Johnson invites Biden to deliver State of the Union address on March 7

March 7 is considered relatively late in the calendar for the annual address to a joint session of Congress.

Johnson invites Biden to deliver State of the Union address on March 7

Speaker Mike Johnson on Saturday formally invited President Joe Biden to deliver the final State of the Union address of his term on March 7.

“In this moment of great challenge for our country, it is my solemn duty to extend this invitation … so that you may fulfill your obligation under the U.S. constitution to report on the state of our union,” Johnson wrote in a letter to the president.

March 7 is considered relatively late in the calendar for the annual address to a joint session of Congress. Biden's 2023 address fell on Feb 7. In 2022, he delivered his address March 1. Super Tuesday falls March 5 this year.

Biden is expected to outline his administration’s policy achievements and priorities in the address. Last year, his speech focused on the nation’s economic recovery following the pandemic and the war in Ukraine.

The president’s speech is typically followed by a rebuttal from the opposing party; Republicans have not yet announced their speaker.