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

5:40 PM ET, November 6, 2017

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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

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New York Times:

Texas Gunman Broke Skull of Infant Stepson in 2012 Assault — COLORADO SPRINGS — Before a gunman entered a rural Texas church with a ballistic vest and a military-style rifle, killing at least 26 people on Sunday, he was convicted of assaulting his wife and breaking his infant stepson's skull.

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CNN:

Texas church shooting leaves 26 dead, including 8 members of one family — Sheriff: The gunman's in-laws attended the church, but were not present at the time of the shooting — (CNN)At least eight members of the same family were among the 26 people killed Sunday when a man armed …

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

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Hans Fiene / The Federalist:

When The Saints Of First Baptist Church Were Murdered, God Was Answering Their Prayers — “Prayers don't work. We need legislation.” This has been many secular progressives' mantra in response to recent mass shootings in America. On Sunday, after a gunman murdered more than 20 people during …

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Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post:

Sharpshooting plumber fired shot that took down Texas church gunman — SEE ALSO — The man hailed as a hero for confronting the Texas mass shooter during his rampage is a sharpshooting plumber with no military background — who hit the gunman through a gap in his body armor, according to a report.

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NBC News:

About Half the Victims of Texas Church Shooting Were Children — SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas — About half of the victims killed in the worst mass shooting inside a house of worship in American history were children, including one who was only a year old, Texas officials said Monday.

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New York Times:

Texas Shooting: Police Investigate ‘Domestic Situation’ as Possible Motive — SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Tex. — Law enforcement officers investigating the mass shooting at a church that killed 26 people here said on Monday that “a domestic situation” within the gunman's family may have motivated the killing.

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CBS News:
Texas church shooting: Latest investigation developments — live updates

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Samantha Schmidt / Washington Post:
Death sweeps across 3 generations of a single family gathered at Texas church

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Washington Post:
Investigators hunt for motive in Texas church shooting as the grieving spans generations

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

Cristopher Foster / gofundme.com:
Church Shooting: Holcombe Family

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Nancy Dillon / New York Daily News:
Texas gunman killed his wife's grandmother in church shooting

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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.

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taxpolicycenter.org:

http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/sites/ default/files/publication/147726/2001579- preliminary-distributional-analysis-of- the-tax-cuts-and-jobs-act.pdf — To reuse content from the Tax Policy Center, visit copyright.com, search for the publications, choose from a list of licenses, and complete the transaction.

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John Harwood / CNBC: GOP tax plan overwhelmingly favors the wealthy and might stall in Senate, new analyses show

Washington Post: Taxes would rise for many in working class and fall for richest Americans under House GOP tax plan, analysis shows

Heather Long / Washington Post:
In GOP plan, taxes go down for most Americans, but wealthy get the biggest cut

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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David Faber / CNBC:

21st Century Fox has been holding talks to sell most of the company to Disney: Sources — 21st Century Fox has been holding talks to sell most of the company to Walt Disney Co., according to people familiar with the situation. — Fox is said to believe that a more tightly focused group …

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Hadas Gold / CNNMoney: U.K. regulator says Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson breached impartiality rules

Alyssa Rosenberg / Washington Post:

Why I won't be reviewing ‘The Last Jedi,’ or any other Disney movie, in advance — I don't normally spend a lot of time in this column explaining why I decide to write about what I write about. For the most part, I think it's fairly self-evident. I write about huge blockbusters such as …

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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.

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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story: WATCH: Trump tells Japanese dignitaries he never knew there were ‘so many countries’ until he was elected

NBC News:

New Details on Rand Paul Assault: Sneak Attack, Possible Political Dispute — Disagreement between Rand Paul and his neighbor over the senator's politics and his property line were possible motives in the Sunday attack that left the Kentucky lawmaker with five broken ribs, a source told NBC News on Monday.

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Wesley Lowery / Washington Post:
Suspect in attack on Sen. Rand Paul might face more serious charges, police say

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Rebecca Kheel / The Hill:

‘Fat Leonard’ corruption probe expands to 60 admirals: report — The Navy's investigation into the so-called Fat Leonard corruption scandal has expanded to include at least 60 admirals, The Washington Post reported. — In all, the conduct of 440 active duty and retired personnel is now under review …

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Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
‘Fat Leonard’ probe expands to ensnare more than 60 admirals

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Esquire:

The Untold Stories of Election Day 2016 — What really happened? — On November 8, 2016, America's chief storytellers—those within the bubbles of media and politics—lost the narrative they had controlled for decades. In a space of 24 hours, the concept of “conventional wisdom” seemed to vanish for good.

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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 …

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

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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.

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John Solomon / The Hill:

Early Comey memo accused Clinton of gross negligence on emails — An early draft of former FBI Director James Comey's statement closing out the Hillary Clinton — email case accused the former Secretary of State of having been 'grossly negligent" in handling classified information, new memos to Congress show.

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CNN:

CNN Poll: Trump approval at new low as Russia concerns grow — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Six in 10 think Trump knew last year that campaign associates met with suspected Russian operatives — WASHINGTON (CNN)Donald Trump's approval rating stands at its lowest point in CNN's polling as concerns …

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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 …

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