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12:35 PM ET, March 8, 2024

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Newsweek:
Republican Katie Britt Ruthlessly Mocked for SOTU Response  —  Alabama Senator Katie Britt on Thursday faced widespread backlash after delivering the Republican Party's response to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address.  —  Many users on X, formerly Twitter …
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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 …
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 …
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Democrat demands apology from Van Orden after SOTU outburst  —  Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) is demanding an apology from his fellow Wisconsin Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R) following Van Orden's outburst at Thursday's State of the Union address.  —  The outburst came as Biden spoke critically …
Rolling Stone:
‘What the Hell Am I Watching’: Republicans Torch Their Own SOTU Rebuttal  —  Alabama Sen. Katie Britt was panned after delivering the most bizarre State of the Union rebuttal in recent memory  —  THE RITUAL SURROUNDING the annual State of the Union is never complete until the president's opposition …
Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
The Smart Political Strategy Behind Biden's Big Speech  —  Last night was a very good night for Joe Biden.  The President delivered a vigorous, pugilistic speech with the highest possible stakes for his presidency.  He was strong and in command.  Most importantly, he made his best case yet for reelection.
Washington Post:
As House Republicans heckle, Biden serves it back  —  The president's State of the Union address was interrupted several times, but the night lacked some of the major disturbances of past years  —  While Thursday's State of the Union contained some contentious moments …
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Media Falls In Love All Over Again With ‘Feisty,’ ‘Fiery’ Biden  —  In today's Amiable Skeptics episode, which will go up early this afternoon but was taped later in the day yesterday, Adam Baldwin and I briefly discussed the upcoming State of the Union speech.
Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
Biden electrifies Democrats, spars with Republicans in fiery State of the Union address  — President Joe Biden delivered a fiery, partisan State of the Union address fit for an election year.  — When Republicans booed a bipartisan immigration security bill, “Oh, you don't think so?
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.
Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
Forget Biden's SOTU Performance, and Focus on Tiny, Weak Mike Johnson  —  Joe Biden more than made it through Thursday night's State of the Union address.  That moment that his supporters always fear—the major brain fart, the confusing of Nikki Haley with Nancy Pelosi (oh wait, that was someone else)—never came.
Adela Suliman / Washington Post:
Biden chatted for so long after State of the Union, the lights went down
Discussion: Raw Story, NPR and Washington Examiner
Daniel Greenfield / Frontpage Mag:
Biden Uses State of the Union to Threaten Civil War
Discussion: DNyuz and The Wrap
Patrick Svitek / Washington Post:
The biggest moments from Biden's 2024 State of the Union address
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
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Trump posts $91M bond as he appeals E. Jean Carroll defamation verdict  —  Former President Trump posted a roughly $91 million bond on Friday as he appeals the verdict in advice columnist E. Jean Carroll's defamation lawsuit.  —  Trump had aimed to delay posting the bond or reduce the amount …
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Brandi Buchman / Law & Crime:
‘A likelihood of bribery, jury tampering, or of physical injury or harassment’: At first criminal trial of a former president, judge keeps juror names protected — and warns Trump about gag order  —  An extensive history of public and repeated attacks on trial jurors and grand jurors …
Zach Everson / Forbes:   Why Trump Will Need A Lot More Than $540 Million
CNBC:
Trump loses bid to delay $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation judgment
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Judge Rules Trump Has to Come Up With $91 Million for E. Jean Carroll Appeal
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:   Trump's Money Problems Are Very Real and Very Bad
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Hot streak for American jobs continues in early months of 2024  —  The unemployment rate has now been below 4% for 25 consecutive months — a streak unseen in the United States since the 1960s.  —  Expectations heading into this morning showed projections of about 198,000 new jobs having been added in the United States in February.
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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.
Guy Faulconbridge / Reuters:
US embassy warns of imminent attack in Moscow by ‘extremists’  —  The U.S. embassy in Russia warned that “extremists” had imminent plans for an attack in Moscow, hours after Russian security services said they had foiled a planned shooting at a synagogue by a cell from the Afghan arm of Islamic State.
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Azi Paybarah / Washington Post:
Expelled congressman George Santos plans another House bid  —  Santos looks to unseat one of the Republicans who led a bipartisan effort to oust him in December  —  Expelled New York Republican congressman George Santos said he will again run for office, this time against one of the Republicans …
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Indicted Serial Liar George Santos Announces New Run for Congress During State of the Union
Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
Pentagon Review Finds No Evidence of Alien Cover-Up  —  But the new report suggests that the public's belief that the government is hiding what it knows will probably continue.  —  In the 1960s, secret test flights of advanced government spy planes generated U.F.O. sightings.
 
 
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