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9:05 AM ET, March 8, 2024

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William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Disaster for Trump as Truth Social Crashes at Critical SOTU Moment  —  The former president heavily promoted his live reactions prior to President Joe Biden's SOTU speech.  But when it came time, Trump's promises crashed and burned.  —  Donald Trump may have rage-posted …
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Adela Suliman / Washington Post:
Biden chatted for so long after State of the Union, the lights went down  —  President Biden didn't seem to want State of the Union night to end.  —  Biden took about 35 minutes between finishing his speech and exiting the House chamber — shaking hands, chatting with members of Congress …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and CBS News
Matt Novak / Gizmodo:
Truth Social Suffers Outage in Middle of Trump's Furious Live-Tweeting About Biden Speech  —  “THE DRUGS ARE WEARING OFF!”  Trump wrote without any further context, making it's unclear if he was talking about Biden or himself.  —  Truth Social, the social media platform launched by Donald Trump in 2022 …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
Biden electrifies Democrats, spars with Republicans in fiery State of the Union address
Patrick Svitek / Washington Post:
The biggest moments from Biden's 2024 State of the Union address
Washington Post:
Biden hits the campaign trail after State of the Union address
Discussion: The Hill
Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Breaks House Rules to Wear MAGA Hat at State of the Union
Erin Doherty / Axios:
“Outrageous”: Biden makes repeated jabs at Trump during State of the Union
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
An unusual collision: The general election season began before the State of the Union.
Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
Dr. John Gartner: The world is watching “a fundamental breakdown in Trump's ability to use language”
HotAir:
These New Ads Targeting Biden Are Absolutely Brutal
Discussion: RedState
CNBC:
Trump loses bid to delay $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation judgment  — Donald Trump lost a bid to delay paying an $83.3 million civil defamation judgment to writer E. Jean Carroll.  — Trump had asked Manhattan federal Judge Lewis Kaplan to delay the judgment from taking effect until …
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Brian Melley / ABC News:
Trump is ordered to pay legal fees after failed lawsuit over the Steele dossier  —  Former U.S. President Donald Trump has been ordered to pay legal fees to a company founded by a former British spy that he sued for making what he claimed were false claims that harmed his reputation
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Trump's Money Problems Are Very Real and Very Bad  —  His political fortunes may be looking up, but his business problems are dire.  —  The danger posed to Donald Trump's finances by two recent judgments against him has been, if anything, underappreciated.
Discussion: Forbes and Raw Story
New York Times:
The Case Trump Really Hates  —  Prosecutors want to present steamy details at the hush money trial.  —  For the past couple of weeks, the spotlight has been focused on the timing of Donald Trump's four criminal trials and the prospect that at least two of them might not go to a jury before this fall's election.
Discussion: Raw Story, Fox News, DNyuz and Bloomberg
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump ordered to pay $382,000 in legal fees for failed ‘Steele Dossier’ lawsuit
Discussion: Forbes
The White House:
Remarks of President Joe Biden — State of the Union Address As Prepared for Delivery  —  Good evening.  —  Mr. Speaker.  Madam Vice President.  Members of Congress.  My Fellow Americans.  —  In January 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt came to this chamber to speak to the nation.
Jake Lahut / The Daily Beast:
Official GOP Response to SOTU Has Republicans ‘Losing It’  —  Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama gave the GOP response to President Biden's annual address—which got panned by some in her own party.  —  As President Joe Biden mingled on the House floor following his State of the Union address Thursday night …
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Riley Beggin / USA Today:
Who is Katie Britt? What to know about the GOP senator delivering the State of the Union rebuttal
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Oren Liebermann / CNN:
Navy demoted Ronny Jackson in 2022 after scathing watchdog report
Discussion: DefenseScoop
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Father of Marine Killed in Afghanistan Is Arrested During Biden's Address  —  Steve Nikoui yelled “Abbey Gate, Abbey Gate” during the speech, a reference to where his son, Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui, and 12 other troops were killed during the chaotic final days of the U.S. presence in Kabul.
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Indicted Serial Liar George Santos Announces New Run for Congress During State of the Union  —  In typically dramatic fashion, Santos announced his run while President Joe Biden delivered his State of the Union speech.  —  Three months after former Rep. George Santos' colleagues expelled …
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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Santos to make surprise appearance at Capitol for State of the Union
Associated Press:
It's not just Israeli bombs that have killed children in Gaza.  Now some are dying of hunger too  —  It's not just Israeli bombs that have killed children in war-ravaged Gaza — now some are dying of hunger too.  Officials have long warned over the risk of famine in the Palestinian territory that's …
Discussion: Associated Press
Sylvan Lane / The Hill:
US gained 275k jobs in February, beating expectations  —  The U.S. added 275,000 jobs in February as the unemployment rate rose to 3.9 percent, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department.  —  The February jobs report defied the expectations of economists …
Brian Frosh / The Hill:
Big oil's big deception: That plastics are recyclable  —  Plastic pollution is everywhere.  We eat it.  We drink it.  We breathe it.  It is on the summit of Mount Everest and at the bottom of the oceans.  Not only is it in human breast milk, but, according to one study …
David Uberti / Wall Street Journal:
Hiring Boom Continues With 275,000 Jobs Added  —  Unemployment ticked higher to 3.9%  —  Hiring kept booming in February, extending a red-hot start to the year that has renewed fears that inflation could remain stubbornly high.  —  Employers added a seasonally adjusted 275,000 jobs last month …
Tara Palmeri / Puck:
Mar-a-Lago V.P. Soul-Searching  —  While many think Trump will select his vice president based on their appeal to voters, the emerging consensus among campaign insiders is that his choice will come down to who can perform best with wealthy donors—his greatest vulnerability.
Discussion: Raw Story and IJR
NBC News:
GOP Rep. Michelle Steel rescinds her co-sponsorship of the Life at Conception Act after winning her primary  —  Steel says she supports IVF, which the bill could threaten.  She has put forward a nonbinding resolution backing IVF but has not signed on to a bill offering legal protection for it.
Discussion: Mercury News
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Michelle Steel / Orange County Register:
Setting the record straight on what I think about IVF
Discussion: New Republic
 
