memeorandum: DNC chair: Biden ‘would be welcomed’ to presidential race (Joey Francilus/Politico)

8:40 PM ET, August 26, 2015

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After Shooting, Alleged Gunman Details Grievances in ??? Suicide Notes??? — A man claiming to be Bryce Williams called ABC News over the last few weeks, saying he wanted to pitch a story, and wanted to fax information. He never told ABC News what the story was.

WDBJ-TV:

Two WDBJ7 employees shot and killed; suspected shooter kills himself — Reporter Alison Parker and photographer Adam Ward were attacked during a live broadcast — MONETA, Va. — The suspect accused of killing two WDBJ7 employees died at a hospital in Northern Virginia, according to Franklin County Sheriff Bill Overton.

Eliott C. McLaughlin / CNN:

Virginia TV reporter, photographer killed in shooting during live interview — (CNN)A manhunt is underway for a gunman who fatally shot a local news reporter and photographer on live television during an interview outside Moneta, Virginia, on Wednesday morning.

John Nolte / BREITBART.COM:
Racial Motive Suspected: VA Police ID Person-Of-Interest In WDBJ Double Murder

Discussion: Raw Story and LiberalAmerica.org

Michael Martinez / CNN:
Virginia chamber of commerce executive in stable condition after on-air shooting

Discussion: Talking Points Memo

New York Times:
Suspect in Virginia Shooting of News Team Commits Suicide

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Mediaite and Outside the Beltway

Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Police Searching for Former Employee in Connection to On-Air Virginia Shooting

Discussion: Washington Post, The Daily Beast, EW.com, Fox 59, CBS DC, WTVR-TV, WTKR-TV, The Daily Caller, Latest | INFORUM, National Review, WSLS-TV, Talking Points Memo, NBC News, myfox8.com, New York's PIX11, WISH-TV and Fox News Insider

Brianna Ehley / Politico:
Terry McAuliffe calls for stricter gun laws after Virginia shooting

Discussion: Weasel Zippers, Hot Air, Guardian, Business Insider, RedState and The Daily Caller

Joey Francilus / Politico:

DNC chair: Biden ‘would be welcomed’ to presidential race — NORTH MIAMI — The chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee said on Wednesday that she would welcome Joe Biden to the presidential race if the vice president decides to run. — “It's my job to effectively manage …

Matt Dixon / Politico:

Bush: Press deserves ‘respect and dignity’ — PENSACOLA — Former governor Jeb Bush said he thinks members of the media should be treated with “respect and dignity,” one day after Donald Trump sparred with Univison anchor Jorge Ramos at an Iowa event. — “I think people in the press …

Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:

Rubio Dismisses Trump in N.H.: He Won't Be ‘Our Nominee’ — Marco Rubio shrugged off rival Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's taunts during a campaign stop Wednesday in New Hampshire and said the businessman and reality TV star won't be the party's nominee.

Discussion: Politico, NBC News, RedState, Hot Air, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and whorunsGov

Ashley Parker / New York Times:
As Donald Trump and Jorge Ramos Clash, Latino News Media Airs Its Offense

Discussion: Politico, Washington Post, CNNMoney, NBC News, Hot Air, Addicting Info, Daily Kos, The Atlantic, First Reading, CNN, National Review, Slantpoint, Guardian and Common Dreams, more at Mediagazer »

Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
The Republican Conception of Conception

Discussion: Washington Monthly and National Review

Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Donald Trump Is Running A Perpetual Attention Machine

Discussion: Fusion, New York Times and Politico

ABC News:
Jorge Ramos: Donald Trump ‘Absolutely’ Gave the Order to Eject Me From Press Conference

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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Here's What Happens When Trump Takes on Jorge Ramos

Discussion: New York Times and Politico

Danica Dillon / In Touch Weekly:

“Josh Duggar Cheated With Me!”: Woman Tells All About Their Two Sexual Encounters

Discussion: Shakesville, Taylor Marsh, Raw Story, FOX6Now.com, Addicting Info, Friendly Atheist, The Huffington Post and Liberaland

The Duggar Family:

Duggar Family Statement — We are so thankful for the outpouring of love, care and prayers for our family during this most difficult situation with Josh. As parents we are so deeply grieved by our son's decisions and actions. His wrong choices have deeply hurt his precious wife and children …

Discussion: Raw Story, NBC News, WWBT-TV, Addicting Info, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, ABC News, Refinery29 and WREG-TV

