State of the Union: Biden rebukes Putin, praises brave Ukrainians, offers 'unity agenda'
"We are stronger today than we were a year ago," the president said.
President Joe Biden delivered his first State of the Union address as Russian strikes were killing civilians, forces were massing near Ukraine's capital Kyiv and Russian President Vladimir Putin showed no sign of backing down.
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Judge Jackson won't be attending: Sources
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, will not attend the State of the Union in person, ABC News has confirmed.
The president is expected to acknowledge the historic nomination in the speech, sources said. If confirmed, Jackson would be the first African American woman on the high court.
-ABC News' Devin Dwyer and Molly Nagle
At least 3 Democrats planning 'responses' to Biden's address
Just hours away from Biden delivering his first State of the Union speech, Democrats are sparring with each other over the response.
Not the Republican response -- but the growing number of Democrats giving speeches responding to a president of their own party.
Progressive Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan is delivering a response for the Working Families Party. She says she will support Biden’s agenda but could take moderates to task for blocking the agenda in the Senate, likely targeting West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin.
Rep. Colin Allred of Texas is delivering a response from the Congressional Black Caucus.
And moderate Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., who is expected to criticize progressives (he told Axios Tlaib’s speech is the political equivalent of "slashing your own tires"), will give a bipartisan response with the centrist group No Labels.
-ABC News' Benjamin Siegel
Manchin, hours before, reiterates 'There is no Build Back Better,' wants Biden to address inflation
In advance of tonight's speech, Sen. Joe Manchin reiterated his long-held view that has blocked Biden's domestic agenda, saying, "There is no Build Back Better."
"What we should be looking at is what we can do and what we have done," the West Virginia Democrat said.
He told reporters he wants Biden to talk about inflation and about energy independence instead.
"Inflation is basically destroying the country as we know it from the standpoint of making it harder on the people they were trying to help -- so we have to get energy under control," Manchin said. "And next of all, be energy independent. Putin has weaponized energy, so shouldn't we be using energy to counter what he's been doing?"
-ABC News' Allison Pecorin
Here's how to watch Biden's address tonight
Coverage will air on Tuesday from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET on ABC. The speech is being broadcast on ABC stations, as well as Hulu, Roku, YouTube TV, Amazon Fire tablets and TV stick, Xumo, Sling TV, Facebook, Twitter, and the ABC News and ABC mobile apps.
ABC News Live will stream from Capitol Hill throughout the day, with live coverage of the State of the Union address beginning at 8 p.m. ET and a roundtable with Houston voters on what they hope to hear from the president’s speech. At 11 p.m. ET, ABC News Live will feature lawmakers from both sides of the aisle reacting to the speeches.
ABC News Digital will have an up-to-the-minute live blog, key takeaways focusing on main themes, an analysis of the speeches’ political implications and full transcripts of and reaction to the remarks.
-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart
Biden urges Congress to pass Bipartisan Innovation Act
Highlighting his other key legislation passed last year, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Biden reached across the aisle and thanked GOP members for helping get that bill done.
"We're done talking about infrastructure weeks. We're now talking about an infrastructure decade," he said. "It’s going to transform America to put us on a path to win the economic competition of the 21st century that we face with the rest of the world-- particularly China."
To help the U.S. stay competitive against China, Biden said he needs Congress to pass the Bipartisan Innovation Act "that will make record investments in emerging technologies and American manufacturing."
Biden said if this bill gets passed, Intel's CEO is ready to spend $100 billion in investments in domestic manufacturing.
"And all they’re waiting for is for you to pass this bill. So let's not wait any longer," he said. "Send it to my desk. I'll sign it. And we will really take off in a big way."
-ABC News' Justin Ryan Gomez