The Senate has passed a short-term measure to keep federal agencies funded into early December and avoid a government shutdown during campaign season.
Virginia voters have approved a congressional redistricting plan plan that could help Democrats win up to four additional U.S. House seats in this year's midterm elections.
Lawmakers are leaving Washington in record numbers.
Houston-area incumbents, like Al Green, face shaky midterms, while others, like Dan Crenshaw, outright lost their races.
The address will be Pres. Donald Trump's first State of the Union during his second term.
President Trump 's State of the Union address is likely to be a test run of the message that Republicans will give to voters in November's elections for control of the House and Senate.