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President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy listen to a sermon as they sit together at the National Prayer Breakfast on Feb. 2. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
The State of the Union will showcase the state of the Biden-McCarthy relationship
President Biden gave his first State of the Union address on March 1, 2022. On Tuesday, he is set to give his second. Pool/Getty Images hide caption
People cheer during the Democratic National Committee 2023 Winter meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 3, 2023. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
President Bill Clinton accepts the applause of members of Congress at his 1999 State of the Union address. Win Macnamee/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., waits for the start of a session in the House chamber as the House meets for the fourth day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, D.C., Friday, Jan. 6. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
Santos took office one month ago and his New York district says he's got to go
A 'help wanted' sign is displayed in a window of a store in Manhattan, New York City, on Dec. 2, 2022. U.S. employers added an unexpectedly strong 517,000 jobs in January, showcasing the labor market is red-hot. The unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in more than half a century. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
A high altitude balloon floats over Billings, Mont., on Wednesday. The U.S. is tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been spotted over U.S. airspace. Larry Mayer/AP hide caption
A teacher lines up the students for school-prepared lunches at Madison Crossing Elementary School in Canton, Miss. in 2019. The USDA unveiled new nutrition standards for school meals that would limit sugar and sodium. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption
A Trump-appointed Texas judge could force a major abortion pill off the market
President Biden speaks at the National Prayer Breakfast on Feb. 3, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
Congress takes reins of prayer breakfast from secretive Christian evangelical group
Deidra Bollinger of Lancaster County shaves Rozabel red and white dairy cow at the annual Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg, Pa., on Jan. 11. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., departs a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 26. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks after taking the oath of the office on the steps of the Arkansas Capitol Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, in Little Rock, Ark. Will Newton/AP hide caption
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill after meeting with President Biden on Feb. 1, 2023. Devin Speak/NPR hide caption
President Joe Biden walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Tuesday. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, leads his panel's first meeting in the new Republican majority — a hearing Wednesday titled, "The Biden Border Crisis — Part I." J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
In first GOP-led hearing about the border, witnesses paint sharply different pictures
Nikki Haley is seen during an appearance on Hannity at Fox News Channel Studios on Jan. 20 in New York City. Theo Wargo/Getty Images hide caption
Kentucky GOP Rep. James Comer and other House Republicans speak at the U.S. Capitol in November. This week, Republicans are holding their first hearings as part of investigations into the Biden administration. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Demonstrators protesting the death of Tyre Nichols gather and march through downtown Memphis, Tenn., on Jan. 28. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., leaves a House GOP conference meeting in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 25, 2023. Devin Speak/NPR hide caption
Ohio Republican Jim Jordan chairs the House Judiciary Committee, which will lead many of the investigations into the Biden administration this year. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption