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Ben Casselman / FiveThirtyEight:
Trump's Speech Was Quiet — And Quietly Radical — Reviews of President Trump's first address to Congress on Tuesday night seem to be converging around a single theme: It was Trump at his most subdued. “Trump Softens Tone in Outlining Goals,” read the lead headline on The New York Times homepage Wednesday morning.
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CNBC and Wall Street Journal
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New York Times:
Fact Check: Trump's First Address to Congress — Reporters from The New York Times are fact checking President Trump's first address to Congress. Watch live video and get real-time updates, too. — Families of people killed by undocumented immigrants have been “ignored by our media.”
ABC News:
Trump gives GOP leaders rallying cry, roadmap for change — President Donald Trump gave Republican congressional leaders a rallying cry and even a roadmap as they try to push through a sweeping and divisive agenda on health care, taxes and more. — In his first address to a joint session of Congress …
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Politico, Axios, Gothamist and Associated Press
CNN:
Donald Trump's Congress speech (full text) — PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP'S ADDRESS TO A JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS — TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: — Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States, and Citizens of America:
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The Nation, Shakesville, ImmigrationProf Blog, The Resurgent, The Slot and KFOR-TV
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
A Great Night For Trump and Republicans
Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
Congressional Republicans Were Desperately Hoping for More Information From Trump. He Gave Them None.
Congressional Republicans Were Desperately Hoping for More Information From Trump. He Gave Them None.
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Vox
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Fact-checking President Trump's address to Congress
Fact-checking President Trump's address to Congress
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The Atlantic, PolitiFact and NBC News
New York Times:
Trump, in Optimistic Address, Asks Congress to End ‘Trivial Fights’
Trump, in Optimistic Address, Asks Congress to End ‘Trivial Fights’
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NPR, The Daily Caller, New York Magazine and Politicus USA
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Key moments from Trump's speech
Key moments from Trump's speech
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Washington Post, ABC News, IJR, BGR and Towleroad
CNN:
7 in 10 Speech-Watchers Say Trump Boosted Optimism — (CNN)President Donald Trump's first address to Congress received largely positive reviews from viewers, with 57% who tuned in saying they had a very positive reaction to the speech, according to a new CNN/ORC poll of speech-watchers.
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CBS News:
Viewers strongly approve of Trump's speech to Congress — Viewers nationwide strongly approved of President Trump's speech Tuesday night, with many Democrats joining Republicans in calling it “presidential” and positive in tone. Republicans and Independents found it “unifying,” …
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CBS New York and Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times
Kimberly Dozier / The Daily Beast:
Generals May Launch New ISIS Raids Without Trump's OK — The White House is considering delegating more authority to the Pentagon to greenlight anti-terrorist operations like the SEAL Team 6 raid in Yemen that cost the life of a Navy SEAL, to step up the war on the so-called Islamic State, multiple U.S. officials tell The Daily Beast.
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Politico, Power Line, NBC News, Faithwire, Vox, New York Times, The Guardian, AOL, Hit & Run, Business Insider, Washington Post, NPR, Talking Points Memo, IJR, miamiherald, The Daily Caller and Daily Kos
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Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Trump passes blame for Yemen raid to his generals: ‘They lost Ryan’
Trump passes blame for Yemen raid to his generals: ‘They lost Ryan’
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American Prospect, Los Angeles Times, The Root, The Moderate Voice, New York Post, The Week, Vox, The Gateway Pundit and Political Wire
Eli Watkins / CNN:
Trump on generals in Yemen raid: They ‘lost’ Navy SEAL
Trump on generals in Yemen raid: They ‘lost’ Navy SEAL
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The Atlantic, The Guardian, Washington Free Beacon and alicublog
Missy Ryan / Washington Post:
Widow of Navy SEAL takes spotlight as President Trump addresses Congress
Widow of Navy SEAL takes spotlight as President Trump addresses Congress
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Politico, Media Matters for America, Fox News, Scared Monkeys and The Week
Travis / Uber Global:
A profound apology — Uber CEO Travis Kalanick sent the following note to all Uber employees Tuesday evening. — By now I'm sure you've seen the video where I treated an Uber driver disrespectfully. To say that I am ashamed is an extreme understatement.
