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‘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 …
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.
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
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
Don't go in the kitchen.  I'm delivering a State of the Union response.  —  SWEETIE, please DON'T go in the KITCHEN.  I am delivering my State of the Union response!  —  Fellow MOMS, if you are like me, you lie awake at 2 a.m., wondering how you can BE in three places at once: this KITCHEN …
Discussion: The Bulwark, Raw Story and PBS NewsHour
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Biden says debating Trump ‘depends on his behavior’  —  Trump challenged Biden to a debate ‘anytime, anywhere, anyplace’  —  President Biden on Friday said his decision on whether to debate President Trump ahead of Election Day is dependent on his opponent's “behavior.”
Bloomberg:
Biden Shrugs Off ‘Illegal’ Remark That Drew Democrats' Ire
New York Times:
Katie Britt, With a Smile and a Fierce Glare, Delivers G.O.P. Response to Biden
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Jeffries to Republicans calling Biden speech too political: 'Get lost; you're a joke'
Noah Kirsch / The Daily Beast:
Billionaires Rage About Biden's State of the Union Tax Proposals
Discussion: HotAir and The Dispatch
New York Post:
Laken Riley's mother slams Biden for fumbling murdered nursing student's name at State of the Union: ‘Pathetic’
Rebecca Downs / Townhall:
Biden Had Even More Terrible Things to Say on Immigration After He Sort of Said Laken Riley's Name
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Majority of Americans watching Biden's SOTU speech had positive response: CNN poll
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Democrat demands apology from Van Orden after SOTU outburst
Discussion: Blaze Media
Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
The Smart Political Strategy Behind Biden's Big Speech
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
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 …
Discussion: WEVV-TV, Fox News, RedState, CNN and Human Events
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Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
RNC installs Trump's chosen leaders in merger with his campaign
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Leaked Audio Shows No Labels Has Zero Idea If It'll Find a Candidate  —  The centrist group No Labels held a vote of delegates Friday and announced plans to move forward in seeking candidates for a third-party presidential run.  Multiple news organizations have treated this as a significant event …
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Kelsey Walsh / ABC News:
No Labels votes to move forward with bipartisan presidential ticket
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
538 drops Rasmussen Reports from its analysis  —  The poll aggregation and evaluation site 538, part of ABC News, dropped the right-wing polling firm Rasmussen Reports from inclusion in its polling averages and forecasts.  —  The decision comes after months of consideration that broke into public view in June.
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Exclusive: Liz Cheney, January 6 Committee Suppressed Exonerating Evidence Of Trump's Push For National Guard  —  Cheney and her committee falsely claimed they had ‘no evidence’ to support Trump officials' claims the White House had asked for 10,000 National Guard troops.
Discussion: RedState and acecomments.mu.nu
United States Capitol Police:
USCP Officers Stop Man with Hammer during Capitol Screening  —  A team of United States Capitol Police (USCP) officers quickly arrested a man with a hammer who was trying to get into the U.S. Capitol.  —  At approximately 3:40 p.m., a man was being screened at the Capitol Visitor Center.
Discussion: RedState, NBC News and WAGA-TV
Ron Filipkowski / MeidasTouch:
Trump Getting DESTROYED on Truth Social Over His Vaccine Post  —  His cultists are irate.  —  Donald Trump posted a response last night on Truth Social to Joe Biden's remarks about the pandemic, and he is getting absolutely destroyed in the replies by his own MAGA supporters.  —  MAGA is almost 100% anti-vax.
Sean Lyngaas / CNN:
Congressional probe finds communications gear in Chinese cranes, raising spying concerns  —  Some Chinese-made cranes used at US ports contain communications equipment with no clear purpose or record of their installation, according to a new congressional investigation that will heighten US concerns …
 
 
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