 
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Bloomberg:
Stop Murders, Fight Drugs, Raise Taxes: Why Ecuador Loves Daniel Noboa
Discussion: Reuters
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Thune on Ukraine: ‘America cannot retreat from the world stage’
Haley Talbot / CNN:
House passes Laken Riley Act
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Education Secretary Cardona is designated survivor for State of the Union
Fox News:
VA official who tried to ban iconic WWII kissing photo has controversial history: ‘Unequivocally offensive’
Discussion: Breitbart
Marcy Wheeler / MSNBC:
Merrick Garland isn't to blame for delays in Trump's election interference case
Discussion: emptywheel
 Earlier Items: 
NBC News:
‘Done deal’: Allies say Trump aide Brian Jack would be favorite in Georgia congressional race
Discussion: The Hill
Brian Fung / CNN:
House panel unanimously approves bill that could ban TikTok
Maira Garcia / Los Angeles Times:
Stormy Daniels alleges in new documentary that Donald Trump cornered her the night they met
Discussion: Raw Story, UPI and Reuters
Julian Borger / The Guardian:
Biden announces US will build pier on Gaza shore for large-scale aid delivery
Jeremy Culley / BBC:
Donald Trump told to pay six-figure costs of firm he sued
Discussion: The Hill and The Guardian
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
Why is New York Times campaign coverage so bad? Because that's what the publisher wants.
 

 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Apple reports Q4 revenue from Services, which includes the App Store, Apple TV+, and Apple Music, up 12% YoY to $24.97B, a new quarterly record, but below est.

Jennifer Maas / Variety:
Amazon reports Q3 ad revenue up 19% YoY to $14.33B, vs. $14.25B est., amid its push to insert ads into Prime Video, and subscription sales up 11% YoY to $11.3B

Financial Times:
BBC World Service secures a 25% increase in its government grant for 2025/26; sources: £27M has been agreed, on top of baseline funding of £104M this year
 
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