Feds probe airline problems - State of the Union address - BP climate pledge backtrack

Source: Pew Research Center

1. Summary
   In his State of the Union address, President Biden claimed legislative victories from his first two years in office -- particularly the health and climate package, the infrastructure bill, and investments in the semiconductor industry. “Jobs are coming back," he said of his economic agenda. Biden said Congressional Republicans want to cut Medicare and Social Security to reduce the deficit, a statement some Republicans booed.
   
   Biden opened his address by congratulating GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy's election to speaker of the House of Representatives. Speaker McCarthy, for his part, signaled that he would not repeat the "theatrics” of his precedessor Rep. Nancy Pelosi, referring to when she ripped up a transcript of former President Trump's SOTU address in 2020.
   
   Biden urged Congress to pass his proposal for a billionaire tax and to quadruple the tax on corporate stock buybacks. He also noted the recently-passed $35 cap on insulin for Medicare recipients, and called on Congress to extend the cap to all Americans.

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   ‘Pride is coming back’: Biden touts victories on jobs and climate in State of the Union address.
   The Guardian (Moderate Left) • Factual Grade 73% • 5 min read
   

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   Biden touts America’s ‘possibilities’ in State of the Union address.
   Daily Wire (Right) • Factual Grade 72% • 3 min read

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   In defense of the mostly pointless State of the Union.
   FiveThirtyEight (Moderate Left) • Factual Grade 73% • 5 min read

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