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9:45 PM ET, February 8, 2023

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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Joe Biden, Once Again, Lucks Out with His Enemies  —  In his State of the Union address, the President offered a strong performance—with an assist from House Republicans.  —  When Joe Biden stepped onto the House floor just after 9 p.m. on Tuesday, for his first State of the Union address since …
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The Hill:
Greene's viral SOTU outfit was meant to echo Chinese spy balloon, her office says  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she aimed to send a fashionable message to President Biden by sporting a $500 white fur trim coat to his State of the Union address.  —  The Georgia Republican made headlines …
John Stoehr / The Editorial Board:
The night the old man handed them their asses  —  We'll talk about Bidenism the way we talked about Reaganism.  —  I don't want to hear anymore bollocks you-heard-me about the president being too old to reelect.  If the man can walk, he can run, and he can do a lot more than walk.
Jeffrey Blehar / National Review:
Deal with It: Biden's State of the Union Was an Aesthetic Win  —  Behold, as I rise to write a wildly unpopular Corner post:  —  My reaction to Biden's State of the Union address inevitably falls upon aesthetic lines.  It is perhaps my cardinal flaw to analyze politics in the post-social media …
Rex Huppke / USA Today:
Dark Brandon shows up at State of the Union, mops the floor with lost Republicans
The Dispatch:
Ricketts Rival Herbster Mulls 2024 Senate Challenge in Nebraska
Discussion: Forbes and The Daily Caller
Wall Street Journal:
The State of the Union Contradiction
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
5 takeaways from Biden's State of the Union address
Rolling Stone:
Twitter Kept Entire ‘Database’ of Republican Requests to Censor Posts  —  Elon Musk's “Twitter Files” focus on Democrats, but former administration officials and Twitter employees say Trump's team and other Republicans routinely demanded posts be taken down  —  WHEN THE WHITE House called …
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Ex-Twitter Officials Confirm to Congress: Trump, Not Biden, Has Tried to Censor Tweets  —  After one Twitter whistleblower said Trump once tried to get a Chrissy Teigen tweet deleted, other ex-execs noted that Biden has never asked for content removal.  —  Spurred on by the so-called …
Kari Paul / The Guardian:   Ex-Twitter exec details ‘homophobic and antisemitic’ abuse over handling of Hunter Biden story
CNN:
Twitter execs acknowledge mistakes with Hunter Biden laptop story but say no government involvement
NBC News:
Former Twitter executives testify before House Oversight about Hunter Biden laptop story
Andrew Rice / New York Magazine:
James O'Keefe Is on Paid Leave From Project Veritas  —  James O'Keefe, the founder and chairman of Project Veritas, has taken a paid leave from the conservative nonprofit media organization as its board considers whether to remove him from his leadership position, according to current and former employees of the organization.
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Seymour Hersh:
How America Took Out The Nord Stream Pipeline  —  The New York Times called it a “mystery,” but the United States executed a covert sea operation that was kept secret—until now  —  The U.S. Navy's Diving and Salvage Center can be found in a location as obscure as its name …
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Mississippi House OKs new court system — to be appointed by white state officials — for second-Blackest U.S. city, stoking tension  — The Mississippi House has approved the creation of a new court system within the capital of Jackson in which judges and prosecutors in the overwhelmingly Black city …
Discussion: The Clarion-Ledger
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Kayode Crown / Mississippi Free Press:   White-Appointed Capitol Courts in Jackson A Step Closer After Mississippi House Approval
Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
Poll: DeSantis leads Trump for 2024 GOP nod — but not if Haley and others split the vote  —  The Florida governor edges out Trump and performs better against Biden in head-to-head matchups.  —  Read full article … 45th President of the United States  —  American politician  —  American politician
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Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Trump escalates his attacks on Ron DeSantis as a 2024 clash brews
Associated Press:
Walmart shooting suspect pleads guilty to federal charges  —  1 of 7  —  A Texas man pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges accusing him of killing nearly two dozen people in a racist attack at an El Paso Walmart, changing his plea weeks after the U.S. government said it wouldn't seek …
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
What I Think About LeBron Breaking My NBA Scoring Record  —  Everything You Wanted to Know About LeBron and Me and the Scoring Record  —  I begin everything I write with a lot of apprehension because I know how hard it is to translate complex thoughts and intense emotions into the exact words …
Chicago Sun Times:
POLL: Lightfoot's losing hand?  Bleak numbers in new poll spell trouble for reelection bid  —  With the election less than three weeks away, three out of five voters disapprove of the job the mayor has done in her first term and 71% think the city is on the wrong track …
NBC News:
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu takes a major step toward running for president  —  New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu has taken his most significant step yet in exploring a White House bid, launching a national political organization that's a popular tool for prospective presidential candidates testing the waters.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Associated Press:
Tennessee House Speaker Mulls Rejecting US Education Money  —  Cameron Sexton said rejecting nearly $1.8 billion of federal K-12 education dollars would let officials to “educate the kids how Tennessee sees fit.”  —  One of Tennessee's most influential Republican lawmakers says the state …
Discussion: Alternet.org
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Appeals Court Greenlights Donation Investigation Into GOP Group  —  WinRed, the online donation platform for Republicans, tried to stymie a state investigation into their recurring donation practices.  The court wasn't having it.  —  A federal appeals court said on Wednesday …
Discussion: CNN and Election Law Blog
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Half in U.S. Say They Are Worse Off, Highest Since 2009  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Reflecting on their personal financial situations, 35% of Americans say they are better off now than they were a year ago, while 50% are worse off.  Since Gallup first asked this question in 1976 …
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
DeSantis Threat to Crack Down on Press Protections Would Be Bad News For Conservative Media  —  Florida Governor Ron DeSantis sat at a desk fit for a cable news studio, flanked by several guests, where for an hour he proposed new ways to crack down on media outlets by weakening their legal protections.
Discussion: Alternet.org
Kyle Seraphin / UncoverDC:
The FBI Doubles Down on Christians and White Supremacy in 2023  —  · Exclusive: Unvaccinated at SRNS Considered ‘Insider Threat’ by DOE  —  The FBI's Richmond Division would like to protect Virginians from the threat of “white supremacy,” which it believes has found a home within Catholics …
Sarah Fitzpatrick / NBC News:
Hunter Biden's legal team asks Bannon, Stone, Giuliani others to preserve evidence for future lawsuits  —  Biden “has nothing to hide,” his lawyers said.  “The people who have yet to be held accountable for their wrongdoing are the recipients of these letters.”
Tyler Wornell / NewsNation:
NewsNation reporter arrested at Ohio governor's news conference  —  A NewsNation reporter was arrested Wednesday during a news conference being held by the Ohio governor about a train derailment.  Correspondent Evan Lambert was giving a live report during NewsNation's “Rush Hour” …
Discussion: TMZ.com, Deadline and Mediaite
 
 
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