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10:45 AM ET, March 8, 2024

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William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Disaster for Trump as Truth Social Crashes at Critical SOTU Moment  —  The former president heavily promoted his live reactions prior to President Joe Biden's SOTU speech.  But when it came time, Trump's promises crashed and burned.  —  Donald Trump may have rage-posted …
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Adela Suliman / Washington Post:
Biden chatted for so long after State of the Union, the lights went down  —  President Biden didn't seem to want State of the Union night to end.  —  Biden took about 35 minutes between finishing his speech and exiting the House chamber — shaking hands, chatting with members of Congress …
Discussion: NPR, Washington Examiner and CBS News
The White House:
Remarks of President Joe Biden — State of the Union Address As Prepared for Delivery  —  Good evening.  —  Mr. Speaker.  Madam Vice President.  Members of Congress.  My Fellow Americans.  —  In January 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt came to this chamber to speak to the nation.
Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
Biden electrifies Democrats, spars with Republicans in fiery State of the Union address  — President Joe Biden delivered a fiery, partisan State of the Union address fit for an election year.  — When Republicans booed a bipartisan immigration security bill, “Oh, you don't think so?
Matt Novak / Gizmodo:
Truth Social Suffers Outage in Middle of Trump's Furious Live-Tweeting About Biden Speech  —  “THE DRUGS ARE WEARING OFF!”  Trump wrote without any further context, making it's unclear if he was talking about Biden or himself.  —  Truth Social, the social media platform launched by Donald Trump in 2022 …
Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
The Smart Political Strategy Behind Biden's Big Speech  —  Last night was a very good night for Joe Biden.  The President delivered a vigorous, pugilistic speech with the highest possible stakes for his presidency.  He was strong and in command.  Most importantly, he made his best case yet for reelection.
Patrick Svitek / Washington Post:
The biggest moments from Biden's 2024 State of the Union address
Erin Doherty / Axios:
“Outrageous”: Biden makes repeated jabs at Trump during State of the Union
Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Breaks House Rules to Wear MAGA Hat at State of the Union
Washington Post:
Biden hits the campaign trail after State of the Union address
Discussion: MeidasTouch and The Hill
Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
Dr. John Gartner: The world is watching “a fundamental breakdown in Trump's ability to use language”
Jake Lahut / The Daily Beast:
Official GOP Response to SOTU Has Republicans ‘Losing It’  —  Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama gave the GOP response to President Biden's annual address—which got panned by some in her own party.  —  As President Joe Biden mingled on the House floor following his State of the Union address Thursday night …
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Newsweek:
Republican Katie Britt Ruthlessly Mocked for SOTU Response  —  Alabama Senator Katie Britt on Thursday faced widespread backlash after delivering the Republican Party's response to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address.  —  Many users on X, formerly Twitter …
Rolling Stone:
‘What the Hell Am I Watching’: Republicans Torch Their Own SOTU Rebuttal
Riley Beggin / USA Today:
Who is Katie Britt? What to know about the GOP senator delivering the State of the Union rebuttal
CNBC:
Trump loses bid to delay $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation judgment  — Donald Trump lost a bid to delay paying an $83.3 million civil defamation judgment to writer E. Jean Carroll.  — Trump had asked Manhattan federal Judge Lewis Kaplan to delay the judgment from taking effect until …
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Brian Melley / ABC News:
Trump is ordered to pay legal fees after failed lawsuit over the Steele dossier
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Trump's Money Problems Are Very Real and Very Bad
Discussion: Raw Story
Zach Everson / Forbes:   Why Trump Will Need A Lot More Than $540 Million
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump ordered to pay $382,000 in legal fees for failed ‘Steele Dossier’ lawsuit
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and Forbes
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Hot streak for American jobs continues in early months of 2024  —  The unemployment rate has now been below 4% for 25 consecutive months — a streak unseen in the United States since the 1960s.  —  Expectations heading into this morning showed projections of about 198,000 new jobs having been added in the United States in February.
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Indicted Serial Liar George Santos Announces New Run for Congress During State of the Union
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Santos to make surprise appearance at Capitol for State of the Union
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Father of Marine Killed in Afghanistan Is Arrested During Biden's Address  —  Steve Nikoui yelled “Abbey Gate, Abbey Gate” during the speech, a reference to where his son, Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui, and 12 other troops were killed during the chaotic final days of the U.S. presence in Kabul.
Brian Frosh / The Hill:
Big oil's big deception: That plastics are recyclable  —  Plastic pollution is everywhere.  We eat it.  We drink it.  We breathe it.  It is on the summit of Mount Everest and at the bottom of the oceans.  Not only is it in human breast milk, but, according to one study …
Guy Faulconbridge / Reuters:
US embassy warns of imminent attack in Moscow by ‘extremists’  —  The U.S. embassy in Russia warned that “extremists” had imminent plans for an attack in Moscow, hours after Russian security services said they had foiled a planned shooting at a synagogue by a cell from the Afghan arm of Islamic State.
 
 
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Susie Madrak / Crooks and Liars:
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Joe Hagan / Vanity Fair:
Nikki Haley's Last Dance (Or, the Hillary Clinton of It All)
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Laura Strickler / NBC News:
Sen. Tester asks Congress to fund installation of border fentanyl scanners that now sit idle
Associated Press:
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Bloomberg:
Stop Murders, Fight Drugs, Raise Taxes: Why Ecuador Loves Daniel Noboa
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House passes Laken Riley Act
Fox News:
VA official who tried to ban iconic WWII kissing photo has controversial history: ‘Unequivocally offensive’
Discussion: Breitbart
Marcy Wheeler / MSNBC:
Merrick Garland isn't to blame for delays in Trump's election interference case
Discussion: emptywheel
NBC News:
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