However he describes the country's condition tonight, President Donald Trump will defend his accomplishments and lay out his plans before a chamber packed with members of Congress, the Cabinet and the Supreme Court plus a few choice guests. It will be the former reality show star's first State of the Union speech, a formal report to Congress that the Constitution requires of the president "from time to time."

Watch the speech live beginning at 9 p.m. ET and follow along with NPR's live fact-checking tool below.

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