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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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Heather Long / Washington Post:
He was shot helping people during the Las Vegas shooting. His heroics helped his photo go viral. — LAS VEGAS — Jonathan Smith is likely to spend the rest of his life with a bullet lodged in the left side of his neck, a never-ending reminder of America's deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
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Steve Israel / New York Times:
Nothing Will Change After the Las Vegas Shooting
Nothing Will Change After the Las Vegas Shooting
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Rosanne Cash / New York Times:
Country Musicians, Stand Up to the N.R.A.
Country Musicians, Stand Up to the N.R.A.
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Nick Gillespie / Hit & Run:
This Is the Time To Defend the Second Amendment and Less-Strict Gun Control
This Is the Time To Defend the Second Amendment and Less-Strict Gun Control
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Michelle Ghoussoub / CBC News:
3 Canadians among dozens killed in Las Vegas mass shooting
3 Canadians among dozens killed in Las Vegas mass shooting
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell swats away talk of gun control
McConnell swats away talk of gun control
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Andy Greenberg / Wired:
AUTOMATIC RIFLES ARE BANNED. HERE'S HOW THE LAS VEGAS SHOOTER COULD HAVE GOTTEN ONE
AUTOMATIC RIFLES ARE BANNED. HERE'S HOW THE LAS VEGAS SHOOTER COULD HAVE GOTTEN ONE
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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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.
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The Daily Beast:
Las Vegas Gunman May Have First Planned to Attack Chance the Rapper and Lorde Concert … LAS VEGAS—The gunman who murdered at least 59 people at a country-music concert on Sunday might have originally targeted another Las Vegas music festival held the previous weekend, according to a senior law enforcement source.
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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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NBC News:
Las Vegas Shooter Stephen Paddock Gambled With at Least $160K in Recent Weeks
Las Vegas Shooter Stephen Paddock Gambled With at Least $160K in Recent Weeks
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Steven Yablonski / WFXT:
Only on Boston 25: Exclusive photos of Las Vegas shooter's guns
Only on Boston 25: Exclusive photos of Las Vegas shooter's guns
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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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Reno Gazette-Journal:
Las Vegas shooting: Who is Marilou Danley? Reno friend says ‘she is in the Philippines’
Las Vegas shooting: Who is Marilou Danley? Reno friend says ‘she is in the Philippines’
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
MSNBC's Mika: No Republican lawmakers would appear on ‘Morning Joe’ to discuss the Las Vegas massacre
MSNBC's Mika: No Republican lawmakers would appear on ‘Morning Joe’ to discuss the Las Vegas massacre
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Eliza Barclay / Vox:
Puerto Rico hasn't updated the Hurricane Maria death toll in 6 days — The outdated death count is a sign the government is broken. — Twelve days ago, Hurricane Maria trashed Puerto Rico, demolishing its already weak power, communications, and transportation infrastructure.
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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 …
Omaya Sosa Pascual / miamiherald:
Hurricane Maria: government official acknowledges there are more deaths in Puerto Rico
Hurricane Maria: government official acknowledges there are more deaths in Puerto Rico
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Alexia Fernández Campbell / Vox:
Trump to Puerto Rico: your hurricane isn't a “real catastrophe” like Katrina
Trump to Puerto Rico: your hurricane isn't a “real catastrophe” like Katrina
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Trump focuses on optics in Puerto Rican visit
Trump focuses on optics in Puerto Rican visit
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Oxfam America:
Statement by Oxfam America President Abby Maxman regarding Puerto Rico Hurricane Response
Statement by Oxfam America President Abby Maxman regarding Puerto Rico Hurricane Response
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Trump, in Puerto Rico, Compares Death Toll to Katrina's and Says Residents Should Be ‘Proud’
Trump, in Puerto Rico, Compares Death Toll to Katrina's and Says Residents Should Be ‘Proud’
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump brings harsh edge to Puerto Rico trip
Trump brings harsh edge to Puerto Rico trip
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John Haltiwanger / Newsweek:
White men have committed more mass shootings than any other group — The deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history was shocking in its scale — but it wasn't a surprise that it was committed by a white male. — Statistics show that since 1982, the majority of mass shootings — 54 percent …
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New York Times:
477 Days. 521 Mass Shootings. Zero Action From Congress.
477 Days. 521 Mass Shootings. Zero Action From Congress.
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The Daily Caller
Khaled Beydoun / Washington Post:
‘Lone wolf’: Our stunning double standard when it comes to race and religion
‘Lone wolf’: Our stunning double standard when it comes to race and religion
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Daily Kos
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Ryan asked White House to reconsider ousting Price — Speaker Paul Ryan last week urged the White House to reconsider ousting Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, his longtime friend who had come under fire for often using a taxpayer-funded private jet for travel, according to two people with knowledge of the call.
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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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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Pence's chief of staff floats ‘purge’ of anti-Trump Republicans to wealthy donors — Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff railed against congressional leaders in closed-door remarks to wealthy donors and called for a “purge” if GOP lawmakers don't quickly rally behind President Donald Trump's agenda.
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Axios and Political Wire
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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Nancy Scola / Politico:
IRS awards multimillion-dollar fraud-prevention contract to Equifax — The no-bid contract was issued last week, as the company continued facing fallout from its massive security breach. — The IRS will pay Equifax $7.25 million to verify taxpayer identities and help prevent fraud under …
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Elias Groll / Foreign Policy:
GOP Congressman Met in Moscow With Kremlin-Linked Lawyer at Center of Russia Investigation — Rep. Dana Rohrabacher met in Moscow with Natalia Veselnitskaya two months before she met with Donald Trump Jr. — Rep. Dana Rohrabacher met with the Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya during …
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Nikki Haley hit for Hatch Act violation over Trump retweet — U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley violated the law by retweeting President Donald Trump's endorsement of a South Carolina congressional candidate, according to the federal Office of Special Counsel.
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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 …
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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.
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Nina Totenberg / NPR:
This Supreme Court Case Could Radically Reshape Politics
This Supreme Court Case Could Radically Reshape Politics
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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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Alison R. Parker / Shareblue:
“Pro-life” GOP votes on new abortion ban after kicking 9 million kids off health insurance — When conservatives talk about being “pro-life,” one has to wonder just what lives they mean. — They don't mean the 9 million kids covered by the Children's Health Insurance Program …
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Sophie Tatum / CNN:
House to vote on abortion ban after 20 weeks of pregnancy
House to vote on abortion ban after 20 weeks of pregnancy
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