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CNN:
7 in 10 Speech-Watchers Say Trump Boosted Optimism  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump's first address to Congress received largely positive reviews from viewers, with 57% who tuned in saying they had a very positive reaction to the speech, according to a new CNN/ORC poll of speech-watchers.
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CBS News:
Viewers strongly approve of Trump's speech to Congress  —  Viewers nationwide strongly approved of President Trump's speech Tuesday night, with many Democrats joining Republicans in calling it “presidential” and positive in tone.  Republicans and Independents found it “unifying,” …
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
5 Key Takeaways From President Trump's Speech  —  WASHINGTON — In President Trump's world, boring is disruptive.  —  After five-plus weeks of gleefully setting the Washington establishment ablaze and declaring a new war with virtually every public utterance, Mr. Trump took the radical step …
New York Times:
Ever a Showman, Donald Trump Keeps Washington Guessing
Discussion: Washington Post and The Guardian
Ben Casselman / FiveThirtyEight:
Trump's Speech Was Quiet — And Quietly Radical  —  Reviews of President Trump's first address to Congress on Tuesday night seem to be converging around a single theme: It was Trump at his most subdued.  “Trump Softens Tone in Outlining Goals,” read the lead headline on The New York Times homepage Wednesday morning.
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New York Times:
Fact Check: Trump's First Address to Congress
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Fact-checking President Trump's address to Congress
Discussion: The Atlantic, PolitiFact and NBC News
Jason Kurtz / CNN:
Van Jones on Trump: ‘He became President of the United States in that moment, period’  —  (CNN)Shortly after President Donald Trump addressed a Joint Session of Congress for the first time since taking the oath of office, CNN's Van Jones called one particularly moving moment from the speech …
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Derek Hunter / The Daily Caller:
Liberals Attack SEAL's Widow, President Trump Over Tribute  —  Nearly the whole country was moved by the presence of Carryn Owens, widow of slain Navy SEAL William “Ryan” Owens, during President Donald Trump's speech to a joint session of Congress.  —  Nearly, but not all.
Discussion: RedState and Infowars
Greg P. / twitchy.com:
‘From Kunta Kente to Toby’: Liberals TRASH Van Jones over praise for Trump's #JointAddress
Discussion: BizPac Review, Infowars and Daily Wire
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
What the emotional moment with a Navy SEAL's widow proves about President Trump
CNNMoney:
White House: Conway acted ‘without nefarious motive’ in Ivanka Trump plug  —  White House plugs Ivanka Trump's brand  —  The White House has concluded that Kellyanne Conway, a top adviser to President Trump, was acting “without nefarious motive” when she plugged Ivanka Trump's products in a TV interview …
Discussion: Mediaite
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Charles Hurt / Washington Times:
Trump speech leaves Democrats befuddled, in ruins, with question marks  —  ANALYSIS/OPINION:  —  The president opened by celebrating Black History Month.  Lady Democrats wore white.  —  Donald Trump delivered the most finely crafted speech of his political life Tuesday night …
Discussion: American Power
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
A Great Night For Trump and Republicans
Discussion: National Review
CNN:
Senate approves Trump's nominee for Interior  —  Ryan Zinke confirmed as interior secretary  —  (CNN)The Senate voted to confirm Wednesday Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke to lead the Department of the Interior.  —  The vote was 68-31.  —  During his confirmation hearing, the Republican congressman promised …
Discussion: RedState, Joe.My.God. and The Week
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Annie Snider / Politico:
Senate confirms Ryan Zinke as interior secretary
Discussion: ABC News
Travis / Uber Global:
A profound apology  —  Uber CEO Travis Kalanick sent the following note to all Uber employees Tuesday evening.  —  By now I'm sure you've seen the video where I treated an Uber driver disrespectfully.  To say that I am ashamed is an extreme understatement.
