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Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol Building on February 5, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Getty/Chip Somodevilla)

New Trump, same as the old Trump

Amanda Marcotte

Delivered late, this State of the Union offered the same old Trump: Racist trolling with a dash of desperation

Congresswomen, dressed in white in tribute to the women's suffrage movement, applaud as they attend the State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 5, 2019. (Getty/Mandel Ngan)

Why Democratic women stood to applaud

Shira Tarlo

"You weren't supposed to do that," a visibly caught-of-guard Trump joked to women lawmakers. "Thank you very much"

(Getty/Drew Angerer)

Trump Tower 2016: The plot thickens

Igor Derysh

A Washington lobbyist and former Soviet officer who attended the famous meeting received unexplained payments

(AP Photo/Chris Post)

Winners & losers under drug rebate deal

Jay Hancock - KFF Health News

The Trump administration’s plan for drug rebates would end the pharmaceutical business as usual

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Adam Levine of Maroon 5 performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 53. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Challenging toxic masculinity

Dillon Thomas Browne - The Conversation

An ad by a beer company was sweet but didn’t challenge any social norms

(AP/Getty/Salon)

Trump's wall obstructs our philosophy

Patrick Mendis - The Globalist

As Congress contemplates Trump’s wall, it ought to remember the enlightened vision of the founding fathers

FILE - In this June 21, 2013, file photo, the seal a fixed to the front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington. There are an estimated 21.6 million veterans in the United States. Among them, nearly 9 million are enrolled in health care provided by the VA. About 4.3 million veterans get disability compensation from the VA and nearly 900,000 have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. A 2014 law signed by President Barack Obama aimed to alleviate delays many veterans faced in getting treatment at VA hospitals and clinics and end the widespread practice of fake wait lists that covered up long waits for veterans seeking health care. Two years later, many of the problems remain.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) (AP)

Trump's VA angers lawmakers, veterans

Isaac Arnsdorf - ProPublica

On Wednesday, the Trump administration proposed new rules to automatically make veterans eligible for private care

US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez smiles, dressed in white in tribute to the women's suffrage movement, as she arrives at the State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 5, 2019. (Getty/Saul Loeb)

Trump to AOC: US will never be socialist

Shira Tarlo

"America will never be a socialist country," Trump says with the Democratic socialists present in his audience

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Stacey Abrams delivers the Democratic party's response to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 from Atlanta. (Pool video image via AP)

Abrams: This is the battle for democracy

Shira Tarlo

"We fought Jim Crow with the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act, yet we continue to confront racism"

Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol Building on February 5, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Getty/Doug Mills)

SOTU: Trump says investigations must end

Shira Tarlo

President tells a joint session of Congress that investigations could potentially hurt the passage of legislation

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John McCain; Donald Trump (AP/J. Scott Applewhite//Chris Kleponis)

Trump mocks McCain before SOTU: report

Noor Al-Sibai - Raw Story

Trump also reportedly called Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) a “nasty son of a b*tch” and took aim at other critics

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Robert Mueller; Donald Trump (AP/Getty/Salon)

Four "emergencies" Dems could address

Alex Henderson - Alternet

What a hypothetical Democratic president could try to address via a declaration of emergency in the future

FILE - In this July 6, 2011 file photo, U.S. tycoon Donald Trump attends the inauguration ceremony of the Trump Ocean Club International Hotel and Tower in Panama City. The Miss Panama Organization and the Telemetro television channel say they won’t participate in or broadcast the Miss Universe contest partly owned by Trump, joining several other Latin American nations in dropping out of the pageant in protest over his comments about Mexican immigrants. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco, File) (AP)

Feds want to talk to Trump execs: report

Shira Tarlo

Prosecutors in the Southern District of New York have been conducting at least two investigations in Trump's orbit

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Even Meghan slams Trump "executive time"

Brendan Skwire - Raw Story

“Maybe in some Never-Neverland he’s speaking with national security people," McCain adds on ABC's "The View"

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SOTU guests highlight immigration divide

Shira Tarlo

Republicans invited border patrol agents, while Democrats will be joined by undocumented immigrants and refugees

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Detail of the 'Spiral Pig' zodiac lantern by artist John Deng on February 01, 2019 in Sydney, Australia. Sydney Lunar Festival has evolved from a small community celebration in Chinatown 23 years ago and now attracts more than 1.3 million visitors from all over the world each year. (Getty/Cameron Spencer)

Lunar New Year: Feast for gods & family

Yangsze Choo

In which food and love and filial piety combine to reach dizzy heights of guilt and delight

(AP/Salon)

Reps want inquiry into CDC–Coke scandal

Nicole Karlis

Reps. Pingree and DeLauro requested an investigation after private emails exchanges were published last week

Mitch McConnell; Donald Trump (AP/Getty/Salon)

McConnell warns GOP may kill the wall

Igor Derysh

Reports suggest Mitch McConnell has warned Trump many Republican senators will resist an "emergency" declaration

Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss are shown in a scene from the movie "Jaws," 1975. (AP Photo)

7 best movies new to Netflix in Feb. '19

David Ehrlich - Indiewire

Thanks to the likes of "Jaws" and "Personal Shopper," the year's shortest month is long on good movies to stream

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Phil Robertson of "Duck Dynasty" (AP/Brynn Anderson)

Robertson attacks Harris over healthcare

Joseph Neese

On health care, the "Ducky Dynasty" star accuses a Democratic contender of offering handouts in exchange for votes

(Getty/Win McNamee)

The State of our Disunion

Robert Reich - RobertReich.org

Trump's goal is, and has always been, disunion

Sen. Jeff Merkley (AP/Jose Luis Magana)

Sen. Jeff Merkley on his SOTU guests

Matthew Rozsa

Oregon senator tells Salon this mother and daughter were separated by Trump's "evil," "racist" border policies

Stacey Abrams (Getty/Jessica McGowan)

Stacey Abrams steps up

Klaus Marre, DonkeyHotey - WhoWhatWhy

Abrams takes the spotlight during the Democratic response to Trump's State of the Union

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