History was made in the US Capitol Tuesday night: The first address to a joint session of Congress by a convicted criminal. President Trump returned to the scene of the January 6th crime, triumphant at having won an election by promising lower prices and stability. We’ll recap a speech outlining his plans for higher prices and ever more instability. And in Climate Check: How Trump’s layoffs at NOAA are a classic case of “shoot the messenger” for someone who doesn’t want to hear about his impact on the climate.

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