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Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg:
In Video, Uber CEO Argues With Driver Over Falling Fares
Tatiana Siegel / Hollywood Reporter:
Will Disney's Bob Iger Run for President in 2020?  Hollywood Friends Are Nudging  —  Iger told THR in June that “a lot of people have urged me to seek political office,” and now he's considering the prodding for him to lead the Democratic ticket.  —  Disney CEO Bob Iger already runs the world's most successful media company.
Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
Congressional Republicans Were Desperately Hoping for More Information From Trump.  He Gave Them None.  —  President Donald Trump gave a pretty good speech to a joint session of Congress tonight.  He followed the script, and threw in some unexpected rhetorical flourishes …
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Bill Nye / National Review:
Bill Nye's Embarrassing Face-off with Tucker Carlson on Climate Change  —  It didn't end well for the ‘Science Guy.’  —  Climate-change alarmists who have been largely unchallenged by the media over the past decade have finally met their match in Fox News host Tucker Carlson.  And it ain't pretty.
Discussion: TheBlaze
Julia Ioffe / The Atlantic:
The State of Trump's State Department  —  The flags in the lobby of the State Department stood bathed in sunlight and silence on a recent afternoon.  “It's normally so busy here,” marveled a State Department staffer as we stood watching the emptiness.  “People are usually coming in for meetings …
Discussion: Washington Post and Mediaite
Hayley Miller / The Huffington Post:
Jeff Sessions Warns Of An America With ‘Marijuana Sold At Every Corner Grocery Store’  —  “My best view is that we don't need to be legalizing marijuana,” the attorney general said.  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions is doubling down on his crusade against marijuana legalization.
Kimberly Dozier / The Daily Beast:
Generals May Launch New ISIS Raids Without Trump's OK  —  The White House is considering delegating more authority to the Pentagon to greenlight anti-terrorist operations like the SEAL Team 6 raid in Yemen that cost the life of a Navy SEAL, to step up the war on the so-called Islamic State, multiple U.S. officials tell The Daily Beast.
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Trump delays signing new travel ban order, officials say  —  President Donald Trump won't sign a revised travel ban on Wednesday as had been anticipated, two senior administration officials confirmed.  —  One of the officials indicated that the delay was due to the busy news cycle …
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BBC:
Fillon refuses to quit French election despite investigation  —  French centre-right presidential candidate Francois Fillon says a judge is placing him under investigation over a fake job scandal - but has vowed to continue his election campaign.  —  For weeks, Mr Fillon has fought allegations …
Discussion: Political Wire
Andrew DeMillo / Associated Press:
Arkansas Senate OKs Bids for Marriage, Abortion Amendments  —  The Arkansas Senate has endorsed a long-shot effort to push for amendments to the U.S. constitution effectively banning abortion and gay marriage.  —  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Senate on Tuesday endorsed a long-shot effort …
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Joe.My.God.
Michael Grunwald / Politico:
Salesman-in-Chief  —  President Donald Trump basically told Americans last night that he's going to make sure we can have our cake and eat it, too—and by the way it will be a spectacular cake, it won't cost much, and it's going to help us lose a lot of weight.
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Trump is performing the role of president, not doing the job  —  He doesn't want to be president, he just wants to play one on TV.  —  The Donald Trump Show is getting stale, old, and, frankly, a little bit boring.  —  President Trump's big speech before Congress on Tuesday night was the epitome of the show.
Associated Press:
Supreme Court mainly rules for black voters in Virginia case  —  The Supreme Court is mainly ruling for African-Americans in Virginia who say lawmakers packed 12 legislative districts with black voters to make other districts whiter and more Republican.  —  The justices said Wednesday …
Discussion: Washington Post and Politico
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
Trump Scapegoats Unauthorized Immigrants for Crime  —  Donald Trump is worried about violence by unauthorized immigrants.  When he spoke before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night, he invited three relatives of people that unauthorized immigrants had killed to attend as his guests.
 
 
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