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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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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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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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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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Michelle Ghoussoub / CBC News:
3 Canadians among dozens killed in Las Vegas mass shooting — At least 6 Canadians were injured in Sunday night attack on music festival — Calla Medig from Jasper, Alta., was among the people killed in the Las Vegas mass shooting, bringing the number of Canadians killed in the massacre to at least three.
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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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Steven Yablonski / WFXT:
Only on Boston 25: Exclusive photos of Las Vegas shooter's guns — LAS VEGAS - Boston 25 News has obtained exclusive photos from police sources showing the guns used during a massacre in Las Vegas that claimed the lives of 59 people and wounded 527 Sunday night.
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Joe.My.God. and IJR
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
MSNBC's Mika: No Republican lawmakers would appear on ‘Morning Joe’ to discuss the Las Vegas massacre — MSNBC's “Morning Joe” hosted two Democratic lawmakers — but no Republicans — to talk about gun laws in the wake of the horrific mass shooting in Las Vegas.
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twitchy.com
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Trump faces political danger in visit to Puerto Rico
Trump faces political danger in visit to Puerto Rico
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Axios, ABC News and Associated Press
Eric Levenson / CNN:
Portraits of the victims of the Las Vegas shooting
Portraits of the victims of the Las Vegas shooting
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CNN:
Las Vegas massacre: More weapons found, but no motive
Las Vegas massacre: More weapons found, but no motive
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Caroline Kenny / CNN:
Oxfam criticizes US government response in Puerto Rico
Oxfam criticizes US government response in Puerto Rico
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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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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
The Las Vegas Shooter Passed Background Checks, Had Ammonia Nitrate in His Car
The Las Vegas Shooter Passed Background Checks, Had Ammonia Nitrate in His Car
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David Usborne / The Independent:
Puerto Rico mayor invited to take part in White House conference call on hurricane disaster effort …
Puerto Rico mayor invited to take part in White House conference call on hurricane disaster effort …
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Politico:
Trump: 'We'll be talking about gun laws as time goes by'
Trump: 'We'll be talking about gun laws as time goes by'
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Emily Yahr / Washington Post:
‘I cannot express how wrong I was’: Country guitarist changes mind on gun control after Vegas
‘I cannot express how wrong I was’: Country guitarist changes mind on gun control after Vegas
Keith Griffith / Daily Mail:
Fan fury as three Kansas City Chiefs players sit or kneel during the national anthem hours …
Fan fury as three Kansas City Chiefs players sit or kneel during the national anthem hours …
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IJR and Washington Post
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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Alexia Fernández Campbell / Vox:
FEMA has yet to authorize full disaster help for Puerto Rico
FEMA has yet to authorize full disaster help for Puerto Rico
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Giovanni Russonello / New York Times:
Jimmy Kimmel Seizes on Las Vegas Shooting to Champion Gun Laws in Emotional Monologue
Jimmy Kimmel Seizes on Las Vegas Shooting to Champion Gun Laws in Emotional Monologue
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Vox
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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Shaun King / The Intercept:
The White Privilege of the “Lone Wolf” Shooter
The White Privilege of the “Lone Wolf” Shooter
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Bloomberg:
Trump Heads to Puerto Rico After Criticism of Storm Response
Trump Heads to Puerto Rico After Criticism of Storm Response
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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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Bill O'Reilly / No Spin News:
Mass Murder in Las Vegas
Mass Murder in Las Vegas
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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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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
This Is What a Real Middle-Class Tax Cut Would Look Like
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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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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.
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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.
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Josh Meyer / Politico:
NRA goes dark after Vegas massacre
NRA goes dark after Vegas massacre
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Nina Totenberg / NPR:
This Supreme Court Case Could Radically Reshape Politics — Keith Gaddie has “hung up his spurs.” — The election expert from the University of Oklahoma no longer helps state legislatures draw new district lines to maximize their partisan advantage. — He was still wearing those spurs …
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court takes up Wisconsin as test in partisan gerrymandering claims
Supreme Court takes up Wisconsin as test in partisan gerrymandering claims
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Randy Lewis / Los Angeles Times:
Tom Petty, Heartbreakers frontman who sang ‘Breakdown,’ 'Free Fallin" and other hits, dies at 66 — Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, seen in Irvine in 2005, broke into fame in 1977 with their sultry hit “Breakdown.” (Karl Walter / Getty Images) — Tom Petty rode to the pinnacle …
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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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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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