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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 …
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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 …
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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?”
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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.
Chris Murphy / Washington Post:
Mass shootings are an American problem. There's an American solution.
Mass shootings are an American problem. There's an American solution.
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Michael Hopper / VICE News:
What Nevada NRA's chief said when he found out about the massacre
What Nevada NRA's chief said when he found out about the massacre
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Mary Hui / Washington Post:
CBS fires VP for writing ‘Republican gun toters’ killed in Las Vegas don't deserve sympathy
CBS fires VP for writing ‘Republican gun toters’ killed in Las Vegas don't deserve sympathy
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
The Sandy Hook senator has a blunt message: 'It's time for Congress to get off its ass and do something'
The Sandy Hook senator has a blunt message: 'It's time for Congress to get off its ass and do something'
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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 …
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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.
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Trump faces political danger in visit to Puerto Rico — President Donald Trump on Tuesday will come face to face with the “politically motivated ingrates” he slammed on Twitter just days before. — The president will land in Puerto Rico after spending much of the past week boasting …
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Shaun King / The Intercept:
The White Privilege of the “Lone Wolf” Shooter
The White Privilege of the “Lone Wolf” Shooter
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Wall Street Journal:
Las Vegas Suspect Likely Used Automatic Rifle in Massacre
Las Vegas Suspect Likely Used Automatic Rifle in Massacre
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Bill O'Reilly / No Spin News:
Mass Murder in Las Vegas
Mass Murder in Las Vegas
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Arlette Saenz / ABC News:
President Trump travels to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico
President Trump travels to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico
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Julie Bosman / New York Times:
Beyond the Vegas Shooting Victims' Names: What We Know
Beyond the Vegas Shooting Victims' Names: What We Know
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CBS Dallas / Fort Worth:
Iraq War Veteran Helped Direct Cops To Vegas Shooter's Room
Iraq War Veteran Helped Direct Cops To Vegas Shooter's Room
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WSMV-TV:
West Tennessee man killed in mass shooting at Las Vegas concert
West Tennessee man killed in mass shooting at Las Vegas concert
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
‘Pitch perfect’: CNN scrambles to glorify Trump's Las Vegas speech
‘Pitch perfect’: CNN scrambles to glorify Trump's Las Vegas speech
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Noor Al-Sibai / Raw Story:
WATCH: Pat Robertson blames Vegas shooting on ‘disrespect’ for Trump and the national anthem
WATCH: Pat Robertson blames Vegas shooting on ‘disrespect’ for Trump and the national anthem
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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Guns, loaded high-capacity magazines found in Vegas shooter's room: Sources
Guns, loaded high-capacity magazines found in Vegas shooter's room: Sources
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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 …
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Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
This Is What a Real Middle-Class Tax Cut Would Look Like — If one takes the White House's word for it, tax reform is all about a single goal—helping the middle class, not the rich. — Gary Cohn, the White House's chief economic adviser, says the president's tax cut is “purely aimed at middle-class families.”
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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.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
DOJ releases overruled memos finding it illegal for presidents to appoint relatives
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Trump administration weighing executive order on welfare
Trump administration weighing executive order on welfare
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TMZ.com:
Tom Petty Found Unconscious in Full Cardiac Arrest (UPDATE) — EXCLUSIVE — 1:35 PM PT — Sources tell us at 10:30 Monday morning a chaplain was called to Tom's hospital room. We're told the family has a “do not resuscitate” order on Tom. The singer is not expected to live through the day, but he's still clinging to life.
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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.
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 …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Collins agonizes over decision to ditch the Senate — Sen. Heidi Heitkamp was watching TV recently when she saw a report that Susan Collins was considering a run for Maine governor and soliciting advice on the decision. — The North Dakota Democrat quickly shot a text message to her Republican colleague: “Don't do it.”
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Washington Post:
Russians took a page from corporate America by using Facebook tool to ID and influence voters — A sign at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. (Ben Margot/AP) — SAN FRANCISCO — Russian operatives set up an array of misleading Web sites and social media pages …
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Sophie Tatum / CNN:
House to vote on abortion ban after 20 weeks of pregnancy — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)The House of Representatives will vote Tuesday on legislation that would criminalize abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, with exceptions for instances where the life of the mother is at risk and in cases involving rape or incest.
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Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Trump administration backs 20-week abortion ban
Trump administration backs 20-week abortion ban
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Franco Ordoñez / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
U.S. to expel two-thirds of Cuban diplomats amid sonic attack probe — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration will kick nearly two-thirds of Cuba's embassy personnel out of the United States after months of mysterious attacks targeting American diplomats drove the White House to pull …
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Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Majority of Cuban embassy staff to be expelled from US: report
Majority of Cuban embassy staff to be expelled from US: report
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