Texas Gov. Greg Abbott delivered his annual State of the State address last night, boasting of a state rising again after a year of unparalleled loss. Here are the biggest takeaways from the speech. A military coup in Myanmar and a mass crackdown on dissidents in Russia are presenting early tests for the Biden administration as it tries to reestablish American primacy as a worldwide pro-democracy leader.

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