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The White House:
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by President Biden — Address to a Joint Session of Congress … Madame Speaker.  —  Madame Vice President.  —  No president has ever said those words from this podium, and it's about time.  —  The First Lady.  —  The Second Gentleman.  —  Mr. Chief Justice.
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John F. Harris / Politico:
Biden Just Gave the Most Ideologically Ambitious Speech of Any Democratic President in Generations  —  President Joe Biden's address to a joint session Congress was the most ambitious ideological statement made by any Democratic president in decades—couched in language that made it sound …
Nick Niedzwiadek / Politico:
Biden's big speech tonight is like no other  —  Joe Biden is closing in on the first 100 days of his presidency, having far exceeded some goals - he smashed his vaccination target - and having fallen short of others, such as his pledge to dramatically raise the refugee cap.
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Biden's Speech Offers an Alternate Reality for Democrats to Love, After Four Years of Trumpian Fantasy  —  The President, channelling his inner Elizabeth Warren, pitches an American utopia after a dystopian plague year.  —  Candidate Joe Biden campaigned as the centrist exemplar of a return …
Discussion: NBC News, Vox and Washington Examiner
Naomi Lim / Washington Examiner:
Biden strikes optimistic tone with joint address to Congress ahead of his 100th day in office  —  President Joe Biden struck an optimistic tone pitching his pricey legislative agenda to lawmakers and the public as he starts to look beyond his first 100 days in office and as the country edges toward normality …
New York Times:
Republican Rebuttal to Biden's Speech: Tim Scott's Full Transcript
CNN:
Read Republican Sen. Tim Scott's response to Biden's address to Congress
Benjamin Din / Politico:
‘America is not a racist country’: Sen. Tim Scott delivers GOP response
David Freddoso / Washington Examiner:
Joe Biden is full of solutions looking for problems
Michelle Stoddart / ABC News:
Biden's speech to joint session of Congress: Live updates
New York Times:
Biden's Speech to Congress: Full Transcript
CNN:
Read President Joe Biden's first address to Congress
Discussion: NBC News and Los Angeles Times
New York Times:
Federal Investigators Execute Search Warrant at Rudy Giuliani's Apartment  —  Prosecutors obtained the warrant as part of an investigation into whether Mr. Giuliani broke lobbying laws as President Trump's personal lawyer.  —  Federal investigators in Manhattan executed a search warrant …
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Shayna Jacobs / Washington Post:
Trump supporter found guilty of threatening to kill members of Congress after Jan. 6 insurrection  —  NEW YORK — Brendan Hunt, an enthusiastic Trump supporter who called for killing members of Congress days after the Jan. 6 insurrection, was found guilty Wednesday of making a death threat against elected officials.
CNN:
US investigating possible mysterious directed energy attack near White House  —  Washington (CNN)Federal agencies are investigating at least two possible incidents on US soil, including one near the White House in November of last year, that appear similar to mysterious …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Karen Langley / Wall Street Journal:
Stocks Are Off to Best Start to a Presidential Term Since Great Depression  —  S&P 500 has risen 10% since Mr. Biden's Jan. 20 inauguration  —  The stock market is set to close out President Biden's first 100 days in office on Thursday with its best start to a presidential term since the days of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Ted Cruz / Wall Street Journal:
Your Woke Money Is No Good Here  —  Corporations have taken advantage of Republicans for too long.  I won't take their PAC dollars anymore.  —  Georgia's new election law runs 98 generously spaced pages.  A fast reader can get through it in one sitting.  If you're the CEO of a major corporation …
Mike Allen / Axios:
Exclusive data: Biden staffing makes history  —  President Biden put his Cabinet in place faster than any other administration since President Reagan, the White House Office of Presidential Personnel says in a report provided first to Axios.  —  By the numbers: Biden has announced his intent …
Josh Mitchell / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Economy Grew Robustly in First Quarter  —  GDP grew 6.4% in the first quarter as the government distributed Covid-19 stimulus checks and consumers stepped up spending  —  U.S. gross domestic product rose at a 6.4% annual rate in the first quarter, expanding a consumer-led rebound from the pandemic.
