to wait for Congress legislations

"Wherever and whenever I can take steps without legislation to expand opportunity for more American families, that's what I'm going to do," he said. Read more...