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Eric Lutz / Vanity Fair:
Sarah Huckabee Sanders's State of the Union Response Proves the GOP Has Nothing New to Offer — From raging against the “woke mob” to belly-aching about left-wing “indoctrination,” the Arkansas governor revealed that the party is still hanging its hat on the culture war.
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The Hill:
GOP divided over whether heckling Biden hurts them — House Republicans are divided on whether the raucous heckling of President Biden during his State of the Union address on Tuesday night was inappropriate — or whether it helped them effectively communicate their position to the American public.
PBS NewsHour:
Biden talks economy, China, political division in exclusive interview with Judy Woodruff — Fresh off his State of the Union address, President Biden sat down with Judy Woodruff for an interview that touched on the economy, relations with China, the coming political season and her new project …
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Biden Heads to Florida With a Fresh Political Foil in House Republicans
Biden Heads to Florida With a Fresh Political Foil in House Republicans
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
The Best Part Of Joe Biden's SOTU Address Happened After It Was Over
The Best Part Of Joe Biden's SOTU Address Happened After It Was Over
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
Biden's State of the Union draws audience of 27.3 million
Biden's State of the Union draws audience of 27.3 million
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Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Biden-GOP exchanges at State of the Union forecast 2024 battle
Biden-GOP exchanges at State of the Union forecast 2024 battle
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Libby Cathey / ABC News:
GOP leaders defend members calling Biden a ‘liar’ during State of the Union
GOP leaders defend members calling Biden a ‘liar’ during State of the Union
Josh Barro / Very Serious:
Biden's State of the Union Was a Feisty Return to '90s Politics. Republicans Should Be Afraid.
Biden's State of the Union Was a Feisty Return to '90s Politics. Republicans Should Be Afraid.
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Hannah Grabenstein / PBS NewsHour:
Takeaways from President Biden's interview with Judy Woodruff
Takeaways from President Biden's interview with Judy Woodruff
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David Freedlander / Politico:
The GOP Is Starting to Plot Against Donald Trump — “It is,” he said, “A five-alarm fire. And there is nobody coming to put it out.” — “It,” in this case, is the possibility that once again Donald Trump will prevail over a splintered Republican field, getting the same 30-40 percent …
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Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
GOP hopefuls' past positions on Social Security loom over 2024 primary — Donald Trump is going after Ron DeSantis and other potential GOP rivals, seizing on the same divisions over federal spending President Biden is seeking to exploit — Donald Trump is going on the attack …
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The Hill:
DeSantis edges closer to 2024 decision — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is on the cusp of making a final decision on a 2024 presidential run. — Several Republicans familiar with the deliberations say that DeSantis is almost certain to seek the GOP's presidential nomination.
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Wall Street Journal:
Chinese Balloon Carried Antennas, Other Equipment to Gather Intelligence, U.S. Says — The U.S. preparing to take action against entities tied to Chinese balloon surveillance program, official says — WASHINGTON— The Chinese balloon that crossed the U.S. was outfitted with antennas likely capable …
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CNN:
Initial classified balloon report wasn't flagged as urgent, drawing criticism — A day before the suspected Chinese spy balloon entered US airspace over Alaska, the Defense Intelligence Agency quietly sent an internal report that a foreign object was headed towards US territory …
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Washington Post:
U.S. exposes China's sprawling balloon surveillance program — The State Department on Thursday released several data points on China's high-altitude balloon surveillance program, declassifying information collected by U.S. U-2 spy planes and other sources to expose what it's calling …
Wyatte Grantham-Philips / USA Today:
19,300 dead in Turkey, Syria earthquake: Death toll among worst in recent history, surpassing 2011 Japan disaster … The powerful earthquakes that shook Turkey and Syria this week are among the most devastating and deadliest quakes in recent history. — The death toll continued to climb …
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Valerie Wirtschafter / Brookings:
Audible reckoning: How top political podcasters spread unsubstantiated and false claims — IIn February 2021, Texas Senator Ted Cruz and his co-host Michael Knowles, a Daily Wire commentator, recorded a live episode of the Verdict With Ted Cruz podcast.1 In conversation about his former …
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Bannon podcast top spreader of misinformation, researchers say
Vladimir Isachenkov / Associated Press:
Russian diplomat says ties with US in ‘unprecedented crisis’ — Russia-U.S. relations are in a state of “unprecedented crisis” without any sign of improvement, a senior Russian diplomat said Thursday. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov argued that the White House's emphasis …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Manchin ‘raising hell’ over White House handling of marquee Dem bill — President Joe Biden and Joe Manchin met at the White House about a month ago on a topic that's critically important to the West Virginia senator: implementing the sweeping tax, climate and health care law that both men shaped.
