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2:00 PM ET, October 3, 2017

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Jonathan Swan / Axios:

Bannon warns: “end of everything” if Trump supports gun controls — President Trump may say he's a defender of gun ownership rights, but with all the gun control pressure he'll be under after Las Vegas, how do we know he'll resist it — especially after the debt limit deal with Chuck Schumer …

Discussion: Politico, The White House, Los Angeles Times, ABC News, Daily Kos, CNNMoney, Vox, Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller, Common Dreams, Guns.com, The Week, AOL, Mediaite, twitchy.com, IJR and ThinkProgress

Steve Israel / New York Times:

Nothing Will Change After the Las Vegas Shooting — WASHINGTON — In the wake of one the deadliest mass shootings in our nation's history, perhaps the most asked question by Americans is, “Will anything change?” The simple answer is no. The more vital question is, “Why not?”

Discussion: Newsweek, Mother Jones, Hit & Run, Washington Post, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Hullabaloo, Common Dreams, Mediaite and Business Insider

Associated Press:

Gunman had ‘bump-stock’ device that could speed fire — https://apnews.com/e74a33083fb84b1b94c1 ce3da986fd4f — Link copied! — The gunman who unleashed hundreds of rounds of gunfire on a crowd of concertgoers in Las Vegas had two “bump-stocks” that could have converted semi-automatic firearms …

Discussion: ThinkProgress, RedState and New York Times

Jimmy Kimmel / YouTube:

Jimmy Kimmel on Mass Shooting in Las Vegas … After the tragedy in Jimmy's hometown of Las Vegas, he sends love to everyone affected, talks about the major gun violence problem we have in this country, calls out the senators who are in the pocket of the NRA, and asks for common sense and action …

Discussion: Washington Post, Romper, Deadline, NewsBusters, twitchy.com, The Last Tradition and New York Post

NBC News:

Las Vegas Shooter Wired $100,000 to Philippines Last Week — Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock wired $100,000 to an account in his live-in girlfriend's home country of the Philippines in the week before he unleashed the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history, according to multiple senior law enforcement officials.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller, Joe.My.God. and Snopes.com

New York Times:

477 Days. 521 Mass Shootings. Zero Action From Congress. — Each colored square represents — a day in which at least one mass — shooting took place. — A gunman opens fire in an Orlando nightclub, leaving 49 dead and many wounded. It was the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history - until Sunday.

Andy Greenberg / Wired:

AUTOMATIC RIFLES ARE BANNED. HERE'S HOW THE LAS VEGAS SHOOTER COULD HAVE GOTTEN ONE — ANYONE WHO HAS watched the sickening video clips of Sunday night's Las Vegas mass shooting has heard the sound. It's a staccato crackle of gunfire at a rhythm that almost resembles the cadence of a helicopter's blades …

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Reno Gazette-Journal:

Las Vegas shooting: Who is Marilou Danley? Reno friend says ‘she is in the Philippines’ — The girlfriend of the man accused in the deadly Las Vegas shooting has lived in Nevada since 2003, according to records obtained by the Reno Gazette-Journal from Washoe County District Court.

Discussion: Business Insider, The Week, Guns.com, AOL, Daily Mail and Associated Press

Michelle Ghoussoub / CBC News:
3 Canadians among dozens killed in Las Vegas mass shooting

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, USA Today, New York Times, Romper, AOL, National Post, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Daily Wire and Washington Post

Steven Yablonski / WFXT:
Only on Boston 25: Exclusive photos of Las Vegas shooter's guns

Discussion: Joe.My.God. and IJR

Nick Gillespie / Hit & Run:
This Is the Time To Defend the Second Amendment and Less-Strict Gun Control

Discussion: Reason, JustOneMinute, IJR, The Federalist, The Guardian, CityLab and Instapundit

Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
MSNBC's Mika: No Republican lawmakers would appear on ‘Morning Joe’ to discuss the Las Vegas massacre

Discussion: twitchy.com

Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
The Las Vegas Shooter Passed Background Checks, Had Ammonia Nitrate in His Car

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Booman Tribune, New York Times, American Greatness, The Daily Signal, Althouse, IJR and alicublog

Heather Long / Washington Post:
He was shot helping people during the Las Vegas shooting. His heroics helped his photo go viral.

Discussion: TheBlaze and Doug Ross

Politico:
Trump: 'We'll be talking about gun laws as time goes by'

Discussion: Salon, Washington Monthly, Hullabaloo, Scared Monkeys, IJR, Washington Post, The Atlantic, East Bay Times, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, CityLab and The Daily Signal

Emily Yahr / Washington Post:
‘I cannot express how wrong I was’: Country guitarist changes mind on gun control after Vegas

Discussion: Guns.com, Axios, The Guardian, The Week, ThinkProgress, AOL, Romper, Mashable, Raw Story, Shareblue, NPR, Splinter, No More Mister Nice Blog and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »

CNN:
Las Vegas massacre: More weapons found, but no motive

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Keith Griffith / Daily Mail:
Fan fury as three Kansas City Chiefs players sit or kneel during the national anthem hours …

Discussion: IJR and Washington Post

Chris Murphy / Washington Post:
Mass shootings are an American problem. There's an American solution.

