memeorandum: Rep. Mark Walker says gunman targeted congressional baseball practice ‘to kill as many Republican members as possible’ (Becca Stanek/The Week)

11:20 AM ET, June 14, 2017

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Steve Scalise shot in Virginia, aide also hit — House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was shot in the hip and at least one other aide was also hit in the chest by a gunman with a rifle who opened fire at a baseball practice in Virginia Wednesday morning, Fox News confirmed.

CNN:

Rep. Scalise shot in Virginia — Rep. Brooks: Scalise crawled with trail of blood — Washington (CNN)Rep. Steve Scalise was shot Wednesday morning in Alexandria, Virginia, a House colleague told CNN, in what sources are calling an apparent “deliberate attack.”

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CBS Detroit:

Congressman Details Hectic Moment Under Fire: ‘We Were Sitting Ducks; Gun Saved Our Lives’ — ALEXANDRIA, Va. (WWJ) - A Michigan representative who survived a gun attack during a congressional baseball practice Wednesday morning in Virginia is detailing the harrowing moments the gunman opened fire.

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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:

Scalise among wounded in shooting at congressional baseball game practice field — House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) is in stable condition after being shot early Wednesday at a baseball practice field in a Washington D.C. suburb, according to multiple reports. — Sen. Rand Paul

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Becca Stanek / The Week:

Rep. Mark Walker says gunman targeted congressional baseball practice ‘to kill as many Republican members as possible’ — Shortly after the shooting Wednesday morning at a congressional baseball practice, Rep. Mark Walker (R-N.C.) told NBC News that it appeared the “gunman was there to kill as many Republican members as possible.”

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Washington Post:

Gunman fires on Alexandria park during GOP baseball practice; lawmaker Scalise among wounded — A gunman opened fire Wednesday morning on a baseball practice at a park in Alexandria involving Republican members of Congress, possibly injuring several including at least one lawmaker …

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Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
GOP House leader among 4 injured in Virginia shooting while practicing for charity baseball game

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Christopher Mele / New York Times:
Member of Congress Reportedly Shot at Baseball Field in Virginia

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Chrissie.Thompsonfink / Cincinnati.com:
‘Like I was back in Iraq,’ Cincinnati congressman says after colleague shot

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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo: 5 Injured, Including House Majority Whip, In GOP Baseball Practice Shooting

Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Rep. Steve Scalise undergoing surgery, in stable condition

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New York Times:

Trump Pondered Firing Mueller; His Aides Pushed Back — WASHINGTON — Last month's appointment of Robert S. Mueller III as a special counsel to investigate possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia enraged President Trump. Yet, at least initially, he holstered his Twitter finger and publicly said nothing.

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Frank Bruni / New York Times:

The Mortification of Jeff Sessions — The appearance of Jeff Sessions before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday didn't bring us much closer to understanding what did or didn't happen between Donald Trump and the Russians, or what the president has or hasn't done to cover it up.

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Yvette Cabrera / ThinkProgress:
Sessions accused of impeding investigation by refusing to answer questions

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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Sessions's testimony highlights Trump's deep lack of interest in what Russia did in 2016

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Alan Fram / AP News:

AP sources: Trump tells senators House health bill ‘mean’ — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump told Republican senators Tuesday that the House-passed health care bill he helped revive is “mean” and urged them to craft a version that is “more generous,” congressional sources said.

Andrew Restuccia / Politico: Trump tries to master the art of the tiny

Carlos Greer / Page Six:

NBC holding crisis meetings over Megyn Kelly … As families of the Sandy Hook victims continue to pressure NBC to ax Megyn Kelly's Sunday interview with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, the network has been holding crisis meetings about how to handle the backlash.

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Eddie Scarry / Washington Examiner: Megyn Kelly falls out of favor with the mainstream

Daily Mail:

London fire: 6 confirmed dead after Grenfell Tower blaze — A woman with six children who was attempting to escape from the 21st floor of the London tower block fire this morning got to the bottom to discover two of them were missing, it has been claimed. — Dozens of horrific eyewitness accounts …

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The Guardian:
London fire: six dead, 20 in critical care after tower block blaze - latest updates

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BBC:
London fire: Six killed as Grenfell Tower engulfed

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Mike Isaac / New York Times:

David Bonderman Resigns From Uber Board After Sexist Remark — SAN FRANCISCO — David Bonderman, an Uber board member and partner at private equity firm TPG, is resigning from the board of the ride-hailing company after he made a disparaging remark about women at an Uber meeting on Tuesday …

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Yahoo! Finance:
LEAKED AUDIO: Uber's all-hands meeting had some uncomfortable moments

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Tom Hamburger / Washington Post:

Congressional Democrats to file emoluments lawsuit against Trump — Nearly 200 Democratic members of Congress agreed to file a lawsuit Wednesday against President Trump alleging that by retaining interests in a global business empire he has violated constitutional restrictions on taking gifts and benefits from foreign leaders.

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Washington Post:

Shooter identified by law enforcement officials as James T. Hodgkinson — The shooter at the GOP congressional baseball practice this morning is James T. Hodgkinson of Belleville, Ill., according to law enforcement officials. Hodgkinson, 66, owns a home inspection business.

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Mike Allen / Axios:

Sessions could earn a ticket to the grand jury — Dems smell blood, but it's not necessarily Jeff Sessions'. The attorney general held his own at his high-stakes Senate hearing, at one point raising his voice to declare he was “not stonewalling,” and resented the “secret innuendo being leaked out there about me.”

Discussion: Associated Press, Politico and Political Wire

USA Today:

Trump property buyers make clear shift to secretive LLCs — Since President Trump won the Republican nomination, the majority of his companies' real estate sales are to secretive shell companies that obscure the buyers' identities, a USA TODAY investigation has found.

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New York Times:

Live Election Results: Virginia Primaries — Ralph S. Northam, the current lieutenant governor has won the Democratic primary to replace Gov. Terry McAuliffe. He defeated Tom Perriello, a former congressman who counts Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren as big-name backers.

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Gregory S. Schneider / Washington Post:
Northam wins Democratic gubernatorial primary in Virginia

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New York Post:

Ivanka and Jared don't let Sabbath get in the way of golf … President Trump's daughter and son-in-law don't let their religious practices interfere with their love of the links at his Bedminster country club. — Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner follow the Jewish prohibition …