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Evening Roundup

Featuring Lavora Barnes, Maria Peralta, Heather Boushey, Nick Anderson, and a special real reel from The Contrarian. Join the joint address you really want to hear: Jen & Norm, LIVE at 8:45 ET

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Mar 04, 2025

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The real voice of America

Lavora Barnes

Mar 4

This evening, President Trump will address Congress for the first time since his reelection. He is expected to address his foreign and domestic policy plans, from his tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada, and China to his recent pause on aid to Ukraine

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The strength of the union

Nick Anderson

Mar 4

Nick Anderson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist whose cartoons have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post and elsewhere. Find him on Substack at nickanderson.substack.com.

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The State of Our Union is Fed Up

Mar 4

Americans across the country are mounting small and big acts of resistance against Republicans’ incompetence and cruelty

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Republicans are fleecing America — and stripping Medicaid, too

Mar 4

By Heather Boushey

Choosing where our tax dollars are spent shows which people and places we value.

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States of the Union

The Contrarian

Mar 4

We all know that tonight’s speech by you-know-who will be filled with disdain for the truth. We at The Contrarian know the real state of the union…
(WATCH OUR VIDEO HERE)

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Larry McGinnity

For those interested in apologizing to President Zelensky, as I did, through the Ukraine WDC Embassy, here's the email address: us@mfa.gov.ua.

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Vicki

Watching and being with you and your community is the only way I can tolerate watching this state of the union speech tonight. I already have a headache 🤕

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