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2:05 PM ET, June 4, 2017

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London attack: Theresa May says enough is enough after seven die — The prime minister has said “it is time to say enough is enough” as she condemned a terror attack on “innocent and unarmed civilians” which left seven people dead and 48 injured in London. — A white van hit pedestrians …

Discussion: BBC, Fox News, IJR, The Daily Caller, NPR, The Guardian, Gothamist, The Week, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Mediaite

Robert Mendick / Telegraph:

‘They shouted ‘this is for Allah’, as they stabbed indiscriminately’ - How the London terror attack unfolded — How the London Bridge terror attack unfolded — The attack came out of the blue and out of the night. Beneath the shadow of The Shard, Europe's tallest skyscraper, terror hit Britain's streets again.

Discussion: RedState

Alexander Smith / NBC News:

London Bridge Attack: Why Most U.K. Police Don't Carry Guns — LONDON — The London Bridge attack and a similar one in March near the heart of Britain's democracy may have been shocking, but authorities have known for years that such incidents were coming. — Last year — when Brits watched …

Discussion: The Week, The Daily Caller and RedState

Theresa May / Real Clear Politics:
Enough Is Enough: We Must Defeat Islamist Extremism

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Saagar Enjeti / The Daily Caller:
Significant terrorist attacks have sprung up across the globe since …

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The Guardian:
London Bridge attack: one Canadian and one French citizen among dead - latest updates

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Colby Hall / Mediaite:
MSNBC Anchor's Response to London Terror Attack: Could Police Be ‘Overreacting?’

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CNN:
London terror attack: Police fired ‘unprecedented’ number of rounds

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Leon Watson / Telegraph:
Live London Bridge attack latest: Theresa May says ‘enough is enough’ after seven are killed

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Reuters:
London attackers kill seven, PM May says ‘enough is enough’

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Peter Walker / The Guardian:
London attack: Theresa May says ‘enough is enough’ after seven killed

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Ann Schmidt / Daily Mail: ‘On the floor!’: …

CNN:
London terror attack: Live updates

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Peter Baker / New York Times:

After Britain Attack, Trump Unleashes a Twitter Storm — WASHINGTON — President Trump assailed political correctness, gun control supporters and the mayor of London on Sunday, arguing that the world needed to be more serious about fighting terrorism a day after seven people were killed …

Jim Waterson / BuzzFeed:

Sadiq Khan Says He “Has More Important Things To Do” Than Respond To Donald Trump's Tweets — Sadiq Khan's spokesperson said the mayor of London “has more important things to do than respond to Donald Trump's ill-informed tweet that deliberately takes out of context his remarks”. — Reporting From

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Avi Selk / Washington Post:

World leaders call for unity after London attack. Trump tweets the complete opposite. — In the early confusion of Saturday's attack in London, as police urged people not to spread rumors, those world leaders who did speak out early were largely circumspect. Restrained. Sympathetic.

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Adam Shaw / Breitbart:

Trump Blasts London Mayor Sadiq Khan for Saying ‘No Reason to Be Alarmed’ After London Attack — President Trump tore into London's left-wing Mayor Sadiq Khan Sunday in the wake of a terror attack in London that left at least seven dead and dozens injured — after Khan told Londoners there is “no reason to be alarmed.”

Discussion: Telegraph, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Mediaite and Raw Story

Washington Post:
London attack toll rises to 7 dead as Theresa May insists ‘things need to change’

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Victoria Friedman / Breitbart: Nigel Farage: ‘Words Are Not Enough, People Want Action’, Slams Sadiq Khan, Theresa May on Terror Responses

Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
After London Attack, Prime Minister Says, ‘Enough Is Enough’

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Phil Helsel / NBC News:
London's Mayor Says ‘We Will Never Let These Cowards Win’ After Attack

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Mayor of London:
The Metropolitan Police are responding to the horrific terrorist attack …

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Michael Crowley / Politico:

The bottleneck in Rex Tillerson's State Department — When former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who successfully promoted Rex Tillerson for her old job during the presidential transition, tried to reach him last month, it was an aide to his chief of staff Margaret Peterlin who called back, asking what Rice wanted to discuss.

Discussion: Raw Story

Desmoinesdem / Bleeding Heartland:

Democrats dropped the ball in Iowa House district 22 special election — Democratic candidate Ray Stevens will not appear on the ballot for the June 27 special election in Iowa House district 22. He missed the deadline for filing paperwork with the Iowa Secretary of State's office.

Des Moines Register:

Kim Weaver withdraws her candidacy in Iowa's 4th District race for Congress — Kim Weaver is ending her campaign for Iowa's 4th Congressional District. — In a Facebook post Saturday, Weaver, a Democrat, cited threats to her safety, financial security and her mother's ongoing health problems as reasons for her withdrawal.

Discussion: Bleeding Heartland

Kim Weaver:
Over the last several weeks, I have been evaluating personal …

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Mark Townsend / Observer:

Far right raises £50,000 to target boats on refugee rescue missions in Med — Now anti-Islam ‘Identitarians’ are crowdfunding to pay for vessels to chase them down … Far-right activists are planning a sea campaign this summer to disrupt vessels saving refugees in the Mediterranean …

Robert O'Harrow Jr / Washington Post:

How a ‘shadow’ universe of charities joined with political warriors to fuel Trump's rise — The crowd rose to its feet and roared its approval as Sen. Jeff Sessions bounded onto the stage at the Breakers, an exclusive resort in Palm Beach, Fla. Stephen Miller, an aide to the Alabama Republican …

Discussion: Raw Story

Frank Bruni / New York Times:

These Campus Inquisitions Must Stop — Racism pervades our country. Students who have roiled college campuses from coast to coast have that exactly right. — But we're never going to make the progress that we need to if they hurl the word “racist” as reflexively and indiscriminately as some of them do …

Discussion: Simple Justice and Blazing Cat Fur

Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:

Breitbart employees infuriated by colleagues' ‘appalling’ comments after London terror attack — Breitbart employees expressed strong displeasure on Sunday with two of their colleagues for inflammatory comments posted to Twitter in the aftermath of the London terror attack.