Overview
- House Speaker Mike Johnson issued a formal invitation and shared it on X, lauding the president’s record and legislative agenda.
- Johnson told reporters that alternative dates are still under review in coordination with the White House and that further updates are expected.
- Plans call for a Tuesday evening address in the House chamber with members of both chambers, the Cabinet, and Supreme Court justices typically in attendance.
- This would be President Trump’s first formal State of the Union of his second term, following a March 2025 joint session that was not designated a State of the Union.
- The timing coincides with the nation’s 250th year and an election-year Congress where Republicans hold narrow margins and policy debates include expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits.