President Biden will deliver his first official State of the Union address tonight at 9 p.m. ET.
The speech comes at a critical time in his presidency as he manages a shaky economy still recovering from the pandemic, responds to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and aims to confirm his Supreme Court justice nominee.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will deliver the Republican response after Biden's speech.
Today's address also comes as the first primary of the 2022 election cycle takes place in Texas.
Members of Congress show support for Ukraine with blue and yellow ribbons
From CNN's Lauren Fox
In a show of support and solidarity with Ukraine, the Ukraine caucus on Capitol Hill encouraged members to pick up and wear blue and yellow ribbons for the State of the Union tonight.
This comes as many members have taken it upon themselves to display their support by wearing blue and yellow suits, dresses and ties. The effort was organized by Rep. Mike Quigley, a Democrat from Chicago and co-chair of the Ukraine caucus.
Rep. Mark Takano, a Democrat from California, tweeted a picture of himself in a navy suit with light blue shirt and yellow tie saying “I stand with Ukraine.”
Sen. Joni Ernst, a Republican from Iowa who spent time in Ukraine in college studying in an agricultural program, made herself a knitted sunflower pin in blue and yellow she is wearing this evening. The sunflower is the national flower of Ukraine.
And Sen. Patrick Leahy, the President pro tempore of the Senate, told CNN's Ted Barrett today that he spent some time this morning really looking through his closet to find the right tone of yellow to wear in support of Ukraine.
