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8:35 AM ET, April 29, 2021

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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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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.

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Politico:
Biden embraces his inner Robin Hood

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Naomi Lim / Washington Examiner:
Biden strikes optimistic tone with joint address to Congress ahead of his 100th day in office

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David Freddoso / Washington Examiner:
Joe Biden is full of solutions looking for problems

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Michelle Stoddart / ABC News:
Biden's speech to joint session of Congress: Live updates

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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
In his first speech to Congress, Biden rejects autocracy — including from Trump

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John F. Harris / Politico:
Biden Just Gave the Most Ideologically Ambitious Speech of Any Democratic President in Generations

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Ben Leonard / Politico:
What Jill Biden's guest list tells us about the president's speech tonight

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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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Rudy Giuliani's home, office searched by federal agents as part of lobbying probe, sources tell ABC News — Sources say Giuliani's electronic devices were confiscated by authorities. — Feds consider Rudy Giuliani email probe … Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE

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Benjamin Hart / New York Magazine:

Preet Bharara Thinks Rudy Giuliani Is in ‘Deep Trouble’ — On Wednesday, federal agents raided Rudy Giuliani's apartment as part of an investigation into his dealings in Ukraine, which included digging up dirt on Joe Biden in that country. The investigation is being led by prosecutors in the Southern District of New York.

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Politico:
Rudy under fire: Former mayor's New York home and office raided by the Feds

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CNN:

Read Republican Sen. Tim Scott's response to Biden's address to Congress — (CNN)South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott delivered the Republican response to President Joe Biden's address to Congress Wednesday night. Read his remarks as prepared for delivery: — “Good evening.

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CNN:
CNN Poll: 7 in 10 who watched say Biden's speech left them feeling optimistic

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Benjamin Din / Politico:
‘America is not a racist country’: Sen. Tim Scott delivers GOP response

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New York Times:
Republican Rebuttal to Biden's Speech: Tim Scott's Full Transcript

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CNN:
Read President Joe Biden's first address to Congress

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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.

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Andrea Mitchell / MSNBC:

Pelosi on Biden address: ‘We are so pleased with what has happened so far in the first 100 days’ — Ahead of President Joe Biden's first address to Congress, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she was excited to “make history” sitting next to the Vice President Kamala Harris during the speech …

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USA Today:
Read the full transcript from President Joe Biden's address to a joint session of Congress

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Aris Folley / The Hill:
Harris and Pelosi make history at Biden's first address to Congress

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ABC News:
In 1st, two women will sit behind a president for a speech to Congress

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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 …

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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 …

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 …

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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.

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.

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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 …

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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.

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Michael Kruse / Politico:

Trump's Battle to Win the First 100 Days — The former president has been on an increasingly manic crusade to knock his successor and buff his own battered legacy. — Illustrations by Barry Blitt — There's not just one 100-day clock that's reached its peak this week—there are two.

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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.

Caleb Howe / Mediaite:

Roll The Tape: CNN's New Day Claims to be Straight News, But Adopts Dunks-and-Owns Format — The new New Day debuted last week on CNN. Brianna Keilar is now the co-host alongside John Berman. The show's reboot comes with a new attitude as they chase audience share.

Spencer Buell / Boston Magazine:

They Wanted to Call Roller World. Instead They've Been Calling the New York Times — The calls come out of the blue. He'll be relaxing on a weekend afternoon, wrapping up work on deadline, or chatting with friends on a Zoom call. And then all of a sudden, his phone will buzz …

Andrea Salcedo / Washington Post:

A lawmaker wanted to ban ‘divisive’ teaching on race. Then he mentioned ‘the good’ of slavery. — When a Louisiana lawmaker questioned state Rep. Ray Garofalo Jr. (R) during a House committee meeting on Tuesday over his bill that would ban schools and colleges from teaching “divisive concepts” …

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Alex Bollinger / LGBTQ Nation:

Concerned father arrested while peacefully testifying against Arkansas trans health care ban — He was arrested for going 30 seconds over his allotted two minutes to speak. The anti-LGBTQ hate group representative who spoke before him talked for 40 minutes.

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 …

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Jonah Goldberg / The Dispatch:

Outrage Overload — You will be assimilated into the rage machine. — 1 hr ago — The York Minster Police are a small but proud lot. There are only eight of them (the North Yorkshire Police are the major crime fighting force in the area), but they do important work.