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11:40 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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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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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.
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: Raw Story, NPR and Washington Examiner
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 …
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 …
Patrick Svitek / Washington Post:
The biggest moments from Biden's 2024 State of the Union address
Erin Doherty / Axios:
“Outrageous”: Biden makes repeated jabs at Trump during State of the Union
Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Breaks House Rules to Wear MAGA Hat at State of the Union
Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
Dr. John Gartner: The world is watching “a fundamental breakdown in Trump's ability to use language”
Zach Everson / Forbes:
Why Trump Will Need A Lot More Than $540 Million  —  Even if the ex-president figures out how to pay his mounting legal fees, he's still going to be scrambling for cash for years to come.  —  The $540 million-and counting-that Donald Trump owes as a result of recent lawsuits in New York …
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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Trump posts $91M bond as he appeals E. Jean Carroll defamation verdict
CNBC:
Trump loses bid to delay $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation judgment
Brian Melley / ABC News:
Trump is ordered to pay legal fees after failed lawsuit over the Steele dossier
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Trump's Money Problems Are Very Real and Very Bad
Discussion: Raw Story
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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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
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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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.
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.
Discussion: Task & Purpose
 
 
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Discussion: emptywheel
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