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Hello again, it's been a lively day so far in US politics news as the ripples from Joe Biden's state of the union address, and the Republicans' response, continue across the reflecting pools of Washington and the sensibilities of the nation.

The US president is due to make a fresh speech in Wisconsin at the top of the hour, where he will talk about the economy. We'll have that for you live so stick with us.

Right-wing Florida Republican congressman Matt Gaetz has been appointed by House speaker Kevin McCarthy to a new select committee created since the GOP won a slim majority in the House, investigating the weaponization' of the government.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that Biden put the Republicans who heckled during his SOTU address last night on the defense."

A new proposal by Missouri Republicans seeks to ban nearly all discussion of LGBTQ people, making it far more restrictive than Florida's Don't Say Gay" law passed last year.

A tense exchange between Republican congressman George Santos and Republican senator Mitt Romney was caught on video last night as Biden was due to deliver his address. The Utah senator thinks con artist Santos should be tossed out of congress.

Joe Biden's strong performance at the State of the Union address last night was a blow to critics on the right - and within his own party - and seemed a certain boost to the chances of him running for a second term in the White House in the 2024 election - with vice president Kamala Harris on the ticket, too.