Multiple Democratic lawmakers confirmed to the Washington Examiner that leaders did not issue specific guidance on whether the caucus needed to attend.

When he steps onto the dais in the House chamber on Tuesday night, President Donald Trump will have another major platform to relay his second-term priorities. For Democrats, the moment will present a fresh test of whether they can effectively counter Trump’s prime-time programming.

President Donald Trump addresses Congress on Tuesday night, six weeks into a tumultuous term defined by his decisions to remake the federal bureaucracy, impose steep tariffs on American allies and pause all U.