Biden delivers State of the Union address before Congress

US President Joe Biden will deliver his annual State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday evening (9:00 p.m. local time; Wednesday 3:00 a.m. CET). In the speech before both chambers of Congress, known as the State of the Union, Biden is likely to address economic policy and international issues such as the Ukraine war and the new tensions with China. In the United States, the overflight of a suspected Chinese espionage balloon had recently caused outrage.

Biden is also likely to call on the opposition Republicans to cooperate. The Conservative Party has controlled the House of Representatives since the beginning of January, and many Republicans are banking on a policy of blocking the President. It is Biden’s third speech to senators and lawmakers since taking office in January 2021. The 80-year-old Democratic Party politician is currently considering running for a second term in 2024.