Pierre Thomas / ABC News:

After Shooting, Alleged Gunman Details Grievances in ‘Suicide Notes’ — Shares- — Play

Discussion: Raw Story, Slantpoint, Guardian, Hit & Run, WJBF-TV, myfox8.com and The Atlantic

David Mack / BuzzFeed:
Here's What We Know About The Virginia Shooting Suspect

Discussion: ABC News, Hit & Run, Fusion, Raw Story and Talking Points Memo

Neetzan Zimmerman / The Hill:
Manifesto purportedly sent by Virginia gunman cites ‘race war’

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit

Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
TV Shooter Sued Previous Station Alleging He'd Been Called A ‘Monkey’

Discussion: Mediaite

Guardian:
Virginia gunman was told by TV station to seek medical attention, memos say

Discussion: Talking Points Memo

Amanda Marcotte / Talking Points Memo:

Why Fox News' Defense Of Megyn Kelly Is Going To Backfire — Donald Trump has reignited his sexist harassment campaign against Megyn Kelly, and the folks at Fox News are, in seemingly coordinated fashion, striking back. Fellow Fox News hosts and pundits are asking Trump to cool it …

Discussion: Hullabaloo and John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Cruz hits Megyn Kelly on ‘liberal journalist’ question

Discussion: Politico, Hot Air, Daily Kos, The Hayride, The PJ Tatler, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Washington Post

Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Graham: 'If you think Megyn Kelly is a bimbo, you're an idiot'

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Refinery29 and FOX News Radio

Nick Gass / Politico:

White House hits back at Charles Koch — The White House fired back Wednesday at Charles Koch after a POLITICO article quoted him as saying he was “flabbergasted” by a recent attack on him and his brother by President Barack Obama during an energy speech in Las Vegas earlier this week.

Discussion: Daily Kos

Mike Allen / Politico:
Charles Koch blasts Barack Obama

Discussion: Fox News, Daily Kos and Slantpoint

Jessi Hempel / Wired:

Facebook Launches M, Its Bold Answer to Siri and Cortana — Today, a few hundred Bay Area Facebook users will open their Messenger apps to discover M, a new virtual assistant. Facebook will prompt them to test it with examples of what M can do: Make restaurant reservations. Find a birthday gift for your spouse.

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Daily Mail, 9to5Google, The Verge, Gizmodo, Android Police, Business Insider and Eater

Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:

Trump Telling GOP Brass He Will Forgo A Third-Party Run: Sources — Trump makes a big move. — Ryan Grim — Washington Bureau Chief, The Huffington Post — WASHINGTON - Businessman Donald Trump has told several top Republicans that he will swear off the possibility of an independent bid …

Discussion: Hot Air, Mediaite and Political Wire

Glenn Thrush / Politico:

Behind the Biden hype — Friends say the vice president is channeling the grief over his son's death into an agonizing decision over whether to run in 2016. — Getty — The Joe Biden who has been reaching out to Democratic operatives and would-be donors for a potential 2016 bid isn't quite the happy warrior of bygone days.

Discussion: Weasel Zippers, US News and Washington Free Beacon

Annie Karni / Politico:
Clinton on Biden: I just want him to reach the right decision for him

Discussion: ABC News and Daily Kos

Stacey Barchenger / Tennessean.com:

Judge: TN lethal injection protocol constitutional — A Davidson County judge has decided Tennessee's rules for killing death row inmates via lethal injection are constitutional in a major decision in the battle over capital punishment in the state. — But the Wednesday decision does …

Discussion: BuzzFeed and NPR

Justin Glawe / The Daily Beast:

First State Legalizes Taser Drones for Cops, Thanks to a Lobbyist — North Dakota police will be free to fire “less than lethal” weapons from the air thanks to the influence of Big Drone. — It is now legal for law enforcement in North Dakota to fly drones armed with everything from Tasers …

Discussion: Hit & Run, Gizmodo, The Verge and John Hawkins' Right Wing News

KATC-TV:

2 stabbed in Sunset, 1 Sunset PD officer shot — State Police confirmed that the suspect is alive and in custody. — The suspect is being taken to a local hospital and then should be booked in the St. Landry Parish Jail on several charges, including attempted first degree murder of a police officer …

Discussion: The Hayride, Mashable, Mediaite, The Gateway Pundit, NBC News and KFOR-TV