President Trump will deliver the annual State of the Union address in the House chamber on Tuesday night.
Major news networks plan to pick up coverage at 9 p.m. EST. It will also be streamed live on the Washington Examiner.
Several Democrats, including those eyeing the 2020 race, will be delivering responses, which will also be televised or appear on social media.
Below is a chronological rundown on all the speakers tonight:
Rolling out the red carpet: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. — 7 p.m. EST hour
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will speak with Fox News’ anchor Martha MacCallum before Trump’s speech, the network announced Tuesday.
During the partial government shutdown, McConnell and Senate Republicans stayed above the fray as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Trump argued over funding for border security.
“The solution to the problem is for the president of the United States, the only person of the 330 million or so of us who can sign something into law, [to reach] an agreement with the Democratic majority in the House and enough Democrats in the Senate,” McConnell told reporters earlier this month. “There’s no way around that.”
McConnell has been generally supportive of the wall and Trump’s push for strict immigration reform.
Prebuttal: Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif. — 7:45 p.m. EST
In a preemptive move, the first-term senator announced she will deliver a speech before the start of the State of the Union at 7:45 p.m. EST via Facebook Live.
Harris recently announced she is seeking the 2020 Democratic nomination for president and plans to refute Trump’s claims of a growing national emergency on the southern border.
A frequent critic of Trump and his immigration policies, Harris drew ire from conservatives last year when she suggested the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was perceived in a similar way to the Ku Klux Klan during a confirmation hearing of Ronald Vitiello, the nominee to head the agency.
SOTU: President Trump — 9 p.m. EST
After fiery debate with Democrats over funding the wall resulted in a month long partial government shutdown, Trump will take to the biggest stage in American politics to advocate for one of his signature campaign promises.
He is expected to reassert his belief that a wall is needed along the southern border with Mexico and implore Congressional Democrats to approve more than $5 billion to fund the project.
White House officials teasing the speech to the Washington Examiner have emphasized a bipartisan message while also saying Trump will push for wall funds in a long-term spending deal that needs be struck by Feb. 15 in order to avert another partial government shutdown.
Democratic response: Stacey Abrams — Starts after Trump’s speech
Stacey Abrams, a former gubernatorial candidate in Georgia, will deliver the Democratic response to Trump’s address immediately after its conclusion.
Abrams, an African-American woman, was narrowly defeated by Gov. Brian Kemp, R-Ga., last November and is seen by Democrats as a rising star and an example of the diversity the party is looking to highlight as it prepares to take on Trump in 2020.
W/fed workers just beginning to recover from #TrumpShutdown, callous GOP pols urge him to do it again. Despite natl intel leaders dispelling the myth of an wall emergency, they stand ready to create a new crisis for working families barely back on their feet. #WorkersNotWalls
— Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) January 31, 2019
“At a moment when our nation needs to hear from leaders who can unite for a common purpose, I am honored to be delivering the Democratic State of the Union response,” Abrams tweeted on Jan. 29.
Her speech will be televised by the national networks. Although Democratic donors reportedly hope Abrams, who served as the Georgia House minority leader, will attempt a run for U.S. senator, she has yet to announce plans to seek higher public office again.
Spanish language response: Xavier Becerra — Starts after Abrams’ response
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra was selected by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Pelosi to deliver the Democratic response to Trump’s speech in Spanish.
Becerra, a former congressman, has the sued Trump and his administration dozens of times over a range of issues including immigration.
“I’m looking forward to addressing my fellow Americans on a day when truth, candor and unity should be the order of the day, Becerra said in a statement to NPR. “There is enough good going on in this country that we don’t need to hide behind misrepresentations to describe the State of our Union.
Working on my #StateoftheUnion response speech! #SOTU #SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/jvQ0mf3n5U
— Xavier Becerra (@AGBecerra) February 1, 2019
His speech can be seen on Univision, CNN en Espanol, and Telemundo.
Keeping the tradition alive: Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. — Starts after Abram’s response
Sen. Bernie Sanders is planning his own statement after the president’s speech — similar to what he did last year.
A likely 2020 candidate, Sanders’ response will be streamed live on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.
Sanders, who lost the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination to Hillary Clinton, is routinely at the top of polls asking who Democrats would most like to vote for in the 2020 presidential election.
One of Sanders’ most recent swipes at Trump came earlier this month when he called the president a “fraud, a pathological liar and a racist.”
“The good news,” he said, “… is that the American people are standing up, fighting back and are demanding fundamental changes in our economic and political system.”
Another 2020 Dem: Julian Castro — 11:35 p.m. EST
Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro will appear on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” following Trump’s address.
Castro will discuss his vision for the nation as a 2020 candidate and provide contrast to that of Trump, his campaign said in a statement.
Castro, who served as housing secretary under former President Barack Obama and mayor of San Antonio before that, officially launched a White House bid on Jan. 12.
