It’s a long-standing tradition for lawmakers to invite guests to a president’s address to Congress to send a message.

Washington ― Michigan freshman U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin will deliver the Democratic response to President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress next week ― propelling the state's junior senator into the national spotlight after she's spent just two months in the Senate.

Democratic and Republican lawmakers aim to put the spotlight on their view of America's main issues with the guests they invite to President Donald Trump's Tuesday night address to a joint session of Congress.