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Nick Niedzwiadek / Politico:
Biden's big speech tonight is like no other  —  Joe Biden is closing in on the first 100 days of his presidency, having far exceeded some goals - he smashed his vaccination target - and having fallen short of others, such as his pledge to dramatically raise the refugee cap.
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The White House:
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by President Biden — Address to a Joint Session of Congress … Madame Speaker.  —  Madame Vice President.  —  No president has ever said those words from this podium, and it's about time.  —  The First Lady.  —  The Second Gentleman.  —  Mr. Chief Justice.
Naomi Lim / Washington Examiner:
Biden strikes optimistic tone with joint address to Congress ahead of his 100th day in office  —  President Joe Biden struck an optimistic tone pitching his pricey legislative agenda to lawmakers and the public as he starts to look beyond his first 100 days in office and as the country edges toward normality …
David Freddoso / Washington Examiner:
Joe Biden is full of solutions looking for problems
Andrea Mitchell / MSNBC:
Pelosi on Biden address: ‘We are so pleased with what has happened so far in the first 100 days’
Aris Folley / The Hill:
Harris and Pelosi make history at Biden's first address to Congress
Discussion: New York Times and POLITICUSUSA
Meredith Newman / delawareonline:
Delaware man to deliver first joint address to Congress Wednesday night
Discussion: Washington Times
New York Times:
Federal Investigators Execute Search Warrant at Rudy Giuliani's Apartment  —  Prosecutors obtained the warrant as part of an investigation into whether Mr. Giuliani broke lobbying laws as President Trump's personal lawyer.  —  Federal investigators in Manhattan executed a search warrant …
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ABC News:
Rudy Giuliani's home, office searched by federal agents as part of lobbying probe, sources tell ABC News  —  Sources say Giuliani's electronic devices were confiscated by authorities.  —  Feds consider Rudy Giuliani email probe … Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE
Discussion: 77 WABC, Raw Story and Insider
Benjamin Hart / New York Magazine:
Preet Bharara Thinks Rudy Giuliani Is in ‘Deep Trouble’  —  On Wednesday, federal agents raided Rudy Giuliani's apartment as part of an investigation into his dealings in Ukraine, which included digging up dirt on Joe Biden in that country.  The investigation is being led by prosecutors in the Southern District of New York.
CNN:
Read Republican Sen. Tim Scott's response to Biden's address to Congress  —  (CNN)South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott delivered the Republican response to President Joe Biden's address to Congress Wednesday night.  Read his remarks as prepared for delivery:  —  “Good evening.
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Benjamin Din / Politico:
‘America is not a racist country’: Sen. Tim Scott delivers GOP response
New York Times:
Republican Rebuttal to Biden's Speech: Tim Scott's Full Transcript
Shayna Jacobs / Washington Post:
Trump supporter found guilty of threatening to kill members of Congress after Jan. 6 insurrection  —  NEW YORK — Brendan Hunt, an enthusiastic Trump supporter who called for killing members of Congress days after the Jan. 6 insurrection, was found guilty Wednesday of making a death threat against elected officials.
New York Times:
Cuomo Aides Spent Months Hiding Nursing Home Death Toll  —  Aides to the New York governor, Andrew M. Cuomo, repeatedly prevented state health officials from releasing the number of nursing home deaths in the pandemic.  —  The effort by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's office to obscure the pandemic death toll …
Mike Allen / Axios:
Exclusive data: Biden staffing makes history  —  President Biden put his Cabinet in place faster than any other administration since President Reagan, the White House Office of Presidential Personnel says in a report provided first to Axios.  —  By the numbers: Biden has announced his intent …
Ted Cruz / Wall Street Journal:
Your Woke Money Is No Good Here  —  Corporations have taken advantage of Republicans for too long.  I won't take their PAC dollars anymore.  —  Georgia's new election law runs 98 generously spaced pages.  A fast reader can get through it in one sitting.  If you're the CEO of a major corporation …
Discussion: Mediaite
CNN:
US investigating possible mysterious directed energy attack near White House  —  Washington (CNN)Federal agencies are investigating at least two possible incidents on US soil, including one near the White House in November of last year, that appear similar to mysterious …
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Senate Democrats resist Biden's $1.8 trillion pay-for plan  —  President Biden will ask Congress to pay for the entirety of his $1.8 trillion American Families Plan, yet some Democratic senators want him to finance it with deficit spending, lawmakers and their aides tell Axios.
Ed Lavandera / CNN:
GOP precinct chair in Texas arrested in US Capitol riot  —  Dallas (CNN)A Texas man arrested for storming the US Capitol and assaulting police officers on January 6 also serves as a Republican Party precinct chair and has been an election poll worker in north Texas.
Discussion: Raw Story
Karen Langley / Wall Street Journal:
Stocks Are Off to Best Start to a Presidential Term Since Great Depression  —  S&P 500 has risen 10% since Mr. Biden's Jan. 20 inauguration  —  The stock market is set to close out President Biden's first 100 days in office on Thursday with its best start to a presidential term since the days of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Caleb Howe / Mediaite:
Roll The Tape: CNN's New Day Claims to be Straight News, But Adopts Dunks-and-Owns Format  —  The new New Day debuted last week on CNN.  Brianna Keilar is now the co-host alongside John Berman.  The show's reboot comes with a new attitude as they chase audience share.
Spencer Buell / Boston Magazine:
They Wanted to Call Roller World.  Instead They've Been Calling the New York Times  —  The calls come out of the blue.  He'll be relaxing on a weekend afternoon, wrapping up work on deadline, or chatting with friends on a Zoom call.  And then all of a sudden, his phone will buzz …
Michael Kruse / Politico:
Trump's Battle to Win the First 100 Days  —  The former president has been on an increasingly manic crusade to knock his successor and buff his own battered legacy.  —  Illustrations by Barry Blitt  —  There's not just one 100-day clock that's reached its peak this week—there are two.
Andrea Salcedo / Washington Post:
A lawmaker wanted to ban ‘divisive’ teaching on race.  Then he mentioned ‘the good’ of slavery.  —  When a Louisiana lawmaker questioned state Rep. Ray Garofalo Jr. (R) during a House committee meeting on Tuesday over his bill that would ban schools and colleges from teaching “divisive concepts” …
Alex Bollinger / LGBTQ Nation:
Concerned father arrested while peacefully testifying against Arkansas trans health care ban  —  He was arrested for going 30 seconds over his allotted two minutes to speak.  The anti-LGBTQ hate group representative who spoke before him talked for 40 minutes.
Jonah Goldberg / The Dispatch:
Outrage Overload  —  You will be assimilated into the rage machine.  —  1 hr ago  —  The York Minster Police are a small but proud lot.  There are only eight of them (the North Yorkshire Police are the major crime fighting force in the area), but they do important work.
U.S. Department of Justice:
Three Georgia Men Charged with Federal Hate Crimes and Attempted Kidnapping in Connection with the Death of Ahmaud Arbery  —  Three Georgia men were indicted today by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Georgia and charged with hate crimes and the attempted kidnapping of Ahmaud Arbery.
Andy Mannix / Star Tribune:
Feds plan to indict Chauvin, other three ex-officers on civil rights charges  —  Ex-cop would face federal charges in two cases; three others just in Floyd case.  —  TEXT SIZE  —  MORE  —  Leading up to Derek Chauvin's murder trial, Justice Department officials had spent months gathering evidence …
Discussion: Insider, New York Post and Daily Pundit
Sam Brasch / Colorado Public Radio:
Polis Threatens To Veto Climate Action Bill … Gov. Jared Polis has threatened to veto a climate action bill from state lawmakers in his own party, escalating a battle among Colorado Democrats over how to reduce the state's contribution to global warming.  —  In a conversation …
Discussion: The Colorado Sun
 