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Joey Roulette / Reuters:
SpaceX curbed Ukraine's use of Starlink internet for drones -company president — SpaceX has taken steps to prevent Ukraine's military from using the company's Starlink satellite internet service for controlling drones in the region during the country's war with Russia, SpaceX's president said Wednesday.
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Mark Satter / Roll Call:
Hawley's departure from Armed Services draws speculation — Corrected 9:08 a.m. Feb. 9 | Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley was booted from his perch on the powerful Armed Services Committee last month as retribution for delaying the confirmation of numerous Defense Department nominees last year …
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Mitt Romney reveals hundreds of emails to book author … The emails and journal pages span Romney's 2012 campaign as the Republican presidential nominee. … - The book “will also show Romney himself reckoning with what he considers his party's slide toward authoritarianism and what role …
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Rolling Stone:
Twitter Kept Entire ‘Database’ of Republican Requests to Censor Posts — Elon Musk's “Twitter Files” focus on Democrats, but former administration officials and Twitter employees say Trump's team and other Republicans routinely demanded posts be taken down — WHEN THE WHITE House called …
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Calder McHugh / Politico:
The Hunter Biden investigations, Act I
The Hunter Biden investigations, Act I
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Jamie Reed / The Free Press:
I Thought I Was Saving Trans Kids. Now I'm Blowing the Whistle. — There are more than 100 pediatric gender clinics across the U.S. I worked at one. What's happening to children is morally and medically appalling. — I am a 42-year-old St. Louis native, a queer woman, and politically to the left of Bernie Sanders.
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Lee Moran / HuffPost:
James Carville Attacks GOP, Marjorie Taylor Greene As ‘White Trash’ — The longtime Democratic operative told MSNBC's Ari Melber “the level of white trashdom in the Republican Party is staggering.” — Democratic political consultant James Carville on Wednesday described Republican lawmakers …
Kari Paul / The Guardian:
Ex-Twitter exec details ‘homophobic and antisemitic’ abuse over handling of Hunter Biden story — Yoel Roth testifies before congressional committee that Elon Musk's release of company's internal records led to harassment — A former Twitter executive testified on Wednesday that he was forced …
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CNN:
Twitter execs acknowledge mistakes with Hunter Biden laptop story but say no government involvement
Twitter execs acknowledge mistakes with Hunter Biden laptop story but say no government involvement
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NewsNation:
NewsNation reporter released from jail after arrest — EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (NewsNation) — A NewsNation reporter was released from jail late Wednesday after being arrested earlier in the day during a news conference being held by Ohio's governor about a train derailment.
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Angela Andaloro / People.com:
FOX News' Hillary Vaughn and Peter Doocy Welcome Baby Girl: 'Best Assignment I've Ever Had' — Hillary Vaughn and Peter Doocy are first-time parents after welcoming daughter Bridget, they share with PEOPLE — Hillary Vaughn and Peter Doocy are officially parents!
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Maria Abi-Habib / New York Times:
Nicaragua Frees Hundreds of Political Prisoners to the United States — The authoritarian government of Daniel Ortega handed over 222 prisoners as a way to signal a desire to restart relations with the United States, according to officials. — Nicaragua released 222 political prisoners early Thursday …
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