President Donald Trump will place the US economy at the heart of his 2026 State of the Union address Tuesday night, combining statistics on cost-of-living improvements with personal stories of working Americans invited as special guests.

The address, scheduled for 9 p.m. Eastern at the US Capitol, will serve both as a constitutional update to Congress and a nationally televised platform to outline the administration’s economic vision for the year ahead. According to details released ahead of the speech, Trump is expected to highlight measurable progress in combating inflation and easing financial pressure on American families.

The White House says the president will present comparative data on inflation levels inherited from the previous administration and outline what it describes as tangible gains under current economic policies. Working-class Americans who have benefited from those policies are expected to be seated in the gallery, reinforcing the message that economic growth is reaching everyday households.