Watch Live: President Biden delivers his State of the Union

President Biden hands a copy of his speech to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as he arrives to address a joint session of Congress in 2021.

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President Biden will deliver his first State of the Union address on Tuesday amid rising inflation and growing fatigue as the coronavirus pandemic is set to enter its third year and as Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine.

Those are expected to be top issues in his speech, and he is also likely to talk about Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, his recently announced pick to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer.

The speech comes as a majority of Americans say Biden’s first year was a failure — and as the midterm elections loom.