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4:05 PM ET, May 18, 2018

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Houston Chronicle:
‘Multiple fatalities’ reported at Santa Fe High School shooting  —  SANTA FE, Texas - A shooting at Santa Fe High School this morning has left “multiple fatalities,” a law enforcement source confirmed.  —  The source said the gunman was a male, but could provide no further information.
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BuzzFeed:
Here's What We Know About Dimitrios Pagourtzis, The Suspected Santa Fe High School Shooter  —  Dimitrios Pagourtzis, 17, was identified as the shooter suspected of killing at least eight people at Santa Fe High School on Friday, the Associated Press and other media outlets reported, citing law enforcement officials.
Associated Press:
Houston-area media reporting fatalities from school shooting  —  SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — Houston-area media citing unnamed law enforcement officials are reporting that there are fatalities following a shooting at a local high school Friday morning.  —  Television station KHOU and the Houston Chronicle …
Discussion: CNN, NBC News, Metro.co.uk and Hit & Run
New York Times:
10 Dead in Santa Fe, Texas, School Shooting; Suspect Used Shotgun and Revolver  —  Right Now: A shotgun and a .38 revolver were used by the suspect in the Texas school shooting on Friday, said Gov. Greg Abbott at a news conference.  They appeared to be obtained by the suspect from his father, who legally owned the weapons, he said.
Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
At least 8 dead in shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas: Sheriff  —  At least eight people are dead after a student allegedly opened fire at Santa Fe High School in Texas this morning, sending students fleeing for their lives, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
2018 has been deadlier for schoolchildren than service members
Mythili Sampathkumar / The Independent:
Texas school shooting latest: Man turns up to Santa Fe High carrying American flag and gun saying …
Discussion: The Federalist
CNN:
There has been, on average, 1 school shooting every week this year
CNN:
8 killed in shooting at Texas' Santa Fe High School, CNN affiliates report
Los Angeles Times:   Up to 10 dead in Texas high school shooting; suspect linked to social media posts about guns
Washington Post:
At least 8 killed in shooting at Texas high school, sheriff says
Discussion: The Week and Bangor Daily News
Washington Post:
Trump personally pushed postmaster general to double rates on Amazon, other firms  —  President Trump has personally pushed U.S. Postmaster General Megan Brennan to double the rate the Postal Service charges Amazon.com and other firms to ship packages, according to three people familiar …
Nellie Bowles / New York Times:
Jordan Peterson, Custodian of the Patriarchy  —  He says there's a crisis in masculinity.  Why won't women — all these wives and witches — just behave?  —  TORONTO — Jordan Peterson fills huge lecture halls and tells his audiences there's no shame in looking backward to a model of how the world should be arranged.
Washington Post:
In blow to GOP, House fails to pass massive farm bill in face of conservative Republican showdown … A sweeping farm bill failed in the House on Friday in a blow to GOP leaders who were unable to placate conservative lawmakers demanding commitments on immigration.
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HuffPost:
Freedom Caucus Sinks Farm Bill  —  A fight over immigration spoiled Paul Ryan's welfare reform agenda.  —  WASHINGTON Republicans failed to come up with the votes Friday to pass a major piece of their domestic policy agenda, with a farm bill rewrite narrowly going down on the House floor …
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
‘Unfair!’  Rudy Giuliani explodes when CNN's Cuomo plays clip of him saying presidents must obey subpoenas  —  Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani went on an angry tirade against Chris Cuomo on Friday after the CNN host played an old clip of him saying that presidents must comply with subpoenas to testify.
Discussion: Mediaite
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Special Counsel subpoenas another Stone aide in Russia probe - sources  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller has subpoenaed a key assistant of long-time Donald Trump adviser Roger Stone, two people with knowledge of the matter said, the latest sign …
Discussion: Political Wire
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
It's right there in plain sight … THE MORNING PLUM:  —  Here's the difficulty.  We want Congress to exercise oversight when it comes to the activities of our intelligence services, to prevent them from abusing their awesome powers and to maintain public confidence that such abuses …
Discussion: Politico, New York Times and CNBC
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Washington Post:
‘Bigger than Watergate’: Trump joins push by allies to expose role of an FBI source
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
DOJ Frets About Source Outing While Deliberately Outing Source
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Trump: Justice Dept. put a ‘spy’ in campaign to ‘frame’ him
Discussion: Washington Post, The Guardian and CNN
Foreign Policy:
Trump Lawyer Met With Qatari Government Official Days Before FBI Raid  —  Was Michael Cohen seeking to add foreign governments as clients of his consulting business?  —  President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, who made millions over the past 18 months soliciting funds from clients seeking entree …
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Fredreka Schouten / USA Today:
Millions flow to fast-growing lobbying firms with ties to the Trump administration
Discussion: Splinter
Andrew Sullivan / New York Magazine:
Obama's Legacy Has Already Been Destroyed  —  In one respect, it seems to me, the presidency of Donald Trump has been remarkably successful.  In 17 months, he has effectively erased Barack Obama's two-term legacy.  —  I don't want to say or face this.  I still want to believe my colleague …
Joanna Chiu / Foreign Policy:
Sexpat Journalists Are Ruining Asia Coverage  —  Newsroom predators in foreign bureaus hurt their colleagues — and their stories.  —  Today, I'm known as a strong advocate in my social circles, promoting women's and minorities' voices in media.  But when I first moved to China seven years ago …
David Smith / The Guardian:
Bill Gates: Trump twice asked me the difference between HIV and HPV  —  Microsoft co-founder tells foundation meeting it was ‘kind of scary’ how much Trump knew about what Gates' daughter looked like  —  Bill Gates, the billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist, has claimed Donald Trump twice asked …
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Dvora Meyers / Deadspin:
Michigan State's Nassar Settlement Could Set A Troubling First Amendment Precedent  —  On Wednesday, Michigan State announced that it had settled with 332 survivors of Larry Nassar's sexual abuse for $500 million.  Of that enormous sum, $425 million will be divided among the women and girls …
Kevin Robillard / HuffPost:
Sen. Dean Heller's Campaign Paid His Social Media Influencer Son More Than $50,000  —  The Republican senator's campaign gave the cash to his son to run its Instagram page and make Facebook and YouTube videos.  —  Nevada GOP Sen. Dean Heller's campaign has paid his son, a social media influencer …
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Is Trump the Second Coming of Reagan?  —  Fox News's Bret Baier wants you to think he just might be.  —  Bret Baier, chief political anchor of Fox News, President Trump's favorite network, insists he isn't living in some alternate reality.  He knows that our current President is louder …
Discussion: Hullabaloo, Politico and Contemptor
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
GOP candidate films herself confronting transgender woman using bathroom  —  A Republican candidate for Congress in California filmed herself confronting a transgender woman using the women's bathroom at a Denny's in Los Angeles.  —  Jazmina Saavedra, who is campaigning for a seat …
 
 
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