Unity theme frayed before Mr. Trump even left the White House. The president and Democrats spent the hours before his State of the Union address exchanging political fire, making clear that whatever ritualistic calls for across-the-aisle cooperation he would issue later in the evening were unlikely to transform an environment that has turned increasingly toxic. Tuesday night, Mr. Guttenberg will be on Capitol Hill again, this time as a guest of Ms. Pelosi. Mr. Guttenberg is among 20 people, other than her husband, Paul, who will sit in the House chamber as Ms. Pelosi’s guests. The list, which reflects Ms. Pelosi’s political priorities, includes five union presidents; three gun safety advocates (including Mr. Guttenberg) and three members of the military, two of them transgender.

Source: New York Times February 05, 2019 23:05 UTC