State of the Union

President Donald Trump has begun his State of the Union address. He's using the speech to argue his agenda has sparked a boom in jobs and U.S. manufacturing. The White House released excerpts Tuesday before he began speaking that show him promising more factory production, investment and jobs. Trump will also defend immigration crackdowns and efforts to shrink the federal government. Trump is expected to criticize a Supreme Court ruling blocking his sweeping global tariff policies. He also plans to highlight quick military actions abroad, including Iran and Venezuela. Democrats plan a rebuttal and some party members are skipping the speech.

President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address is likely to be a test run of the message Republicans will give to voters in November’s elections for control of the House and the Senate. The president and his party appear vulnerable leading up to tonight's speech. Polls show much of America distrusts how Trump has managed the government in his first year back in office. The Supreme Court last week ruled Trump lacked the power to impose many of his sweeping tariffs. And Trump's intensifying threats about launching military strikes on Iran over its nuclear program also cast a shadow over the address.