Democratic U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin, a swing state moderate with extensive national security experience, will give her party's rebuttal to President Donald Trump's address next week to Congress, her party's congressional leaders said on Thursday.

Democrats are tasking Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) with delivering their response to President Trump's joint address to Congress on Tuesday. Why it matters: It's a role usually reserved for a rising star in the party that's out of power.