The chamber will also be flush with declared and potential 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, including Senators Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker and Kirsten Gillibrand. Whether or not Mr. Trump mentions the 2020 campaign, it will be an important backdrop for his address. Mr. Trump will deliver his speech at 9 p.m. Eastern time. Immigration policy dominated the president’s agenda during his second year in office, and most likely will again during the third. Mr. Trump is not expected to veer from his demands for billions of dollars in funding for border security, including some kind of barrier.

Source: New York Times February 05, 2019 08:37 UTC