On Tuesday, February 28, 2017, President Donald Trump will deliver his address to a Joint Session of Congress at around 6 p.m. NPR will provide live anchored coverage of the president’s speech as well as the Democratic response. This will be the first address to Congress of President Donald Trump's presidency. The address comes a day after Trump gave an outline of his budget plan for Congress, which would increase defense spending and make cuts to domestic programs.
Shortly after the president concludes, Former Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear will deliver the Democratic Response to President Trump’s address. Beshear was chosen by Democratic Party leaders for his record, expanding affordable health care.
NPR's Politics team will be annotating both Trump and Beshear's remarks below.