NHPR will provide live, anchored special coverage of President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address of his second term on Tuesday, Feb. 24.
Listen on the stations of NHPR, through NHPR's mobile app, or listen live at NHPR.org.
The broadcast begins at 9 p.m. and will be hosted by NPR White House correspondent Tamara Keith. She will be joined by a panel of NPR correspondents and guests to provide analysis of the president’s remarks and the subsequent Democratic response.
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Steve Helber/APThe newly elected governor of Virginia focused the Democratic response around affordability, a central issue to her party's campaign to win back the House this fall. -
Kayla Bartkowski/Getty ImagesThe prime-time address is a chance for the president to tout his record ahead of this year's midterm elections. But it comes at a moment when Trump has seen his agenda complicated on multiple fronts.
The address provides the president an opportunity to frame the Republican Party's appeal to voters ahead of midterm elections that will determine control of the U.S. House and Senate. Trump is expected to focus heavily on affordability, highlighting his administration's efforts to lower the cost of living and tackle housing and energy expenses.
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger is scheduled to deliver the Democratic response. Additionally, Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., will provide a Spanish-language response.