memeorandum: ‘Hero’ neighbor got his rifle, shot at Texas church gunman (Chris Perez/New York Post)

12:15 PM ET, November 6, 2017

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Jenny Stanton / Daily Mail:

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Creepy, crazy and weird’: Former classmates say Texas gunman was an ‘outcast’ who ‘preached his atheism’ online before killing 26 in the state's worst ever mass shooting — Did you know Devin Patrick Kelley? Please contact Jenny Stanton by emailing jenny.stanton@mailonline.com

Discussion: Washington Times, Bearing Arms, Walid Shoebat, TheBlaze, The Daily Caller, Vox Popoli and The Gateway Pundit

The Daily Beast:

Devin Patrick Kelley ID'd as Sutherland Springs Church Killer — Devin Patrick Kelley has been identified as the gunman who killed at least 24 people at a church in Texas, a U.S. official tells The Daily Beast. A week before he committed the worst massacre at a place of worship in American history …

Chris Perez / New York Post:

‘Hero’ neighbor got his rifle, shot at Texas church gunman … A concerned neighbor who heard the Texas church massacre unfolding on Sunday went and grabbed his rifle and tried to stop it — opening fire on the shooter and chasing him down in a stranger's truck, a report says.

Discussion: Scared Monkeys, The Daily Caller and viraltop1

Hannah Parry / Daily Mail:

Pictured: The two heroic locals who shot Texas gunman outside the church, chased him in their truck at 95mph and ran him off the road before he killed himself — Devin Patrick Kelley, 26, was leaving First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs after he opened fire on parishioners, killing 26 people

Discussion: Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit, Business Insider and AOL

Kyle Swenson / Washington Post:
An unlikely hero describes gun battle and 95 mph chase with Texas shooting suspect

Discussion: ThinkProgress and NBC News

Saeed Ahmed / CNN:
This man may have prevented the Texas mass shooting from getting any deadlier

Discussion: Vox, ThinkProgress, TheBlaze, The Guardian, FOX2now.com, Power Line, Instapundit, IJR, Fox News and Associated Press

CNN:
What we know about Texas church shooting suspect Devin Patrick Kelley

Discussion: Washington Post, Business Insider, bizpacreview.com, FOX2now.com, Media Matters for America, Shareblue Media, IJR, Mashable, Daily Kos, The Atlantic, KSAT-TV and ABC News

Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post:
Sharpshooting plumber fired shot that took down Texas church gunman

Discussion: Breaking911 and Shot in the Dark

Justin Carissimo / CBS News:
Devin Patrick Kelley: What we know about the Texas church shooting suspect

Discussion: RT, New York Magazine, AOL, The Gateway Pundit, CBS Dallas, The Week, Wilson County News, Raw Story, KLFY-TV, Fox News Insider, Mediaite, RedState and IJR

Los Angeles Times:
Man identified as Texas shooter was court-martialed for assault on his spouse and child

Discussion: CNN, TIME, New York Times, Hit & Run, Washington Post, The Root and The Week

Chris Murphy / U.S. Senator Chris Murphy …:
MURPHY STATEMENT ON SUTHERLAND SPRINGS SHOOTING

Discussion: Washington Post, Vox, WGN-TV and IJR

New York Times:
Gunman Kills at Least 26 in Attack on Rural Texas Church

Alex Lockie / Business Insider:
Texas governor says the church shooter should not have had access to a gun

Discussion: New York Times, CNN, The Gateway Pundit, Washington Free Beacon, Fox News Insider, IJR and The Week

New York Times:
It's Not Too Soon to Debate Gun Control

Discussion: TheBlaze, Business Insider, viraltop1, The Daily Caller and The Week

Bloomberg:

Trump Jr. Hinted at Review of Anti-Russia Law, Moscow Lawyer Says — In interview, Veselnitskaya tells of Trump Tower meeting — She says he sought proof in 2016 of illicit Clinton funds — A Russian lawyer who met with President Donald Trump's oldest son last year says he indicated …

Discussion: politics.blog.myajc.com, The Hill, Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller, Raw Story, Daily Kos and The Week

Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:

Woman Fired For Flipping Off Donald Trump's Motorcade — A photo of Juli Briskman giving the middle finger to the president went viral. Her employer was not pleased. — WASHINGTON You may have seen this photo of President Donald Trump's motorcade winding down a wooded road last week …

Discussion: viraltop1, New York Magazine, AOL, Mediaite, VICE and The Daily Caller

Petula Dvorak / Washington Post:

She flipped off President Trump — and got fired from her government contracting job — (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images) — It was the middle-finger salute seen around the world. — Juli Briskman's protest aimed at the presidential motorcade that roared past her while she was on …

Discussion: The Root and AOL

Associated Press:

The Latest: APNewsBreak: Paul recovering from 5 broken ribs — The Latest on U.S. Sen. Rand Paul's assault at his home (all times local): — A senior adviser for Rand Paul says the U.S. senator is recovering from five broken ribs following an assault at his home.

