memeorandum: Trump On Mass Shootings: 'That's The Way The World Goes' (Emily Atkin/ThinkProgress)

John Bresnahan / Politico:

Chaffetz enters speaker's race, pans McCarthy — <p>Rep. Jason Chaffetz has officially launched his dark-horse campaign for House speaker, arguing he's a better choice to unite the fractious Republican conference and that Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy lacks the communication skills …

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Julian Hattem / The Hill:

Benghazi panel talking point proven false — Democrats claimed this week that the House's special committee investigating the 2012 violence in Benghazi, Libya, was the longest inquiry of its kind, but fact-checkers on Friday proved them wrong. — In fact, there have been at least four …

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Bradford Richardson / The Hill:

Chaffetz announces bid for Speaker — Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) on Sunday announced his intention to run to replace outgoing Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio). — “Today, here, I am announcing my intention to run for Speaker of the House of Representatives,” Chaffetz said on “Fox News Sunday.”

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Tim Devaney / The Hill:

Trump: Teachers with guns could have prevented Oregon shooting — Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump said armed teachers could have protected the students who were killed in a mass shooting at a community college in Oregon this week. — “This is in light of what's gone on in Oregon …

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Trump On Mass Shootings: 'That's The Way The World Goes' — There isn't much America can do to prevent future mass shootings, because “that's the way the world goes,” Republican presidential candidate and National Rifle Association member Donald Trump said on Sunday.

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Mark Murray / NBC News:

Polls: Trump Still Leads in IA and NH, But Loses Ground — Donald Trump remains ahead in the early Republican nominating contests of Iowa and New Hampshire, but his lead has shrunk from a month ago, according to brand-new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls of these two states.

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Jessica Contrera / Washington Post:

She was a conservative pundit. He was a liberal activist. At home, none of that mattered. — It was so Washington, the way they met. She was on the dais at a panel discussion on media and politics, holding forth knowledgeably; he was in the audience, smitten.

Bradford Richardson / The Hill:

Biden celebrates gay rights activists for changing course of America — Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday praised gay rights activists for the progress they have made in recent years. — The vice president gave the keynote address at the Human Rights Campaign National Dinner …

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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:

McCain: GOPers' Use Of Derogatory Language Is Hurting The Republican Party — Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said Sunday that the Republican presidential candidates who use — or don't correct — those who use derogatory language are hurting the GOP's chances at the White House.

Discussion: Political Wire

Sundance / The Last Refuge:

The Curious Case of Oregon Shooter Chris Harper-Mercer - A Social Media Profile Shaped, Modified and Deleted... The Oregon Shooter is a 26-year-old black male. — Birth Certificate Name is: Christopher Sean Mercer - 07/26/1989. — Mother: Laurel Margaret Harper - 04/05/1951 Dad: Ian Bernard Mercer - 05/15/1960

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Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:

A New Way to Tackle Gun Deaths — We've mourned too often, seen too many schools and colleges devastated by shootings, watched too many students get an education in grief. It's time for a new approach to gun violence. — We're angry, but we also need to be smart.

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Adam Liptak / New York Times:

Supreme Court Prepares to Take On Politically Charged Cases — WASHINGTON — The last Supreme Court term ended with liberal victories, conservative disarray and bruised relations among the justices. The new one, which starts on Monday, marks the start of Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.'s second decade …

Discussion: Bloomberg View

Annie Karni / Politico:

Clinton mocks Trump in SNL premiere — <p>For the first time since her 2008 presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton on Saturday evening returned to the set of “Saturday Night Live," starring in a skit as “Val,” an easy-to-talk-to barkeep giving advice to the former secretary of state …

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