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10:35 AM ET, March 9, 2024

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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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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.
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 …
Nicholas Nehamas / New York Times:
New Biden Ad Pokes Fun at His Age: 'I'm Not a Young Guy.  That's No Secret.'  —  The ad, which will target a youthful demographic, represents a shift in tone, trying to turn one of the president's greatest perceived liabilities into an asset.  —  In a new advertisement for his re-election campaign …
Bloomberg:
Biden Shrugs Off ‘Illegal’ Remark That Drew Democrats' Ire  — Unscripted exchange with Marjorie Taylor Greene led to remark  — ‘Let me be clear: No human being is illegal,’ Omar responds  —  President Joe Biden brushed off criticism after referring to the alleged killer of a Georgia woman as an …
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'
New York Post:
Laken Riley's mother slams Biden for fumbling murdered nursing student's name at State of the Union: ‘Pathetic’
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
What Biden's SOTU ad-libs say about his politics — and his preparedness
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Biden. Can. Win.
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
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 …
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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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Republicans baffled by Katie Britt's State of the Union response: ‘One of our biggest disasters’
Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
Tommy Tuberville Says ‘Housewife’ Katie Britt Gave A Good State Of The Union Speech
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.
NBC News:
Trump hosts hard-line Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán at Mar-a-Lago  —  It is highly unusual for a visiting head of state to travel to the U.S. and meet with a political opponent of the president without also meeting top officials at the White House.  —  Former President Donald Trump …
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 …
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
KXAN-TV:
National Guard helicopter crashes near border, killing three  —  (Nexstar) — A National Guard helicopter crashed near Rio Grande City on Friday afternoon, leaving three people dead, according to multiple reports.  —  The helicopter went down in La Grulla, a small town in east Starr County …
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 …
Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
RNC installs Trump's chosen leaders in merger with his campaign  —  Top advisers from Trump's campaign will steer a party committee facing a dramatic fundraising shortfall  —  HOUSTON — Former president Donald Trump, who is again likely to be the Republican nominee, commenced a fresh overhaul …
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Biden says he would sign TikTok crackdown, Trump raises concerns
Aris Folley / The Hill:
Senate sends $460B bill to avert shutdown to Biden's desk just hours before deadline
US Department of Justice:
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
538 drops Rasmussen Reports from its analysis
Discussion: Political Wire
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Rosendale drops reelection bid, will retire at end of term
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
Don't go in the kitchen. I'm delivering a State of the Union response.
Discussion: The Bulwark, Raw Story and PBS NewsHour
A. Brad Schwartz / New Republic:
Why We Never Got a “Murrow Moment” With Trump
New York Times:
Full Transcript of Biden's State of the Union Speech
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