In record State of the Union, Trump spars with Dems, touts economy and immigration

As attendees begin to gather in the U.S. Capitol, here are some more notable guests.

House Speaker Mike Johnson is bringing Hanan Lischinsky, the brother of slain Israeli Embassy staffer Yaron Lischinsky, to attend the speech.

House Republicans have also invited NASA's Artemis II crew: Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen.

House Democrats have invited several Jeffrey Epstein survivors, including Haley Robson, Annie Farmer and Marina Lacerda. Sky and Amanda Roberts, the brother and sister-in-law of the late Virginia Roberts Giuffre, will also be in the House chamber.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has also invited the family of late Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died last week.

ABC News' John Parkinson

House Minority Whip Katherine Clark told ABC News she will not attend President Trump's State of the Union address tonight, making her the highest-ranking House Democrat to skip the event.

"And let me tell you why," Clark told ABC News' Linsey Davis in an exclusive interview. "What we have seen from this president is a series of lies, of disrespect for the American people. He campaigned that he would lower costs on Day 1, he would keep people safe and secure. And he has done just the opposite."

"So, I'm going to spend my evening, while he is spewing his misinformation tonight, talking to my constituents about their state of the union and how this administration is impacting them," Clark said.

ABC News Live "Prime" anchor Linsey Davis spoke with House Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain of Michigan about President Trump's highly-anticipated address.

McClain previewed what she expects the president to emphasize -- economic progress, tax cuts and affordability -- and weighed in on the political stakes ahead of the midterm elections.

"I think any time this president speaks, it is very, very crucial, right? As the conference messenger, I take my cues from the White House and from our Republican colleagues as to what message we're going to send forward. And the message that we're really trying to send is forward is commonsense, affordability, bringing costs down and bringing wages up, and we do that through less regulation and lower taxes," McClain said.

Hours before Trump was scheduled to give his speech, the Senate failed to advance a procedural motion to fund the Department of Homeland Security.

By a vote of 50-45, senators for the second time failed to advance House-passed legislation to fund and fully reopen DHS. The first vote, on Feb. 12, failed 52-47. It's now 11 days into the partial government shutdown.

A group of five bipartisan senators: Deb Fischer, R-Neb.; Maggie Hassan, D-NH; Rand Paul, R-Ky; Thom Tillis, R-NC; and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-RI, did not vote on Tuesday.

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Penn., voted with Republicans for the appropriations bill. Majority Leader John Thune voted no in order to procedurally make the piece of legislation up for reconsideration.

-ABC News' Isabella Murray