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<em>The Atlantic</em> Politics &amp; Policy Daily: Once More Unto the Speech

Tonight’s State of the Union will serve more as a kind of checkup on the president himself.
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It’s Tuesday, February 5. President Donald Trump will deliver his second State of the Union address tonight at 9 p.m. ET.

Americans don’t need anyone to explain how the country is doing, argues David A. Graham. Instead, tonight’s speech will serve more as , an assessment of his own position after he’s had his first taste of divided government, in the aftermath of the 35-day.

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