Discussion: The Atlantic, FiveThirtyEight, Politico, Romper, New York Magazine and Courier-Journal

Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
‘Pitch perfect’: CNN scrambles to glorify Trump's Las Vegas speech

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog, NewsBusters, Splinter and New York Times

Eric Levenson / CNN:
Portraits of the victims of the Las Vegas shooting

Ashley Parker / Washington Post:

Trump says Puerto Rico officials should be ‘proud’ more haven't died like in Katrina — President Trump on Tuesday told Puerto Rico officials they should feel “very proud” they haven't lost thousands of lives like in “a real catastrophe like Katrina,” while adding that the devastated island territory …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Political Wire, Bloomberg, Common Dreams, Balloon Juice, The Root, Romper, The Week, Raw Story, New York Times and Business Insider

Oxfam America:

Statement by Oxfam America President Abby Maxman regarding Puerto Rico Hurricane Response — In response to the US Government's continued failure to adequately respond, and ahead of President Trump's planned trip to Puerto Rico, Oxfam America President Abby Maxman said:

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Week and The Guardian

Alexia Fernández Campbell / Vox:
Trump to Puerto Rico: your hurricane isn't a “real catastrophe” like Katrina

Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Shareblue

Caroline Kenny / CNN:
Oxfam criticizes US government response in Puerto Rico

Discussion: ABC News and The Week

Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump brings harsh edge to Puerto Rico trip

Discussion: ABC News, Axios and Associated Press

Eliza Barclay / Vox:
Puerto Rico hasn't updated the Hurricane Maria death toll in 6 days

Discussion: Washington Post, USNI News, Shareblue, Just Security, ThinkProgress and Bloomberg

Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
White House: San Juan mayor to attend Trump briefing

Discussion: RedState, CityLab and The Root

Alexia Fernández Campbell / Vox:
FEMA has yet to authorize full disaster help for Puerto Rico

Discussion: Business Insider, Shareblue, EW.com, IJR, The Root, Daily Kos and Grist

Greg Farrell / Bloomberg:

Mueller Tasks an Adviser With Getting Ahead of Pre-Emptive Pardons — Dreeben defended more than 100 U.S. cases to Supreme Court — Criminal law expert could bulletproof Mueller team's work — U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller has a distinctly modern problem.

Discussion: RedState, The Daily Caller and BillMoyers.com

Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg:

The GOP Tax Plan Is Already Hitting Speed Bumps — Corker questions whether GOP has fortitude for tax overhaul — Republicans split on whether tax plan can add to the deficit — The White House is showing “softness” on ending a $1.3 trillion federal tax deduction filers get for their state …

Discussion: RedState, Talking Points Memo, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Political Wire and Eschaton

Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
This Is What a Real Middle-Class Tax Cut Would Look Like

Discussion: TheStreet, New York Times and New York Magazine

Josh Gerstein / Politico:

Supreme Court eyes partisan gerrymandering — The Supreme Court wrestled Tuesday with a case that has the potential to halt or even reverse an increasingly common phenomenon of American political life: Republicans' ability to tilt the political playing field in their favor through the tedious task of redrawing district lines.

Discussion: New York Times, Washington Post and Althouse

Nina Totenberg / NPR:
This Supreme Court Case Could Radically Reshape Politics

Discussion: The Nation, The Root and Interviews : NPR

Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court takes up Wisconsin as test in partisan gerrymandering claims

Discussion: ABC News and Althouse

New York Times:

E.P.A. Chief's Calendar: A Stream of Industry Meetings and Trips Home — WASHINGTON — For lunch on April 26, Scott Pruitt, the new administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, dined with top executives from Southern Company, one of the nation's largest coal-burning electric utilities …

Discussion: ThinkProgress and The Daily Caller

Andrea Peterson / Politico:

Hundreds of White House emails sent to third Kushner family account — White House officials have begun examining emails associated with a third and previously unreported email account on Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump's private domain, according to three people familiar with the matter.

Discussion: ABC News, Washington Post, Vox, Talking Points Memo, Political Wire, The Hill, Mashable, Weekly Standard, Splinter, Raw Story, The Week, RedState and Mediaite

Josh Gerstein / Politico: DOJ releases overruled memos finding it illegal for presidents to appoint relatives

Washington Post:

Hedge fund billionaire flew top Mnuchin aide on private jet to Palm Beach — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's top aide flew on a hedge fund billionaire's private jet to Palm Beach several months ago, people familiar with the trip said, the latest example of senior Trump administration …

Discussion: The First Street Journal

New York Times:

U.S. Expels 15 Cuban Diplomats From Embassy in Washington — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration expelled 15 Cuban diplomats from the embassy in Washington in an escalating response to mysterious illnesses afflicting American embassy personnel in Havana.

Discussion: Weekly Standard, BBC, Gizmodo, The Week and Engage Cuba

Dave Lawler / Axios:

Mattis says staying in Iran deal is in U.S. national security interest — Defense Secretary Mattis was asked Tuesday at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing whether he believes it is in America's “national security interest at this time to remain” in the Iran nuclear deal.

Discussion: Politico