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New York Times, The Verge, Mediaite, Mashable and Instapundit
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Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg:
In Video, Uber CEO Argues With Driver Over Falling Fares — Travis Kalanick tells a driver to take responsibility for his problems and boasts about a tough culture. — by — When Uber Chief Executive Officer Travis Kalanick takes an Uber, he prefers a black car, the high-end service his company introduced in 2010.
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Washington Post, The Guardian, FiveThirtyEight, BGR, NPR, New York Times, Gizmodo, Vox, The Verge, Mashable, The Week, AOL, Axios, NBC News, New York Magazine and NESN.com
Daniel Halper / New York Post:
Was Kellyanne Conway raised in a barn? — Photos of White House adviser Kellyanne Conway kneeling on an Oval Office couch with her shoes on have sparked an online debate about decorum in the executive mansion. AP — White House counselor Kellyanne Conway has been ridiculed for making herself …
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Slate, Washington Post, Mediaite, The Week and Western Journalism
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Cortney O'Brien / Townhall.com:
Hey Dems, Trump and the GOP Just Signed Bills to Help Women, Black Colleges — The liberal narrative against Republicans has long relied on charges of racism and sexism. The new GOP-led Congress is blowing those characterizations out of the water. Just this week, they took steps …
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Washington Times, Balloon Juice and Washington Post
Jason Kurtz / CNN:
Van Jones on Trump: ‘He became President of the United States in that moment, period’ — (CNN)Shortly after President Donald Trump addressed a Joint Session of Congress for the first time since taking the oath of office, CNN's Van Jones called one particularly moving moment from the speech …
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ABC News, National Review, Washington Free Beacon and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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BuzzFeed:
Trump Gets Anonymity After Dissing Anonymous Sources — On Friday, Trump said the media “shouldn't be allowed to use sources unless they use somebody's name.” On Tuesday, he spoke as a “senior administration official” in stories. — Donald Trump on Friday railed against the media's use of anonymous sources in stories.
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Trump is performing the role of president, not doing the job — He doesn't want to be president, he just wants to play one on TV. — The Donald Trump Show is getting stale, old, and, frankly, a little bit boring. — President Trump's big speech before Congress on Tuesday night was the epitome of the show.
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Business Insider and Western Journalism
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Democratic women plan to wear white to Trump's address — Women in the House Democratic Caucus will be wearing white during President Trump's joint address to Congress on Tuesday in honor of women's suffrage. — Dozens of the female lawmakers were spotted wearing white …
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ABC News, NBC News, Hollywood Life, KTLA, Western Journalism, WTVR-TV, NPR, RedState, Talking Points Memo, The Week, Washington Free Beacon and Hot Air
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Dana Bash / CNN:
Pelosi to Democrats: Treat Trump voters like a friend whose boyfriend is a jerk
Pelosi to Democrats: Treat Trump voters like a friend whose boyfriend is a jerk
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RedState, Washington Free Beacon and Mediaite
Matt Vespa / Townhall.com:
Pelosi: Why Yes-We're Looking At Ways To Impeach Trump
Pelosi: Why Yes-We're Looking At Ways To Impeach Trump
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Power Line
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Trump delays signing new travel ban order, officials say — President Donald Trump won't sign a revised travel ban on Wednesday as had been anticipated, two senior administration officials confirmed. — One of the officials indicated that the delay was due to the busy news cycle …
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Talking Points Memo, CNN and IJR
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Megan R. Wilson / The Hill:
Trump to remove Iraq from travel ban list in revised executive order: report
Trump to remove Iraq from travel ban list in revised executive order: report
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Political Wire
Warner Todd Huston / Breitbart:
Target Retailer Hits $15 Billion Loss Since Pro-Transgender Announcement — The stock value of transgender-champion Target Corp. crashed by 13.5 percent this week after the company's sales again fell below investors' expectations. — Target's stock value is now down by 30 percent since …
Daniel Nussbaum / Breitbart:
Report: Leonardo DiCaprio Flew ‘Eyebrow Artist’ 7,500 Miles for Oscars — Leonardo DiCaprio apparently spared no expense while getting ready for last weekend's Academy Awards — the Oscar-winning actor and environmental activist reportedly flew a renowned “eyebrow artist” …
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News, The Independent and MichelleMalkin.com