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Kevin Manahan / New Jersey Online:
Was Trump supporter Katie Britt caught in whopping lie about graphic sex trafficking story? — During her widely panned Republican response to the State of the Union Address on Thursday night, Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama told a graphic sex-trafficking story about a woman who was sexually abused …
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Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
How Trump Fumbled his Attack on Biden's Age — Donald Trump and the Republicans smelled blood. President Biden had recently been on the defensive about his age. A series of polls released over the weekend heightened Democratic concerns. The Republicans knew the press would treat …
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Why It's Hard to Explain Joe Biden's Unpopularity — Joe Biden is one of the most unpopular presidents in modern American history. In Gallup polling, his approval ratings are lower than those of any president embarking on a re-election campaign, from Dwight Eisenhower to Donald Trump.
Sophia Cai / Axios:
Inside Trump's TikTok flip-flop … I don't want Facebook, who cheated in the last Election, doing better. They are a true Enemy of the People!" Trump posted on Truth Social Thursday. — Hours earlier, a key House committee voted unanimously to advance a bill — backed by Biden …
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Biden said Republicans oppose women's rights — Katie Britt's “tradwife” response proved him right — The “pro-life” lie gives way to GOP leaders denouncing women's suffrage and attacking birth control — Politicians love to talk about their families, but in her Thursday night response …
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The Hill:
Gingrich: Biden's most inspirational State of the Union moment was ‘when he left’ — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) said President Biden's most inspirational moment of his State of the Union address was “when he left” Friday. “I think at the end when he left,” …
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Dan Rather / Steady:
President Biden Upends the GOP Narrative — It's difficult to tell who was more surprised by President Biden's State of the Union performance Thursday night: Democrats in the chamber, whose emotions ranged from relieved to almost giddy. Or Republicans, who have been selling the president as doddering …
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Nicholas Nehamas / New York Times:
New Biden Ad Pokes Fun at His Age: 'I'm Not a Young Guy. That's No Secret.'
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
RFK Jr. slams Biden's State of the Union address as ‘hyper-partisan’
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Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
Joe Biden Delivered a Knockout State of the Union Address
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Early polling of Biden's State of the Union doesn't quite match the hype
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Ron Filipkowski / MeidasTouch:
Trump Getting DESTROYED on Truth Social Over His Vaccine Post
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Bloomberg:
Biden Shrugs Off ‘Illegal’ Remark That Drew Democrats' Ire
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Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
SOTU: Let Biden be Biden — Joe Biden defied all expectations Thursday night. We'll get to that in a minute.
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Jeffries to Republicans calling Biden speech too political: 'Get lost; you're a joke'
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Biden says debating Trump ‘depends on his behavior’
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Noah Kirsch / The Daily Beast:
Billionaires Rage About Biden's State of the Union Tax Proposals
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Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
Inside A Secret Society Of Prominent Right-Wing Christian Men Prepping For A ‘National Divorce’ — A trove of documents obtained by TPM reveal the society's inner workings. — A secret, men-only right-wing society with members in influential positions around the country is on a crusade …
Lori Rozsa / Washington Post:
DeSantis faces pushback in Florida as voters tire of war on woke — Conservative lawmakers rejected a host of new culture wars proposals in the legislature — The bill banning rainbow flags from public buildings in Florida sounded like a sure bet. — State Rep. David Borrero (R) …
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Jasmine Garsd / NPR:
Immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than U.S.-born Americans, studies find — The murder of Laken Riley took center stage during Thursday night's State of The Union. Riley was a 22-year-old student who was killed last month at the University of Georgia.
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
“Tradwives” offer an alluring vision of right-wing Christianity — online warriors are fighting back — The #FundieSnark movement battles to “deconstruct” those picture-perfect images of Christian social media — As social media stunts go, it's hard to top this one: Give birth to your eighth child at age 33.
Jim Sciutto / CNN:
Exclusive: US prepared ‘rigorously’ for potential Russian nuclear strike in Ukraine in late 2022, officials say — In late 2022, the US began “preparing rigorously” for Russia potentially striking Ukraine with a nuclear weapon, in what would have been the first nuclear attack in war since …
Brad Brooks / Reuters:
US ‘prepper’ culture diversifies amid fear of disaster and political unrest — Brook Morgan surveyed booths at the “Survival & Prepper Show” in Colorado that were stocked with boxes of ammunition, mounds of trauma medical kits, and every type of knife imaginable.
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Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
FBI informant accused of smearing Bidens had past credibility issues — Alexander Smirnov revealed his FBI role as he chased financial deals that caused him legal trouble, at one point listing what appeared to be a traffic median as his home address — When a Los Angeles internet entrepreneur decided …
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Kyle Whitmire / al.com:
Is Katie Britt for real? — This is an opinion column. — Don't adjust your television. What we saw wasn't an AI deepfake. That was Katie Britt. That speech happened. — But don't call it real. — The junior Senator from Alabama gave up being genuine a while back …
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