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New York Times:
Before Expected Call for Unity, Trump Laced Into Democrats at Lunch for TV Anchors — WASHINGTON — For public consumption, President Trump planned to use his State of the Union address on Tuesday night to appeal for bipartisan unity. But at a private lunch for television anchors earlier …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Asks for Unity, but Presses Hard Line on Immigration — WASHINGTON — President Trump delivered a message of bipartisan unity on Tuesday night in his first address to Congress in the new era of divided government, but signaled that he would continue to wage war for the hard-line immigration policies …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Notes from inside the SOTU — DRIVING THE DAY — FORGET THE SUBSTANCE OF LAST NIGHT, because as you know, we are SOTU skeptics. But we have some observations from inside the chamber last night. — THERE WAS DEFINITELY a weird vibe. It seemed a tad bit emptier than usual.
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Janet Hook / Los Angeles Times:
One speech, two conflicting missions: Trump revs up his base while reaching beyond it
One speech, two conflicting missions: Trump revs up his base while reaching beyond it
Aaron Rupar / Vox:
Trump has no clue how to strike a deal with Dems. His State of the Union speech proved it.
Trump has no clue how to strike a deal with Dems. His State of the Union speech proved it.
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Anita Kumar / Politico:
Trump shifts from insurgent to incumbent with 2020 in mind
Trump shifts from insurgent to incumbent with 2020 in mind
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Axios
New York Times:
Watch State of the Union: Live Video and Analysis — Watch State of the Union: Live Video — Join New York Times reporters for live analysis and fact-checking during President's State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday. The speech is set to begin at 9 p.m. Eastern time.
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FiveThirtyEight:
Trump's 2019 State Of The Union: Live Coverage — Interactives — Tracking Congress In The Age Of Trump — Which 2020 Contender Has The Widest Appeal? You Tell Us. — Subscribe — All newsletters — Get more FiveThirtyEight
CBS News:
Most viewers approved of Trump's second State of the Union address
Most viewers approved of Trump's second State of the Union address
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Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Rick Perry tapped as ‘designated survivor’ for the State of the Union
Rick Perry tapped as ‘designated survivor’ for the State of the Union
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Cheyenne Haslett / ABC News:
State of the Union 2019: President Donald Trump calls for unity, renews pledge to build wall
State of the Union 2019: President Donald Trump calls for unity, renews pledge to build wall
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Washington Post:
Elizabeth Warren apologizes for calling herself Native American — Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Tuesday that she was sorry that she identified herself as a Native American for almost two decades, reflecting her ongoing struggle to quiet a controversy that continues to haunt her as she prepares to formally announce a presidential bid.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
President Trump's State of the Union transcript, annotated — President Trump delivered his second State of the Union address on Tuesday night — an address that had to wait for a week due to the government shutdown. And he delivered it at a time when the underlying issues in that shutdown …
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Yahoo News:
Full text: President Trump's 2019 State of the Union address — Below is President Trump's 2019 State of the Union address as prepared. The delivered remarks may differ. — Madam Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States …
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The White House:
President Donald J. Trump's State of the Union Address
President Donald J. Trump's State of the Union Address
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Washington Post:
'This isn't me': Gov. Northam's defiance caught advisers off guard — RICHMOND — Most of his staff was gone for the night as Gov. Ralph Northam (D) and his wife, Pam, worked the phones in the Executive Mansion. They called friends back in Norfolk, old classmates from his medical school …
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Vann R. Newkirk II / The Atlantic:
Stacey Abrams's New Strategy for Democrats — Live from Atlanta, Stacey Abrams delivered the Democratic response to the State of the Union address, standing in front of a slowly swaying group of people in which women and minorities were notably represented.
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Why Bernie Sanders isn't helping his 2020 prospects with his own SOTU response
Why Bernie Sanders isn't helping his 2020 prospects with his own SOTU response
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Washington Post:
Fact-Checking President Trump's 2019 State of the Union address — President Trump's State of the Union speech once again was chockful of stretched facts and dubious figures. Many of these claims have been fact-checked repeatedly, yet the president persists in using them. here …
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Chris Riotta / The Independent:
Newly unearthed video shows Trump ‘meeting with Russians in Moscow in 1995’ over ‘building project’ — Video alleges to show US president meeting with former Russian officials in Moscow to discuss building an underground mall — The former mayor of Moscow has confirmed Donald Trump met …
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ProPublica:
Confidential Memo: Company of Trump Inaugural Chair Sought to Profit From Connections to Administration, Foreigners — The memo outlines how Colony, the company founded by Tom Barrack, an investor who chaired the inaugural, aimed to exploit its connections to Donald Trump.
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Kate Feldman / New York Daily News:
President Trump calls for investigations into him to end during State of the Union — just like Nixon did — Do as Nixon says, but maybe not as he does. — Echoing President Nixon's 1974 State of the Union, President Trump called for an end of investigations into him during Tuesday night's address.
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Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
Trump derides ‘ridiculous partisan investigations’ in State of the Union
Trump derides ‘ridiculous partisan investigations’ in State of the Union
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Ellie Hall / BuzzFeed News:
Customs And Border Protection Apologized After An Agent Questioned A BuzzFeed News Reporter About Trump Coverage — A top official of the Customs and Border Protection apologized Tuesday to a BuzzFeed News reporter who was aggressively questioned by an agent about articles regarding President Donald Trump …
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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Three-batter requirement for all pitchers, universal DH part of proposals that could bring big change to baseball — The left-on-left specialist — a left-handed reliever who sometimes faces only one left-handed hitter — soon might be an endangered species in Major League Baseball.
Benjamin Fearnow / Newsweek:
Former KKK Leader David Duke Endorses Tulsi Gabbard 2020 Presidential Campaign, Says She'll Put American Interests Over Israel — White supremacist and former GOP Louisiana state senator David Duke appeared to endorse Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard's 2020 campaign for president as other Democrats …
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Andrew M. Cuomo / New York Times:
Trump's Assault on Abortion Rights Must Be Rejected — The president and the religious right are spreading falsehoods about abortion laws to inflame their base. — In his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, President Trump attacked the law that New York passed last month codifying …
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Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal:
Spotify Is Acquiring Pair of Podcasting Companies, Signaling Broad Ambitions — Spotify is buying a pair of podcasting companies, accelerating its investment in non-music content as it seeks to broaden its appeal and snap up share of listening time from radio.
CNN:
First on CNN: New York federal prosecutors seek interviews with Trump Organization executives — (CNN)Federal prosecutors in New York have requested interviews in recent weeks with executives at the Trump Organization, according to people familiar with the matter, signaling a growing potential threat …
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Ben Terris / Washington Post:
President Trump didn't need the State of the Union to speak his mind. He does it all the time. — The Constitution mandates that the President of the United States give an update on the State of the Union from “time to time.” — And, so, President Trump does.
Washington Post:
SWAT — Officer Timothy Matson raced into the gunfire and was shot seven times chasing down the killer. Timothy has just had his 12th surgery — but he made the trip to be here with us tonight. — We must never ignore the vile poison of anti-semitism, or those who spread its — venomous
Kirk Mitchell / Denver Post:
How the trail runner attacked by a mountain lion in Larimer County killed the animal — Necropsy: Jogger suffocated mountain lion in life-or-death struggle west of Fort Collins — The bloodied Colorado trail runner who fought off a rare mountain lion attack pummeled the young cat with a rock …