Discussion: ABC News, Politico, Washington Free Beacon, RedState, The Week, IJR, Axios and twitchy.com

Brandon Gee / Washington Post:
Sen. Rand Paul's injuries far more severe than initially thought

Discussion: Business Insider, The Daily Caller, Outside the Beltway, Power Line, bizpacreview.com, New York Magazine and The Slot

Don Sergent / Daily News:
Paul has rib fractures, lung contusions after apparent assault

Discussion: Washington Monthly, New York Times and NPR

Daniel Shane / CNNMoney:

Trump asks Japan to build cars in the U.S. It already does — Trump to face APEC leaders on trade — President Trump wants Japan Inc to “try” building vehicles in the U.S. — “Try building your cars in the United States instead of shipping them over. Is that possible to ask? That's not rude.

Discussion: The Daily Caller

Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Does Trump not know Japanese cars are built in the U. S.? Only if you totally cherry pick his quote.

Discussion: The Daily Caller

Veronica Rocha / CNN:

Trump feeds fish, winds up pouring entire box of food into koi pond — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — (CNN)President Donald Trump took a moment out of his whirlwind Japanese trip to connect with nature and feed some fish, but after a few delicate scoops, he resorted to a grand gesture met with some laughter.

Discussion: RedState, Yahoo! News, Mediaite, twitchy.com, Washington Free Beacon, The Slot, The Gateway Pundit, AOL and The Week

CNN:
Trump says ‘era of strategic patience is over’ for North Korea

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon, The Guardian, New York Magazine and New York Times

David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Japanese leader Shinzo Abe plays the role of Trump's loyal sidekick

Discussion: ABC News and War on the Rocks

Kimberly Leonard / Washington Examiner:

Trump readies executive order to unravel Obamacare's individual mandate — The Trump administration has prepared an executive order that would unravel Obamacare's individual mandate, but has put it on hold to see whether it might be included in the Republican tax bill instead, a GOP senator told the Washington Examiner.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Business Insider, CNBC, The Week, The Daily Caller and Politicus USA

Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:

Post-ABC poll: Voters favor Democrats over Republicans in 2018 House midterms by widest margin in years — Voters say they prefer Democratic candidates for the House of Representatives over Republicans by the widest margin in over a decade, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll …

Discussion: Daily Kos

Gary Langer / ABC News:
Democratic advantage for '18 might not be what it seems (POLL)

Discussion: The Week and Washington Times

Wall Street Journal:

Russian Twitter Support for Trump Began Right After He Started Campaign — In three months after Mr. Trump announced his candidacy, tweets from Russian accounts offered far more praise for the businessman than criticism — Kremlin-backed support for Donald Trump's candidacy over social media began …

Discussion: Mother Jones and Raw Story

David Ignatius / Washington Post:

The Saudi crown prince just made a very risky power play — (Fayez Nureldine/AFP via Getty Images) — Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman says he's cracking down on corruption. But the sweeping arrests of cabinet ministers and senior princes Saturday night looked …

Discussion: New Republic, Mother Jones, New York Magazine, New York Times, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller, HuffPost, twitchy.com, Talking Points Memo, The Atlantic, Associated Press, Vox and CNBC, more at Techmeme »

Asa Fitch / Wall Street Journal:
Iran-Saudi Cold War Intensifies as Militant Threat Fades

Discussion: BillMoyers.com, Just Security, Informed Comment and The Intercept

WRIC Newsroom / WRIC-TV:

On eve of Election Day, polls show Northam leads Gillespie — NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — As Virginia voters prepare to choose their next governor on Tuesday, Democratic Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam leads former Republican National Committee Chair Ed Gillespie, according to two new polls released Monday morning.

Discussion: Associated Press and Political Wire

James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Democratic drama on eve of Virginia governor's race foreshadows problems for the party in 2018

Discussion: Vox, Talking Points Memo and The Daily Caller

The Daily Beast:

Bannon Protégée Gets a New Job in the White House—and It's Not Going Well … Donald Trump's special assistant Julia Hahn has a new job in the White House—and, so far, it's not going according to plan. — After Steve Bannon was ousted from the Trump White House in mid-August …

Discussion: Raw Story

USA Today:

Paul Manafort, Rick Gates to remain on house arrest with movements tracked by GPS, judge orders — WASHINGTON - Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his associate Rick Gates will remain under house arrest - and their movements will be tracked by GPS devices …