Trump facing a slew of crises before address

President's annual speech to Congress comes amid growing political turmoil.

- ANA CEBALLOS

PRESIDENT Trump will deliver his annual State of the Union address Tuesday.

President Trump will deliver his annual State of the Union address Tuesday night at a moment of unusual upheaval, confronting a cascade of crises that have left Washington unsettled and his own political standing diminished early in his second term.

When lawmakers gather to hear the president's agenda for the year ahead, the scene is expected to reflect an undeterred president under increasing political strain.

The president is facing a partial government shutdown triggered by his administration's aggressive deportation campaign, rising tensions over the United States' involvement in foreign conflicts and growing domestic dissent that is fracturing the president's political alliances and aggravating his rivals.

Adding to the turbulent atmosphere is the economic unease in an election year. The president, who a year ago promised to bring down prices for consumers, insisted Monday that America has “the greatest economy we've ever had” even though public polling shows economic pressures are worrying a majority of Americans.