These are the guests that members of Congress are bringing to tonight's State ...

Several members of Congress have selected guests primed for politics for an evening in the shadow of the recent and possibly looming government shutdowns.

Each member of Congress may bring a guest to the address, and many representatives choose guests who highlight key policy issues or stances that they support.

Here's who different members of Congress will bring as their guests to the State of the Union:

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Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Elena Kagan, Brett Kavanaugh, and Neil Gorsuch are all expected to attend the State of the Union address tonight, according to a Supreme Court spokesperson.

Here's who's not attending tonight: Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, Samuel Alito, and Clarence Thomas are not expected to be there.

Ginsburg, who last night made her first public appearance since her December cancer surgery, did not attend President Trump’s previous State of the Union address.

President Trump's tone in his State of the Union speech will be incompatible with the President's normal combative rhetoric, a senior administration official told reporters on Friday.

"Well the State of the Union is unlike other occasions in the year. And one tries to, in that occasion, when you have 60 — 60 to 70 unfiltered minutes to the American public you get a chance to explain your whole agenda," the official said.

With that in mind, Trump will say, according to an excerpt: "Together, we can break decades of political stalemate, we can bridge old divisions, heal old wounds, build new coalitions, forge new solutions, and unlock the extraordinary promise of America's future."

The speech will address issues of concern to all Americans, like the cost of prescription drugs, infrastructure and national security — a section that is likely to include mention of the rising US role in Venezuela's political meltdown.

The speech is also likely to contain material that will overshadow any conciliatory moves by the President.

Judging by his own teases over the last few days, he has no plan to steer clear of his demand for funding for his border wall as a deadline looms 12 days away that threatens to close down the government again.

The document below was given out to people who attended a State of the Union surrogate meeting on Monday.

According to the document, the theme of President Trump's address will be "Choosing Greatness."

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First lady Melania Trump will be departing the White House solo for the second year in a row.

She'll be leaving 40 minutes ahead of her husband for his State of the Union address. 

She's breaking tradition: Last year, the first lady disrupted the longstanding tradition of the first couple exiting the White House together and both getting into "The Beast," the armored limousine of the President, for the brief drive to the Capitol.  

Instead, the first lady made a previously publicly unannounced decision to take an entirely separate motorcade to the State of the Union.

This year's State of the Union follows the longest government shutdown in US history — so there's a lot of things you may want to pay attention to.

Here's what to watch for tonight:

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Hours ahead of his State of the Union address, President Trump tweeted that he is looking forward to the speech.

He included a picture of a headline from Drudge Report that states his approval rating is at 48%.

Note: Trump's overall approval rating stands at 40% approve to 55% disapprove, according to the latest CNN poll.

Some House members were spotted on the floor a few hours before President Trump's speech, with some saving seats along the center aisle to get a good spot for the President's arrival.

Republican Reps. Louie Gohmert, of Texas; Matt Gaetz, of Florida; and Billy Long, of Missouri were among those spotted hovering near or sitting in aisle seats. Gohmert, for example, has been sitting there for hours. 

Also spotted on the House floor was Democratic Rep. Jeff Van Drew, of New Jersey, and Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty, of Ohio. 

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has invited a bunch of guests to this year's State of the Union address.

Among them is José Andrés, the renowned chef who recently provided free meals to furloughed workers during and after the partial government shutdown.

Andrés' #ChefsForFeds campaign opened a kitchen and café near the White House to feed government employees who were not getting paid during the shutdown — and the movement https://twitter.com/chefjoseandres/status/1087869534101561345to 12 states and Puerto Rico. 

Here is who else she's invited, according to a list provided by her office: