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Susan Glasser / New Yorker:
Biden, Back Into the Breach — A year after the January 6th insurrection at the Capitol, the President delivered the speech that he never wanted to give. — He never mentioned Donald Trump by name. He didn't have to. Joe Biden gave the speech of his Presidency on Thursday …
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Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
The Placeholder President — The most impassioned speech of Joe Biden's presidency …
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Washington Post:
Biden breaks his silence: Inside his decision to forcefully denounce Trump
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ABC News:
Biden's ‘inflection point’ in confronting Trumpism: The Note
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Joseph Klein / Front Page Magazine:
Biden's January 6 Anniversary Speech - and His Big Lies
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Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
Last Jan. 6, our institutions held — except the media
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Washington Post:
Supreme Court's conservatives seem skeptical of Biden's workplace vaccination rules — Conservative Supreme Court justices on Friday appeared skeptical that the Biden administration has legal authority to impose a broad vaccination-or-testing requirement on large employers.
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Tom Hals / Reuters:
State lawyers arguing against Biden vaccine mandates test positive for COVID-19 — Two officials presenting arguments on Friday to the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to block vaccine mandates ordered by President Joe Biden's administration have tested positive for COVID-19 and will make their cases remotely, their offices said.
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Today's deep question: Will Twitter suspend Sotomayor for COVID misinformation? — A wise axiom warns us not to deduce Supreme Court decisions based on the questions asked by its justices during oral arguments. Perhaps, however, we can deduce their relative wisdom and grasp of reality from the questions they pose.
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Hiring falters in December as payrolls rise only 199,000, though the unemployment fell to 3.9% — Nonfarm payrolls rose by 199,000 in December, far fewer than the 422,000 estimate. — The unemployment rate dropped to 3.9%, better than the 4.1% estimate. — Wages increased more than expected, rising 4.7% year over year.
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Noah Smith / Noahpinion:
The Biden Boom — We kept ourselves out of debt, so now we're enjoying a speedy recovery. — The official numbers aren't in yet, but In the 4th quarter of 2021, the United States economy is believed to have grown by about 5.5% or 6%. That's a pretty incredible number …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Bill Clinton, Oprah and his fellow centrists: Dems go all-out to sway Manchin — The strongest voices lobbying Joe Manchin to change Senate rules and advance elections reform aren't liberal activists or die-hard filibuster opponents. Instead, they're a small group of his friends who once shared his reluctance.
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Politico: Dems call in Epstein frequent flier to convince Manchin to kill the filibuster
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William Grimes / New York Times:
Sidney Poitier, Who Paved the Way for Black Actors in Film, Dies at 94 — The first Black performer to win the Academy Award for best actor, for “Lilies of the Field,” he once said he felt “as if I were representing 15, 18 million people with every move I made.”
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Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Sidney Poitier, trailblazing Hollywood icon who broke barriers for Black actors, dies at 94 — Remembering Oscar-winning actor Sidney Poitier, dead at 94 — Sidney Poitier, the renowned Hollywood actor, director and activist who commanded the screen, reshaped the culture and paved …
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Richard L. Hasen / New York Times:
No One Is Coming to Save Us From the ‘Dagger at the Throat of America’ — Mr. Hasen is the author of several books about elections and democracy. In 2020, he proposed a 28th Amendment to the Constitution to defend and expand voting rights. … The saturation coverage of the anniversary …
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Democrats Are Failing to Defend Democracy
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Democrats Will Have to Do More to Save Democracy From Trump
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Donald J. Trump:
Statement by Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America — To watch Biden speaking is very hurtful to many people. They're the ones who tried to stop the peaceful transfer with a rigged election. Just look at the numbers. Does anybody really think that Biden beat Obama …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Ted Cruz Begs Tucker Carlson's Forgiveness for Being Mean to Violent Insurrectionists
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Washington Post:
Dick Cheney returns to the House and receives a warm welcome . . . from Democrats
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Kylee Zempel / The Federalist:
8 Times Left-Wing Protesters Broke Into Government Buildings And Assaulted Democracy — Left-wing demonstrators have long made a habit of attacking, infiltrating, and occupying government buildings. — Self-absorbed congressional Democrats held a group therapy session on Capitol Hill …
Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
White House, USPS finalizing plans to begin shipping coronavirus test kits to U.S. households — The White House is finalizing details with the U.S. Postal Service to deliver 500 million coronavirus test kits to households across the country, according to four people familiar with the plans …
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CNN:
After a series of messaging missteps, CDC's Walensky seeks out media training — (CNN)Dr. Rochelle Walensky assumed her new role as the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last January with a vow to restore trust in the agency. But last fall, several months …
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Amy Walter / Cook Political Report:
What Role Will January 6 Play in The 2022 Midterms? — The following things can be true at the same time. First, the attack on the Capitol on January 6 was a dark moment in American history and one in which the former president bears responsibility. Second, the attack on the Capitol …
Ed Yong / The Atlantic:
Omicron Isn't Mild for the Health-Care System — When a health-care system crumbles, this is what it looks like. Much of what's wrong happens invisibly. At first, there's just a lot of waiting. Emergency rooms get so full that “you'll wait hours and hours, and you may not be able …
Washington Post:
Thompson says some of the Jan. 6 protesters met with members of Congress — The Chair of the House committee investigating the Jan 6. attack on the Capitol said Thursday that the committee has received information showing that members of Congress met with people who came to Washington …
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Jonathan J. Cooper / Associated Press:
Cyber Ninjas faces fine over Arizona election review records — PHOENIX (AP) — A judge said Thursday he will fine Cyber Ninjas, the contractor that led Arizona Republicans' 2020 election review, $50,000 a day if the firm doesn't immediately turn over public records related to the unprecedented inquiry.
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Washington Post:
Kazakhstan president gives shoot-to-kill order against protesters, dismissing calls for negotiations — MOSCOW — Kazakhstan's president said Friday he had ordered his troops to “shoot to kill without warning” in an effort to quash anti-government protests that have been raging since the weekend.
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Washington Post:
Do Republicans really believe Trump won the 2020 election? Our research suggests that they do. — All credible evidence tells us that the 2020 election was very secure. Experts on both sides of the political aisle, and even President Donald Trump's own Justice Department, have confirmed that 2020 was a free and fair election.
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Laura Cassels / Florida Phoenix:
DeSantis admits, up to 1 million COVID test kits DID expire in FL — Quality Journalism for Critical Times — Gov. Ron DeSantis and Kevin Guthrie, director of Florida's Division of Emergency Management, acknowledged Thursday that 800,000 to a million COVID tests had expired in a state stockpile …
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