SOTU seats are not assigned. There are general seating areas for each body (House, Senate, SCOTUS,etc) but there are honored seats for each party’s leadership and they’re even trying to squat those.

If it doesn’t sort out, be aware you may see applause on both sides of the aisle but they may be GOP

Yes, they’re identical twins. And I also love the squinting! Someday I may write a book about our whole adoption experience—it’s a long (but wonderful) story.

Yes, the first episode of my podcast is on Spotify. But it’s not political — it’s about the world’s most fascinating unsolved mysteries! 😃