Michael Kruse / Politico:
Trump's Battle to Win the First 100 Days  —  There's not just one 100-day clock that's reached its peak this week—there are two.  —  First, of course, is Joe Biden's—the collective assessment of what he's said and done since his inauguration as the 46th president on January 20.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal, USA Today and NPR
Orion Rummler / Axios:
De Blasio says New York City plans to “fully reopen” on July 1  —  Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on MSNBC Thursday that New York City plans to “fully reopen” on July 1, with no restrictions on restaurants, retail, or any other business.  —  Why it matters: It will be a major milestone …
Discussion: The Hill, Joe.My.God. and The Week
Andy Mannix / Star Tribune:
Feds plan to indict Chauvin, other three ex-officers on civil rights charges  —  Ex-cop would face federal charges in two cases; three others just in Floyd case.  —  TEXT SIZE  —  MORE  —  Leading up to Derek Chauvin's murder trial, Justice Department officials had spent months gathering evidence …
Katie Pavlich / The Hill:
Vaccine rollout indicts Canada's government health care system  —  Share to Facebook Share to Twitter  —  For years the left has told Americans their health care system is too expensive, inefficient and will better serve everyone so long as it is fully run and controlled by the federal government.
New York Times:
Cuomo Aides Spent Months Hiding Nursing Home Death Toll  —  Aides to the New York governor, Andrew M. Cuomo, repeatedly prevented state health officials from releasing the number of nursing home deaths in the pandemic.  —  The effort by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's office to obscure the pandemic death toll …
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Senate Democrats resist Biden's $1.8 trillion pay-for plan  —  President Biden will ask Congress to pay for the entirety of his $1.8 trillion American Families Plan, yet some Democratic senators want him to finance it with deficit spending, lawmakers and their aides tell Axios.
Ed Lavandera / CNN:
GOP precinct chair in Texas arrested in US Capitol riot  —  Dallas (CNN)A Texas man arrested for storming the US Capitol and assaulting police officers on January 6 also serves as a Republican Party precinct chair and has been an election poll worker in north Texas.
Discussion: Raw Story
FiveThirtyEight:
Advantage, GOP  —  Why Democrats have to win large majorities in order to govern while Republicans don't need majorities at all  —  In tennis, the two players switch sides of the court after every odd game — to even out any advantages that one player might have due to the sun.
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Senate panel advances Biden's Postal Service nominees  —  Share to Facebook Share to Twitter  —  A Senate committee on Wednesday advanced President Biden's nominees for the U.S. Postal Service, setting up a final confirmation vote in the full chamber.  —  Members of the Homeland Security …
Kevin Drum:
After the J&J Vaccine Pause, Daily Vaccination Rates Plummeted  —  A couple of weeks ago we were arguing about the public effect of the CDC's pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.  Would it make people more confident in vaccines because it shows that the CDC is really on the job?
Sam Brasch / Colorado Public Radio:
Polis Threatens To Veto Climate Action Bill … Gov. Jared Polis has threatened to veto a climate action bill from state lawmakers in his own party, escalating a battle among Colorado Democrats over how to reduce the state's contribution to global warming.  —  In a conversation …
Discussion: The Colorado Sun
Sen. Kelly Statement / Senator Mark Kelly:
Sen. Kelly Statement on President Biden's Address to Congress  —  Today, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly issued this statement following President Biden's first address to a joint session of Congress:  —  “When I talk with Arizonans across the state, they tell me they want Washington working together …
 
 
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The Daily Beast:
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Arundhati Roy / The Guardian:
‘We are witnessing a crime against humanity’: Arundhati Roy on India's Covid catastrophe
Andrew Duehren / Wall Street Journal:
Some Democrats Not Sold on Biden's Proposed Capital-Gains Tax Boost
Mihir Zaveri / New York Times:
N.Y.P.D. Will Stop Using Robot Dog After Backlash
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Greg Suskin / WSOC-TV:
‘I did a stupid thing’: Volunteer fire chief apologizes for racially charged social media post
Discussion: The Root and Raw Story
Jonah Goldberg / The Dispatch:
Outrage Overload  —  You will be assimilated into the rage machine.  —  1 hr ago
Jerry Iannelli / The Appeal:
Lori Lightfoot's Record Shows the Limits of ‘Police Reform’
Mead Gruver / Associated Press:
Cheney: ‘Wishful thinking’ by Trump she won't seek 4th term
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Examiner
Alex Bollinger / LGBTQ Nation:
Concerned father arrested while peacefully testifying against Arkansas trans health care ban
Caleb Howe / Mediaite:
Roll The Tape: CNN's New Day Claims to be Straight News, But Adopts Dunks-and-Owns Format
Spencer Buell / Boston Magazine:
They Wanted to Call Roller World. Instead They've Been Calling the New York Times
U.S. Department of Justice:
Three Georgia Men Charged with Federal Hate Crimes and Attempted Kidnapping in Connection with the Death of Ahmaud Arbery
 

 
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