Article snippet: The White House has asked Congress to conduct a walk-through of MORE’s (D-Calif.) request to reschedule it. Trump’s staff sent a letter to the House Sergeant-at-Arms asking to schedule a dry run for the annual speech, the White House confirmed on Tuesday. A previously scheduled walk-through was postponed last week amid bickering over the date between Trump and Pelosi. The letter was first reported by Fox News. Pelosi last week asked Trump to delay the speech scheduled for Jan. 29, citing security concerns caused by the partial government shutdown. Trump responded by scrapping the Speaker’s planned overseas trip to Brussels and Afghanistan. Some Republicans have suggested alternative venues, such as the Senate chamber or a state house, but the letter is an indication Trump wants to move forward with the speech as planned. White House spokesman Hogan Gidley was noncommittal when asked about the address earlier Tuesday. “We have no announcement at this time, but Nancy Pelosi does not dictate to the president when he will or will not have a conversation with the American people,” he said on Fox News. Asked whether the White House is looking at different venues, Gidley responded that “there are many ways he can deliver the State of the Union address, I’m not going to get ahead of anything he would announce.” Still, it remains unclear whether the speech will happen on Jan. 29. Both the Sergeant-at-Arms and Pelosi's office on Tuesday morning did not respond to a request... Link to the full article to read more