All eyes will be on Washington tomorrow as President Trump delivers his first State of the Union address. The speech historically sets the political tone for the year, so politicians and civilians alike are waiting to see what 2018 will have in store.
Emma Vigeland, Politics Producer at The Young Turks, and Jenna Browder, Correspondent at CBN, discuss what to expect from the president's speech. They both agree that while the President will be on prompter, it's unlikely he will stick entirely to script.
Not everyone in Congress plans on attending tomorrow night's event. Eight Congressional Democrats including Rep. John Lewis (D-MD) and Maxine Waters (D-CA) are boycotting the State of the Union. Vigeland and Browder debate whether Democrats are in the wrong for not showing up.
With a government shutdown five days away, Congress is moving into crisis mode as Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces an insurgency from hard-right Republicans eager to slash spending even if it means curtailing federal services for millions of Americans.
Rep. Andy Kim of New Jersey announced on Saturday that he will run against Sen. Robert Menendez in the state’s Democratic primary for Senate next year, saying he feels compelled to run against the three-term senator after he and his wife were indicted on sweeping corruption charges.
