Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union speech

US President Donald Trump is delivering his State of the Union address from Washington DC.

State of Union

Source: AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

US President Donald Trump's second State of the Union speech is underway.

He is set to challenge Democrats to approve funding for his long-sought border wall, but stop short of declaring a national emergency over it, at least for now.

His demand for $AU 7.9 billion in wall funds triggered a historic 35-day partial government shutdown that more than half of Americans blamed him for, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling.

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