 
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Kevin Drum:
After the J&J Vaccine Pause, Daily Vaccination Rates Plummeted
Andrew Duehren / Wall Street Journal:
Some Democrats Not Sold on Biden's Proposed Capital-Gains Tax Boost
Mihir Zaveri / New York Times:
N.Y.P.D. Will Stop Using Robot Dog After Backlash
Discussion: The Hill and New York Post
Jake Dima / Washington Examiner:
Biden renews push for ‘assault weapon’ ban and prohibition on ‘ghost guns’
Discussion: National Review
Washington Post:
Deadly air pollutant ‘disproportionately and systematically’ harms Americans of color, study finds
Discussion: Earther and New York Times
The White House:
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Delivers Emergency COVID-19 Assistance for India
Discussion: The Week
 Earlier Items: 
Greg Suskin / WSOC-TV:
‘I did a stupid thing’: Volunteer fire chief apologizes for racially charged social media post
Discussion: The Root and Raw Story
Jerry Iannelli / The Appeal:
Lori Lightfoot's Record Shows the Limits of ‘Police Reform’
Mead Gruver / Associated Press:
Cheney: ‘Wishful thinking’ by Trump she won't seek 4th term
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Molly O'Toole / Los Angeles Times:
‘A gold rush for human smugglers’: Biden's Title 42 policy fuels migrant family kidnappings at border, extortion in U.S.
Discussion: HotAir
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission:
Alex Oh Resigns from SEC; Melissa Hodgman Named Acting Director of Enforcement
Discussion: Bloomberg
Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
Supreme Court debates student free speech rights on social media
David Gilbert / VICE:
This Crossfit Chiropractor Is Secretly One of QAnon's Leading Influencers
 

 
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Warner Bros. Discovery plans more cost-cutting to hit financial targets for next year, including raising Max prices and the possibility of more layoffs

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
The New York Times Games rolls out a Wordle archive with 1,000+ past puzzles for “Games” and “All Access” subscribers, and adds its WordleBot to NYT Games app

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
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