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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.
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Biden.  Can.  Win.  —  Believe.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Before we get started: Sarah and I taped a banger of a Secret Podcast this morning and I pushed it out early.  You can catch it here.  Trigger warning: Johnny from Jersey is insufferable.  —  Join  —  1. Brandon  —  Were you surprised?
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
What Biden's SOTU ad-libs say about his politics — and his preparedness  —  President Biden came into Thursday night's State of the Union address amid remarkably low expectations about his performance.  The right-wing media universe has been focused for months on his age …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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.
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 …
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Father of Marine Killed in Afghanistan Is Arrested During Biden's Address
James Bickerton / Newsweek:
Republicans Complain Joe Biden Had Too Much Energy at SOTU
William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Disaster for Trump as Truth Social Crashes at Critical SOTU Moment
Peter Baker / New York Times:
In-Your-Face Biden Takes on Trump and His Own Doubters
Rebecca Downs / Townhall:
Biden Had Even More Terrible Things to Say on Immigration After He Sort of Said Laken Riley's Name
Adela Suliman / Washington Post:
Biden chatted for so long after State of the Union, the lights went down
Discussion: The Hill, The Atlantic, Raw Story and NPR
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 …
Discussion: al.com, The Wrap, The Hill, Raw Story and Axios
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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 …
Brian Tyler Cohen / MSNBC:
Republicans underestimated Joe Biden  —  Biden gave conservatives an opportunity to literally stand up for a procedure that helps protect life, leading to one of the most striking visuals of this year's State of the Union.  —  President Joe Biden's State of the Union address this year boomed from beginning to end.
New York Times:
Katie Britt, With a Smile and a Fierce Glare, Delivers G.O.P. Response to Biden  —  The Alabama senator, 42, who has been floated as a possible running mate for Donald Trump, gave a tonally jarring speech that toggled between strained cheerfulness and ominous warnings.
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 …
Monica Hesse / Washington Post:
A lot of moms can't see themselves in Katie Britt's kitchen
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Dem Rep Sorry for Posting ‘Inappropriate’ Meme of Biden Ogling Sydney Sweeney's Cleavage
Discussion: The Hill and Mediaite
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
Don't go in the kitchen. I'm delivering a State of the Union response.
Discussion: Raw Story and PBS NewsHour
Jonathan Swan / New York Times:
America's Reaganesque Mom: How to Praise Katie Britt, Even Before She Spoke
Discussion: al.com and Raw Story
New York Times:
Trump Posts $91.6 Million Bond for Defamation Judgment in Carroll Case  —  Donald J. Trump is contending with civil penalties that are together worth more than half a billion dollars.  —  Donald J. Trump on Friday posted a $91.6 million bond in a defamation case he recently lost …
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Shayna Jacobs / Washington Post:
Trump posts $91M bond while appealing E. Jean Carroll defamation judgment  —  NEW YORK — Donald Trump on Friday secured a bond for more than $91 million to cover the judgment in writer E. Jean Carroll's defamation case while he appeals.  —  A document was posted in federal court memorializing …
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Yet another Republican senator says he won't endorse Trump in 2024  —  There are now three sitting Republican U.S. senators — and counting — who are not publicly backing Donald Trump's 2024 candidacy.  The list might yet grow.  —  During the Republican Party's presidential nominating process …
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Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
RNC installs Trump's chosen leaders in merger with his campaign
Zach Everson / Forbes:   Why Trump Will Need A Lot More Than $540 Million
Kelsey Walsh / ABC News:
No Labels votes to move forward with bipartisan presidential ticket  —  No Labels' Nancy Jacobson said finding the right candidate is the last piece.  —  Sen. Joe Manchin (L), Nancy Jacobson, co-founder of No Labels (M), and Governor Jon Huntsman (R), pose for a photo following SiriusXM's …
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Thomas Beaumont / Associated Press:
Third-party movement No Labels says it will field a 2024 presidential ticket
Luis Martinez / ABC News:
UFOs in storage?  Findings about alien technology from exhaustive Pentagon review  —  The review looked at UFO sightings and reports dating back decades.  —  This video grab image obtained April 28, 2020, courtesy of the U.S. Department of Defense shows part of an unclassified video taken …
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Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
Pentagon Review Finds No Evidence of Alien Cover-Up
A. Brad Schwartz / New Republic:
Why We Never Got a “Murrow Moment” With Trump … Back in 2016, as journalists grappled with the challenge of covering Donald Trump's campaign, some turned for inspiration to legendary journalist Edward R. Murrow, whose televised report about Joseph McCarthy—broadcast 70 years ago this Saturday …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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