As it happened - Trump lauds 'incredible progress'

Summary

President Donald Trump was in bullish mood for his State of the Union address to Congress
In his primetime speech, he said the US has 'made incredible progress and achieved extraordinary success'
'There has never been a better time to start living the American dream,' he said
He also vowed to keep open the controversial Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba
In the Democrats' rebuttal, Joe Kennedy III said: 'Build a wall and my generation will tear it down'

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Max Matza and Marianna Brady

Praise for Trump 3,000 miles away... in the other Washingtonpublished at 02:33 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2018
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Trump: This is our new American momentpublished at 02:31 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2018
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"This is our new American moment. There has never been a better time to start living the American Dream.
So to every citizen watching at home tonight - no matter where you have been, or where you come from, this is your time. If you work hard, if you believe in yourself, if you believe in America, then you can dream anything, you can be anything, and together, we can achieve absolutely anything."
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Trump's children show their loyaltypublished at 02:30 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2018
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Reality Check: Bonus for 3m workers?published at 02:29 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2018
Reality Check
"Since we passed tax cuts, roughly three million workers have already gotten tax cut bonuses - many of them thousands of dollars per worker," says President Trump.
After the corporation tax cut was announced, a number of firms announced bonuses for staff.
For example: Disney announced a one-time bonus of $1000 for 125,000 staff. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said 60,000 employees would get an extra $2,000.
The lobbying group Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) - which campaigns for simpler and lower taxes, external - has kept a tally of all bonuses.
It says 285 firms have announced pay raises, bonuses or other improved benefits - which the firms attribute to the tax cuts. ATR says at least three million workers will benefit., external
It's impossible to know how companies would have acted without the tax cuts - and how many are crediting the Republicans for something already planned.
Biggest cheer of the night (so far)published at 02:28 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2018
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Democrats remain stoney faced as Trump speakspublished at 02:25 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2018
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Wings and nachos in Miamipublished at 02:24 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2018
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Trump: Set aside our differencespublished at 02:24 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2018
President Trump: "But it is not enough to come together only in times of tragedy. Tonight, I call upon all of us to set aside our differences, to seek out common ground, and to summon the unity we need to deliver for the people we were elected to serve."
Watch Trump's speech herepublished at 02:23 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2018
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Reality Check: The biggest tax cut?published at 02:22 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2018
Reality Check
"We enacted the biggest tax cuts and reform in American history," says President Trump.
Before Christmas, corporation tax was permanently reduced from 35 to 21%.
Individual taxes were also cut for all groups (see image). But are they the biggest cuts in American history?
The fact-checking site Politifact says not.
Using Treasury statistics, external, it says at least one tax cut - passed in 2013 under President Obama - was bigger in dollar terms.
In terms of GDP, six other tax bills were forecast to have a bigger impact, external.
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Impact of tax cuts
West Coast Republicans party downpublished at 02:21 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2018
As the US president starts speaking, Republicans in Clallam County, Washington, start uncorking their champagne bottles.
The BBC's Colleen Hagerty, external is in Washington state, speaking to Trump supporters.
We'll have her report here later tonight.
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Trump honours 'the legend' Steve Scalisepublished at 02:18 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2018
There was a huge roar as President Trump praised Congressman Steve Scalise for his recovery from a shooting in Virginia.
"With us tonight is one of the toughest people ever to serve in this House - a guy who took a bullet, almost died, and was back to work three and a half months later: the legend from Louisiana, Congressman Steve Scalise."
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Scalise was shot during a practice for a congressional softball game
Trump begins speakingpublished at 02:13 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2018
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"Less than one year has passed since I first stood at this podium, in this majestic chamber, to speak on behalf of the American people."
He is now praising the Americans that responded to the terrible natural disasters that raged across the southern US and California last year.
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Trump enters the chamberpublished at 02:09 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2018
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And he is enjoying the tradition of handshakes with much of the chamber on its feet.
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Hillary Clinton issues apologypublished at 02:09 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2018
Minutes before Trump starts his speech, failed 2016 Hillary Clinton finally addressed her 2008 campaign's sexual harassment controversy.
According to media reports, her faith adviser Burns Strider was allowed to stay in his role despite claims of sexual harassment by another staff member.
"If I had it to do again, I wouldn’t," Clinton says in her lengthy statement.
Read Clinton's full statement here., external
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Scathing Spanish responsepublished at 02:08 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2018
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Elizabeth Guzman, a newly elected Democrat from Virginia, will give a Spanish-language rebuttal to Trump's speech.
According to excerpts that have already been released, she plans to launch a highly personal attack against Trump.
"The president has attacked our families. He eliminated DACA and has threatened to deport young patriotic and brave Dreamers."
Melania Trump enters the house chamberpublished at 02:08 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2018
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First Lady Melania entered the house chamber wearing a white suit and took a seat next to her family.
Mayor of San Juan in attendancepublished at 01:58 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2018
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The mayor of Puerto Rico's capitol city, Carmen Yulin Cruz, is attending the speech tonight as a guest of New York congresswoman Grace Meng.
Cruz has repeatedly reminded Americans that her island, which is a US territory, is still struggling months after Hurricane Maria slammed into it.
Power has yet to be restored in many parts of the island.
Here's how one school reacted after their lights came back on after 112 days without power.
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Puerto Rico school's joy as electricity restored after 112 days
Puerto Rico's hard road to recovery after Hurricane Maria
Why did Melania take a separate car?published at 01:56 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2018
According to her office, the first lady rode to the Capitol in a separate motorcade in order to accompany her guests to a reception on Capitol Hill.
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Latino scientist Dreamer in attendancepublished at 01:54 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2018
Elizabeth Vilchis, who was born in Mexico and brought to the US when she was seven years old is a guest of New Jersey Senator Cory Booker.
Vilchis, who is known as a Dreamer due to her temporarily protected immigration status, runs a tech startup company which she helped launch after earning a degree in mechanical engineering.
The company, latinoTech, now employed over 900 part-time workers.
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