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Editorial: Yes, Republicans have threatened Social Security. And they're still doing it

It seems the hecklers at last week’s State of the Union speech owe President Joe Biden an apology. After some congressional Republicans tried to shout him down for saying some in the GOP want to cut Social Security and Medicare, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., stepped up to add his voice…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Robin Abcarian: I almost wrote off Joe Biden in 2020. Boy, was I wrong then. What about now?

Was I the only journalist in America who thought President Joe Biden's State of the Union speech Tuesday was hard to watch? At least until he departed from his script and began sparring with the nation's rudest Republicans?

Los Angeles Times

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s influence surges; her fiery tactics remain the same

WASHINGTON — When U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene shouted “liar” at President Joe Biden during his State of the Union speech, she invited a deluge of criticism.

Tribune News Service

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Biden’s on a winning streak and up for a fight: so why are voters so negative?

The president sparred with Republicans at the State of the Union and has won legislative victories but polls show little enthusiasm for a re-election bid

The Guardian - US

Republicans say they won't cut Social Security. So why does it keep coming up?

Republicans committed publicly at the State of the Union not to cut Social Security or Medicare. But it remains the party's third rail amid talks over the debt ceiling.

WEKU

Jackie Calmes: Biden has the best legislation record of any president since LBJ. Why can't voters see it?

Political polls come and go, the results often unsurprising in a polarized, tribal America. Yet early this week, one poll's finding brought political nerds from the White House to Washington's watering holes up short.

Los Angeles Times

Biden asked for immigration reform in the State of the Union. Can it pass a split Congress?

President Joe Biden made a wistful comment at his State of the Union Tuesday that there was a time when Congress found common ground on immigration reform.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

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The State of the Union ... and other comedy acts — Congressional Hits and Misses - Roll Call

President Joe Biden mixing it up with Republicans during his annual address to Congress, GOP Rep. Nancy Mace roasts colleagues — and more!

Roll Call

Biden’s State of the Union–and the stories people from across the country are telling us–make the case for economic optimism

While not all Americans are familiar with Biden’s agenda now, it will significantly transform their lives in the coming years.

Fortune

What are stock buybacks? A finance professor explains why President Biden wants to raise the tax on this controversial use of corporate capital

Companies have been buying back their own stock at record levels – something President Joe Biden doesn’t care for. In his state of the union address, Biden said “corporations ought to do the right thing” and invest more of their profits in producing more goods and less in stock buybacks.…

The Conversation

Seth Meyers on Biden attacking concert ticket fees: ‘Might be a secret Swiftie’

Late-night hosts discussed the State of the Union address and how Republicans decided to use time with Twitter employees

The Guardian - US

Photos of the week ending February 10, 2023 - Roll Call

The State of the Union dominated this week on Capitol Hill, along with the ongoing Rep. George Santos saga.

Roll Call

Will Biden let the heckler's veto stand?

Liberal schadenfreude does nothing to change the fact that Republicans control the House of Representatives

Salon

Editorial: Biden is right to stay firm on US support for Ukraine

President Joe Biden focused mostly on domestic issues in his State of the Union address Tuesday, but when he did turn to foreign policy he had strong words of support for Ukraine. He assured Ukraine’s ambassador to the U.S., who was in the audience, that “America is united in our…

Los Angeles Times

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Editorial: Biden speech offers populism and partisanship

President Joe Biden's third State of the Union address was the perfect reflection of his presidency: undisciplined and detached from reality.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Grate of the union: Hecklers highlighted state of political discourse

Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech really highlighted more about the state of the Republican Congress, and that state is decidedly raucous. As Biden delivered his spiel, he sparred verbally with (dis)honorable hecklers, who often interrupted, like Marjorie Taylor Greene.

The Independent UK

Trumpworld at war over Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ State of the Union rebuttal

Ms Sanders was criticised for failing to sufficiently praise Donald Trump

The Independent UK

This Parkland dad has a history of interrupting Biden. But he found the GOP’s behaviour at SOTU ‘offensive’

Manuel Oliver lost his son, 17-year-old Joaquin ‘Guac’ Oliver, in the February 2018 school shooting in Florida. He tells Sheila Flynn what it was like attending his second State of the Union address

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WEKU

Biden had a sick burn in his State of the Union speech. 'Lots of luck' explaining it

President Biden wished congressional Republicans "lots of luck in your senior year" during his State of the Union speech — a taunt that had a lot of people wondering.

The Guardian - US

Joe Biden has steadied the nation – why don’t his polling numbers reflect this?

Biden’s State of the Union address is a reminder of how good a president he has been, but majorities believe he has made no progress

WEKU

Republican State of the Union rebuttals differed in more than just language

Republican rebuttals to President Biden's speech were not only given in different languages but touched on different GOP priorities and addressed varied concerns to each separate audience.

The Guardian - US

Seth Meyers on Republican heckling: ‘These guys make Biden look like a Harlem Globetrotter’

Late-night hosts discuss Republicans’ disruptions and Biden’s power plays during State of the Union address

Salon

Joe and Mitt: Seeking order amid chaos

Romney smacked down George Santos and Biden flipped the script on MTG. But does America even want the truth?

Reason

Yes, You Have a First Amendment Right To Livestream Cops

Plus: Some State of the Union fact checking, a livestream discussion about gun rights and violence, and more...

Tribune News Service

Adriana E. Ramírez: Joe Cool

Tuesday night, President Joe Biden delivered the best State of the Union address I've heard in my lifetime. He turned what is usually a boring exercise in partisan clapping and mutual back-patting into a riveting combination pep rally, poetry slam and real-time legislative session. I was entranced the entire 72…

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