After reaching the halfway point of his first term in office, President Joe Biden is set to deliver his second State of the Union address.

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President Biden's lay of the land

After reaching the halfway point of his first term in office, President Joe Biden is set to deliver his second State of the Union address on Tuesday.

In last year’s speech, the 46th president addressed worries at home and abroad while also laying out a “unity agenda,” ([link removed]) emphasizing policies that have historically received support from both sides of the aisle.

Now Biden is expected to tout the achievements from his first two years in office ([link removed]) and make his case for reelection to a national audience before the 2024 campaign begins in earnest.

But he faces a new reality: There’s a split Congress. Since taking over the House, the GOP has ramped up efforts to investigate the Biden administration, including a probe into the handling of classified documents ([link removed]) during his time as vice president. These efforts, along with Republicans’ plans to thwart Biden’s legislative goals, are likely to test the president’s commitment to bipartisanship.

Here’s a short guide on how to watch this year’s State of the Union address.

This newsletter was compiled by Joshua Barajas ([link removed]) .
HOW TO WATCH THE 2023 STATE OF THE UNION

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Watch the 2023 State of the Union address in the player above.

Biden’s speech to a joint session of Congress will begin Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 9 p.m. EST.

PBS NewsHour co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett will host our special coverage. Ahead of the address, digital anchor Nicole Ellis will host a series of conversations around issues that may be covered in the State of the Union.

Check your local listings to find the PBS station near you, or watch online here ([link removed]) or in the player above.

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The speech will take place in the House chamber, where Republicans assumed the majority after winning a slim victory in November’s midterm elections.

Who is delivering the Republican response?

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Watch the Republican response in the player above.

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders will deliver the Republican response ([link removed]) to Biden’s speech.

The governor said in a statement ([link removed]) that she was “grateful for this opportunity,” adding that there is a “new generation of leaders ready to defend our freedom against the radical left and expand access to quality education, jobs, and opportunity for all.”

Sanders, 40, is the youngest governor in the nation and the first woman elected to the office in Arkansas. On her first day in office last month, she signed a slate of executive orders that banned the word “Latinx” ([link removed]) from official use in state government and prohibited schools from teaching critical race theory, among other measures ([link removed]) .

She served as former President Donald Trump’s White House press secretary from 2017 to 2019.

Rep. Juan Ciscomani of Arizona will deliver the GOP response in Spanish ([link removed]) . “My message is simple: The American Dream is a dream worth fighting for,” the freshman politician said.

Who is delivering the progressive response?

Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., will deliver a progressive response to Biden’s speech, on behalf of the Working Families Party.

In recent years, Reps. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich. ([link removed]) , Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., and Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., have been tapped to deliver the response.
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