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Florida GOP advances Disney district, migrant flight bills

Florida lawmakers have advanced proposals to strip Disney of its self-governing status, expand a controversial migrant transportation program and strengthen prosecutions tied to the state’s election police unit

The Independent UK

The State of the Union is ... saucy! - Roll Call

This year's State of the Union has prompted your fearless Political Theater podcasters to wonder who all was in their cups at the event.

Roll Call

Lawmakers in GOP states target medical care for trans kids

Lawmakers in several conservative states are continuing to target transgender children with bills that prohibit gender affirming care for young people

The Independent UK

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McCarthy admits Republicans ‘took bait’ and let Biden turn speech heckling into political gold

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy admitted Wednesday that Republicans “took the bait” by allowing President Joe Biden to turn GOP heckling at his State of the Union address into political gold.

Tribune News Service

Suspect in Texas anti-immigrant shooting changes plea to guilty

Patrick Crusius faces hate crime charges for a mass shooting in the US city of El Paso in 2019 that killed 23 people.

Al Jazeera

Biden warns of GOP plans for Medicare, Social Security cuts

When President Joe Biden suggested that Republicans want to slash Medicare and Social Security it brought howls of protests from the GOP side of the aisle during the State of the Union address

The Independent UK

Mississippi GOP passes ‘apartheid’ bill to create unelected courts system in majority-Black capital of Jackson

New court officials would be appointed by state leaders, rather than usual election process

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Biden doubles down on attacks over GOP’s ‘dream’ to cut Social Security and Medicare

Mr Biden calls out GOP senators who have floated plans to end the popular pension and medical insurance programmes

The Independent UK

Former Twitter officials admit mistake squelching Hunter Biden story

WASHINGTON — Former Twitter Inc. officials acknowledged that blocking the spread of a news story about Hunter Biden’s laptop was a mistake, but they told lawmakers the action was not politically motivated or directed by FBI or U.S. intelligence officials.

Tribune News Service

Sarah Huckabee Sanders' State of the Union Response Offers a Grim Glimpse of the GOP's Future

Biden's speech offered plenty of opportunity to present a counter-narrative to continued taxes and spending. Instead Sanders went a different direction.

Reason

The State of Our Union Sucks

The bipartisan (if shouty!) embrace of big-government nationalism ensures our populist moment won't end any time soon.

Reason

Hawley’s departure from Armed Services draws speculation - Roll Call

Was it retribution or magnanimity? Accounts differ on Missouri Republican Josh Hawley's departure from the desirable Armed Services panel.

Roll Call

Biden enjoys State of the Union reviews as Republicans stoke culture-war fire

President makes economic case to improve lives of working people while GOP opponents obsess over ‘hot-button’ social issues

The Guardian - US

AOC condemns ‘incitement of violence’ against trans people during GOP-led hearing on Twitter

The congresswoman took aim at the influential Libs of TikTok account after accusations of harassment and threats

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Republicans erupted at Biden’s SOTU remarks on Social Security and Medicare. But these lawmakers have proposed cuts

Biden’s remarks reference legislation from Republican Senator Rick Scott of Florida.

Salon

Iowa GOP bill would expand child labor

The bill would also shield businesses from liability if a minor employee is sickened, injured, or killed

The Texas Tribune

Democrats to chair fewer Texas House committees amid GOP pushback

House Speaker Dade Phelan selected Democrats to chair eight of the 34 standing committees, down from the 13 he appointed at the start of the last legislative session.

The Independent UK

Trump claims ‘millions and millions’ followed his SOTU commentary after sharing 48 posts in 73 minutes

“Tremendous numbers of people signed on to hear my ‘Play by Play’ of the SOTU Speech,” Trump claims

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The Independent UK

State of the Union: Five contentious claims from Joe Biden’s speech

President heckled as a ‘liar’ during speech to Congress but had clearly done his homework

Reason

Biden's Foreign Policy Is Adrift

His State of the Union address sketched a foreign policy that is reckless on some points, relatively restrained on others, and utterly uninterested in any real resolution to America’s lingering military entanglements.

Salon

Host fact-checks GOP on Social Security

"I read it on Rick Scott's website!" host Kaitlan Collins told Rep. Byron Donalds

The Independent UK

‘Dark Brandon’ returns with Biden’s latest State of the Union

Joe Biden’s supporters revived the semi-ironic meme after wrangling GOP lawmakers to commit to preserving Social Security and Medicare

Tribune News Service

Even Biden’s ‘unity’ agenda could be tough going

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden, understanding he will have to juggle differing priorities from a divided Congress, made just a handful of new requests to lawmakers in his State of the Union address.

Salon

Heckler MTG whines about SOTU "yelling"

“Part of the time we couldn’t really understand what he was saying because he was yelling at people," Greene said

Salon

Biden's SOTU rope-a-dope: GOP hissy fit

Nevertheless, this State of the Union speech was one of Biden's best moments as president

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