A casual observer might have been forgiven for wondering if a Presidential State of the Union speech were in progress here on Thursday night at the John Harms Center for the Arts, given the frequency with which the audience rose to its feet to applaud.
May's speech reflects progress in the current Home Office review of the counter-terrorism laws, which is also examining the option of banning organisations that incite hatred or violence on the advice of the security services.
"Let me reintroduce myself," he said toward the end of the speech, hinting at the transformation in progress.
Various other draft bills that restrict freedom of speech or of movement are in progress.
He used a speech about the progress being made in rebuilding Lower Manhattan to offer a spirited case for his stewardship of the city and to warn that his hard-fought accomplishments could be lost.
Mr. Gaines followed with three dances of his own, beginning with "Prize," a work in progress set to speeches by President Obama and mixed by Calvin Booker.
Mr. Bush is scheduled to give a speech in Annapolis, Md., on Wednesday assessing progress both in Iraq and in what he calls the broader war on terrorism, and several officials said he was expected to contend that the Iraqi forces have made great progress.
Although some, such as Thomas Jefferson, suffered unfairly at the hands of a partisan independent press, the Founders looked beyond such petty sniping to the importance of unfettered speech in the political, economic, and social progress of the new republic.
Additional guarantees that EU law will be respected until the withdrawal of the UK is a fact are also key to ensuring a rapid conclusion of the first phase of the negotiations". EP coordinator for Brexit Guy Verhofstadt added: "Prime Minister May opened the door to progress in her speech in Florence on September 22, for example on the role of the European Court of Justice.
Every branch of government wants at least a sentence in the speech praising their progress.
In his speech, Biden applauded progress made by the Affordable Care Act, which requires health plans to cover domestic violence screenings at no cost.
