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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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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 …
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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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Michelle Stoddart / ABC News:
Biden's speech to joint session of Congress: Live updates — The president is set to lay out his policy agenda in his prime-time address. — LIVE NOW — ABC News Live — ABCNL Prime with Linsey Davis — President Joe Biden is set to lay out his policy agenda and provide an update …
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David Freddoso / Washington Examiner:
Joe Biden is full of solutions looking for problems
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Politico:
Biden embraces his inner Robin Hood
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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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Andrea Mitchell / MSNBC:
Pelosi on Biden address: ‘We are so pleased with what has happened so far in the first 100 days’
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
In his first speech to Congress, Biden rejects autocracy — including from Trump
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Aris Folley / The Hill:
Harris and Pelosi make history at Biden's first address to Congress
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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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Meredith Newman / delawareonline:
Delaware man to deliver first joint address to Congress Wednesday night
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Washington 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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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
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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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Giuliani's long quest to put himself in legal jeopardy appears to have paid off
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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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Benjamin Din / Politico:
‘America is not a racist country’: Sen. Tim Scott delivers GOP response — Sen. Tim Scott on Wednesday accused Democrats of using race as a political weapon in order to pass their agenda. — “Race is not a political weapon to settle every issue the way one side wants,” he said. “It's far too important.”
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CNN:
Read Republican Sen. Tim Scott's response to Biden's address to Congress
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CNN:
Read President Joe Biden's first address 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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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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Mediaite
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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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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Raw Story
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.
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.
U.S. Department of Justice:
Three Georgia Men Charged with Federal Hate Crimes and Attempted Kidnapping in Connection with the Death of Ahmaud Arbery — Three Georgia men were indicted today by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Georgia and charged with hate crimes and the attempted kidnapping of Ahmaud Arbery.
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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.
Greg Suskin / WSOC-TV:
‘I did a stupid thing’: Volunteer fire chief apologizes for racially charged social media post — LANCASTER COUNTY, S.C. — A volunteer fire chief in Lancaster County is receiving criticism for an offensive, racially charged post he made on Facebook. — The Facebook post from Butch Ghent read:
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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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 …
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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?
Mead Gruver / Associated Press:
Cheney: ‘Wishful thinking’ by Trump she won't seek 4th term — CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Speculation by former President Donald Trump that she won't seek re-election next year is “wishful thinking,” Liz Cheney said Wednesday. — Trump suggested Tuesday that Wyoming's congresswoman would become a lobbyist or …
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Washington Examiner
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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