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PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) -- Arizona Rep. Greg Stanton and elementary kids from his Ninth Congressional District all joined forces to give veterans a huge thank you on Valentine's Day.

Through the "Valentine's for Vets" initiative, headed by Stanton, a bunch of students from various schools in his district made more than a thousand cards to show love to the men and women who served this country.

It's been more than three years since Nedifo Halane, a refugee from Somalia, requested U.S. officials to allow her husband, daughter and son to live with her in her Phoenix home. Halane arrived in Phoenix in 2014 with her youngest son after spending six years in a refugee camp.

She is one of many Somali refugees in Arizona who are waiting to reunite with their family members due to increased restrictions to legal immigration, including a ban on immigration from countries like Somalia.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Trump administration plans to spend more money on the crisis of missing and murdered Native Americans amid complaints that it isn't doing enough to address what is widely considered an epidemic of lost loved ones.

PHOENIX – Teachers, a veteran, a widow and a mother who lost a first responder son to a drunk driver will be among the guests of Arizona's congressional delegation Tuesday night when President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union.

Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema invited retired U.S. Air Force Major Gen. Ted Maxwell.

"Major General Maxwell's legacy of service is inspiring; he served our country and led Arizona service members for over 30 years and now works to expand opportunities in Tucson and across our state," Sinema said in a statement.

WASHINGTON – For Michael Waldman, a speechwriter for former President Bill Clinton, the guests at the State of the Union address are "often as interesting as what's on stage."

"You can tell lot of the message from the stagecraft," said Waldman, now the president of the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University's School of Law.

Arizona lawmakers appear to have gotten that message, with many bringing guests to President Donald Trump's State of the Union to highlight issues ranging from health care to immigration and border security.

Little Shell Chairman Gerald Gray: 'It's a real honor for us to be invited here'

President Donald J. Trump will give his third State of the Union address tonight at the joint session of Congress. And Gerald Gray, tribal chairman of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana has a front-row seat.

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said this weekend that Tuesday's State of the Union Address will have a "very, very positive message."

Political experts say they'll believe it when they see it.

With Trump's speech coming a day after the Iowa caucuses and a day before the Senate votes on his impeachment, some experts expect he will make impeachment a talking point, to "demonize" opponents and fire up his base.

House members from both parties Thursday discussed the importance of working together to address common threats and challenges in the midst of President Trump's impeachment trial.

At an event sponsored by Philip Morris International, Burson Cohn Wolfe, The Governor's Woods Foundation and No Labels, Michigan Reps. Fred Upton (R) and Debbie Dingell (D) talked to The Hill Editor-at-Large Steve Clemons about the importance of finding common ground in a hyper-partisan environment.