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Fox NewsFour Supreme Court justices absent from Biden's State of the Union
Four Supreme Court justices opted against attending President Biden's State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday evening.
- INSIDER
George Santos grabbed an aisle seat at the State of the Union. Not everyone was eager to shake his hand.
Seated beside GOP Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Santos soon discovered that not everyone, including some Republicans, was interested in seeing him.
- Business Insider
McCarthy warns Republicans not to misbehave at State of the Union, promises no 'childish games' like Pelosi's infamous speech tearing moment
"We're members of Congress. We have a code of ethics of how we should portray ourselves," McCarthy told CNN on Tuesday.
- The Week
Just what has Biden accomplished, anyway?
Polling suggests Americans increasingly see the Biden administration as a do-nothing dud. Are they right?
- HuffPost
Marjorie Taylor Greene Shouts 'Liar' At Joe Biden During State Of The Union
Republicans erupted when the president said they wanted to cut Social Security and Medicare.
- The Hill
Republicans read Constitution on House floor
House Republicans read the Constitution on the House floor Tuesday morning, following through — though delayed — on a pledge Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) made after the GOP won control of the chamber last year. McCarthy in November — before winning the Speaker’s gavel — wrote on Twitter that lawmakers would “read every single word of the Constitution aloud…
- AZCentral | The Arizona Republic
Kyrsten Sinema sits amidst Republicans as Biden shouts out some of her accomplishments
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., said she welcomed President Joe Biden's "support of our bipartisan successes."
- HuffPost
George Santos Constituents Travel To Washington To Call For House Expulsion
After winning his election in November, the New York representative confirmed that he had lied about countless aspects of his personal biography.
- WJAX
Gov. DeSantis chosen appointees would oversee Disney parks in Reedy Creek district under new bill
The Florida House on Monday proposed an overhaul of the Reedy Creek Improvement District, including a new name and giving power to Gov. Ron DeSantis to choose the people in charge as the Republican governor punishes the company over its opposition to the nicknamed “Don’t Say Gay” law.
- Fox News
Hot mic catches President Biden telling Cuban lawmaker he has to talk to him 'about Cuba'
As President Biden was mingling with House and Senate lawmakers following his State of the Union address, he told Sen. Bob Menendez that he needed to speak with him about Cuba.
- AZCentral | The Arizona Republic
Who knew a far-right election denier would do Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs' bidding?
Rep. Liz Harris, one of the Legislature's fiercest election deniers, is turning out to be Gov. Katie Hobbs' most important ally at the state Capitol.
- Associated Press
Illinois gun-ban incites challenges to legislative shortcuts
For all the fanfare and the legal rigmarole of Illinois' ban on semiautomatic weapons, it might come as a surprise to learn the legislation was titled “Insurance Code-Public Adjusters.” The ban on dozens of semiautomatic rifles and handguns took effect immediately, but enforcement is under scrutiny after a state appellate court endorsed a temporary restraining order last week in a case filed by thousands of advocates and led by Accuracy Firearms, a dealer in Effingham, 101 miles (162 kilometers) northeast of St. Louis. Less than four weeks old, the provision — now known as the “Protect Illinois Communities Act" — has prompted lawsuits at a rate of more than one every four days.
- MarketWatch
Democrats win special elections and control of Pennsylvania House
Democrats won control of the Pennsylvania House in special elections Tuesday, wresting partial power from Republicans for the first time in a dozen years in the competitive swing state.
- Business Insider
Biden played the State of the Union perfectly, but the raucous GOP proved he's dealing with a whole new kind of opposition
The affair resembled the chaotic scenes of the UK's parliament and not the usually staid State of the Union.
- The Week
McCarthy asks GOP House members to behave during State of the Union
McCarthy asks GOP House members to behave during State of the Union
- Associated Press
State of the Union? Congress doesn't fully reflect diversity
When lawmakers gather for President Joe Biden's State of the Union address, the Republican side of the aisle will look slightly different than it did a few years ago. Rather than row after row of white men in suits, the House Republican majority increasingly has added Black, Latino and female elected officials to their ranks, an effort toward bolstering GOP diversity that's helping to make the new Congress the most racially and ethnically diverse ever. “Diversity matters," said Debbie Walsh, director of the Center for Women and Politics at Rutgers University.
- Fox News
Republicans punish Biden for missing budget deadline with bill restricting appointee pay, travel
Republicans introduced legislation Tuesday that would delay federal funds to the president after a failure to meet the deadline to submit a budget to Congress.
- The Courier Journal
House committee advances articles of impeachment against Kentucky prosecutor Ronnie Goldy
Goldy has been embroiled in scandal since July, when The Courier Journal first reported his messages promising a defendant favors for nude images.
- The Hill
Democrat rips Biden over Chinese balloon: ‘They got us on this one’
Rep. David Scott (D-Ga.) on Tuesday ripped the Biden administration’s decision to delay shooting down a suspected Chinese spy balloon over the weekend, saying the delay made the U.S. look weak. Scott said during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Chinese economic competition that he was concerned about the “fast-growing possibility of a China-led…
- The Hill
New York Times editorial board presses Durbin to end Senate ‘blue slip’ judicial vetoes
The New York Times editorial board is calling on Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) to reform the Senate’s “blue slip” tradition whereby a senator can block a federal judicial nominee appointed to a court in his or her home state as a matter of senatorial courtesy. The Times wrote in an editorial Monday…