President Joe Biden will deliver the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Feb. 7 in his first appearance before a new Republican House majority eager to block the White House’s agenda.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the president accepted an invitation that Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy sent Friday to appear for the annual address as required by the Constitution.

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