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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Biden says he regrets referring to ‘an illegal’ during his State of the Union address — The president used the term to describe Jose Antonio Ibarra, a Venezuelan who crossed the border into the U.S. and has been charged with the murder of Laken Riley. — President Joe Biden on Saturday told MSNBC …
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Allison Quinn / The Daily Beast:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Wants Points for ‘Scaring’ Joe Biden at SOTU — LOOK AT ME! LOOK AT ME! — “You know, you guys saw that video of Joe Biden when he saw me this week at the State of the Union. This is the hat I had on.” — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) …
Mike Allen / Axios:
“Smokin' Joe Biden”: Campaign builds on SOTU buzz … - “Donald Trump believes the job of the president is to take care of Donald Trump,” Biden says. … - By the end of this month, the campaign expects to surge from 100 staff members in the seven battlegrounds to 350+, with 100+ field offices, per the AP.
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Nielsen, The Hill, RedState, USA Today, HotAir, Twitchy, HuffPost, Associated Press, Mediaite, New York Post, Washington Examiner, Los Angeles Times, Fox News and DNyuz, more at Mediagazer »
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 …
Discussion:
DOWNWITHTYRANNY!, Mediaite and The Hill
New York Times:
The Biden-Trump Rerun: A Nation Craving Change Gets More of the Same — Americans love a candidate who promises something new. But when a sitting president runs against a former one, can either claim the mantle of change? — The promise of change has been a powerful force in presidential campaigns …
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CNN and The Daily Caller
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Florida Democrat: Marginalized communities won't ‘survive’ a second Trump term — Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) argued that communities of color are “incredibly critical” in helping reelect President Biden in November and said he thinks marginalized communities “won't survive” another term with former President Trump.
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Trump backtracks on statement that Georgia polls are rigged because now he is ‘winning by so much’
Trump backtracks on statement that Georgia polls are rigged because now he is ‘winning by so much’
Tara Suter / The Hill:
UAW president doubles down on support for Biden after State of the Union shoutout
UAW president doubles down on support for Biden after State of the Union shoutout
MSNBC:
EXCLUSIVE: Biden says he regrets calling migrant an ‘illegal’ during State of the Union speech
EXCLUSIVE: Biden says he regrets calling migrant an ‘illegal’ during State of the Union speech
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Israpundit, Newsbusters, MeidasTouch, Fox News, HuffPost, Power Line, Breitbart and PBS NewsHour
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Biden Expresses Regret for Calling an Undocumented Immigrant ‘an Illegal’
Biden Expresses Regret for Calling an Undocumented Immigrant ‘an Illegal’
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Early polling of Biden's State of the Union doesn't quite match the hype
Early polling of Biden's State of the Union doesn't quite match the hype
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RedState, Twitchy, The Gateway Pundit, DOWNWITHTYRANNY!, The Hill and Mock Paper Scissors
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Why It's Hard to Explain Joe Biden's Unpopularity
The Hill:
Gingrich: Biden's most inspirational State of the Union moment was ‘when he left’
Gingrich: Biden's most inspirational State of the Union moment was ‘when he left’
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The Daily Caller, Raw Story and Fox News
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
Joe Biden Delivered a Knockout State of the Union Address
Joe Biden Delivered a Knockout State of the Union Address
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nationalinterest.org and The Register
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Katie Britt's false linkage of a sex-trafficking case to Joe Biden — The Fact Checker … — Sen. Katie Boyd Britt (R-Ala.), in the Republican response to the State of the Union address, March 7 — If you were watching Britt's speech on Thursday night, you likely would have thought …
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Forbes, Raw Story, al.com, HuffPost, DNyuz, Digby's Hullabaloo, Political Wire and Roll Call
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John Archibald / al.com:
How Katie Britt, Alabama's so-called ‘reasonable’ senator, lost herself and much more — This is an opinion column. — Katie Britt's kitchen was empty. Her table was bare. — There was nothing to see but her. And she was - they told us - ready for her closeup. — Come on in, America.
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Raw Story and Outside the Beltway
Rebecca Picciotto / CNBC:
Biden rebutter Sen. Britt blasted for recycling 20-year-old sex traffic story to attack border policy — In her rebuttal to Biden's State of the Union, Republican Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama used what appears to be a sex trafficking victim's experience from the early 2000s to condemn President Joe Biden's current border policy.
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Raw Story, The Guardian, New York Magazine, DNyuz and Digby's Hullabaloo
Ken Bensinger / New York Times:
Questions Arise About Britt's State of the Union Response — The Alabama senator used a story about sex trafficking to criticize the Biden administration's border policies. But it wasn't fully accurate. — In her rebuttal to President Biden's State of the Union speech Thursday night …
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Associated Press, DNyuz, KVIA-TV, MeidasTouch and Mediaite
Kevin Manahan / New Jersey Online:
Was Trump supporter Katie Britt caught in whopping lie about graphic sex trafficking story?
Was Trump supporter Katie Britt caught in whopping lie about graphic sex trafficking story?
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Biden said Republicans oppose women's rights — Katie Britt's “tradwife” response proved him right
Biden said Republicans oppose women's rights — Katie Britt's “tradwife” response proved him right
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Slate
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 …
Teri Kanefield:
Invented Narratives and the Outrage Industry — The Outrage Industry — Even if you are not caught up in the Outrage Industry, it affects you because it affects us all. — The Outrage Industry influences how we talk about politics with our friends and family—and why some people avoid talking about politics.
Philip Pullella / Reuters:
Pope says Ukraine should have ‘courage of the white flag’ of negotiations — Pope Francis has said in an interview that Ukraine should have what he called the courage of the “white flag” and negotiate an end to the war with Russia that followed Moscow's full-scale invasion two years ago and that has killed tens of thousands.
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Forbes, The Daily Caller, DNyuz, The Daily Beast and vaticannews.va
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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Robert De Niro Goes Off on ‘Total Monster’ Trump and His Fans In Epic Rant on Bill Maher — Calls Him Every Name In The Book — Acting legend Robert De Niro went on a blistering rant about former President Donald Trump and his supporters, sounding the alarm on a new Trump term and calling him a string of derogatory names.
Jesse Drucker / New York Times:
How Trump's Justice Dept. Derailed an Investigation of a Major Company — The industrial giant Caterpillar hired William Barr and other lawyers to defuse a federal criminal investigation of alleged tax dodges. — In December 2018, a team of federal law enforcement agents flew to Amsterdam …
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Raw Story