memeorandum: Trump warns Sanders he is being cheated again (David Cohen/Politico)

11:25 AM ET, April 28, 2019

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Anti-Semitic open letter posted online under name of Chabad synagogue shooting suspect — A user self-identifying himself as John Earnest posted an open letter to the far-right message board 8chan hours before a shooting near San Diego. — An anti-Semitic open letter posted under the name …

Discussion: Jerusalem Post, Vox, Breitbart, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Raw Story

Audrey Jacobs / Jewish Journal:

Mourning the Loss of Chabad Synagogue Congregant Lori Gilbert Kaye — Today an anti-Semitic hate crime shot and killed my friend Lori Gilbert Kaye z"l while she was praying in synagogue. Lori you were a jewel of our community a true Eshet Chayil, a Woman of Valor.

Discussion: Breitbart and Los Angeles Times

Charlie Warzel / New York Times:

Mass Shootings Have Become a Sickening Meme — Online messages from suspects in shootings at a California synagogue and a New Zealand mosque were similar. — Mr. Warzel is an Opinion writer at large. — Hours before the shooting on Saturday at the Chabad of Poway synagogue outside San Diego …

Robert Evans / bellingcat:

Ignore The Poway Synagogue Shooter's Manifesto: Pay Attention To 8chan's /pol/ Board — On April 27, 2019, at around 11:30 a.m. local time, a young man with a semi-automatic rifle walked into the Chabad of Poway Synagogue in Poway, California. He opened fire, killing one worshipper and wounding three others.

Mario Sevilla / KGTV-TV:

Multiple people gunned down at Poway synagogue, man detained for questioning — (KGTV) — A man has been detained for questioning in connection with a shooting incident at the Chabad of Poway synagogue. — POWAY, Calif. (KGTV) — San Diego County Sheriff's deputies are responding to a shooting …

Discussion: Washington Post, CNN, San Diego Union-Tribune, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, New York Post, Slate, Mediaite, Talking Points Memo, Townhall and Daily Wire

Los Angeles Times:

Suspect in deadly synagogue shooting near San Diego may have written hate manifesto … A gunman armed with a semiautomatic rifle walked into a suburban San Diego County synagogue and opened fire on the congregation Saturday, killing one person and injuring three in an attack that authorities believe was motivated by hate.

Discussion: Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Balloon Juice, Washington Monthly and Breitbart

KNSD-TV:
1 Dead, 3 Injured in Synagogue Shooting in Poway, Deputies Detain Suspect

Discussion: Daily Mail, Washington Times, Times of San Diego, twitchy.com, RedState, CAIR, Breitbart, Daily Wire and Daily Kos

The Daily Beast:
San Diego Area Synagogue Shooting Leaves One Dead, Suspect in Custody

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Tom Jones / KNSD-TV:
Who Is John T. Earnest? Suspect in Poway Synagogue Shooting

Discussion: Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Jewish Journal

NBC News:
Shooting at Chabad synagogue in San Diego kills one, injures three; suspect in custody

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, MSNBC, USA Today, Vox, CBS News, Media Matters for America, twitchy.com, The Root and Washington Times

Associated Press:
Officials: 4 injured in shooting at California synagogue

Discussion: Breitbart, Deadline, The Daily Caller and Townhall

Los Angeles Times: Deadly attack at San Diego-area synagogue underscores rise in anti-Jewish hate

Matthew Fuhrman / ABC News:
19-year-old identified as suspect in synagogue shooting

Discussion: Slate, Big League Politics, Jewish Journal, Bloomberg, Deadline and The Daily Caller

David Cohen / Politico:

Trump warns Sanders he is being cheated again — The Democratic Party is again trying to manipulate its presidential primary elections, President Donald Trump suggested in a two-part tweet on Saturday night. — “The Democratic National Committee, sometimes referred to as the DNC …

Discussion: Political Wire

Brian Stelter / CNN:

Historian Ron Chernow honors journalists, First Amendment at White House Correspondents Dinner — (CNN)The historian Ron Chernow summarized the mood of the 2019 White House Correspondents Association dinner in one sentence. — “We now have to fight hard for basic truths that we once took for granted,” he said.

Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Even Away From Correspondents' Dinner, Trump Makes Sure to Have His Say

Discussion: Slate

Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump bashes news ‘fakers’ as journos gather for D.C. gala

Discussion: Breitbart

Sam Dorman / Fox News:
Trump slams Jussie Smollett case as a ‘disgrace to our nation’ during Wisconsin rally

Discussion: CBS News, IJR and Breitbart

CNN:

Barr's appearance at House hearing still up in the air because of dispute with Democrats — (CNN)Attorney General William Barr has warned Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee he won't show up to this week's highly anticipated hearing if they stick to the format the chairman has proposed …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, New York Post, Political Wire and Raw Story

The Daily Beast:

If Trump Weren't President, He Would Already Be Charged — The Mueller Report contains a case against the president as strong as many we saw working as federal prosecutors. — Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report is 448 pages long, full of shocking conduct and detail …

Discussion: Raw Story

Tim Mak / NPR:

As NRA Leadership Fight Spills Into Public, N.Y. Attorney General Opens Investigation — National Rifle Association leader Oliver North announced Saturday that he will not seek a second term as president of the gun rights group, as is customary. — The decision plunged the organization …

Discussion: Washington Press, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, CNN, WTVR-TV, Slate, Associated Press, New York Times and The Daily Beast

The Daily Beast:
NRA President Oliver North Ousted, Will Not Be Renominated for Post

Discussion: Raw Story, Breitbart and ThinkProgress

Washington Post:

Biden holds a slight advantage over nearest 2020 rival, but Democrats are far from making a decision — After four months of campaigning, the Democratic presidential race remains wide open, with the bulk of the electorate still uncommitted, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll.

Gary Langer / ABC News:
Biden takes the Democrats' early lead, with signs of a generational showdown

Discussion: Axios

Adam Geller / Associated Press:

Twitter terror: Arrests prompt concern over online extremism — GREECE, N.Y. (AP) — A few months after he turned 17 — and more than two years before he was arrested — Vincent Vetromile recast himself as an online revolutionary. — Offline, in this suburb of Rochester, New York …

Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:

The Republican War on Democracy — If you can't win playing by the rules, you change them. — The demographic changes coming over the next few decades — the continuing rise of a more diverse electorate, with more liberal views than previous generations — won't destroy the Republican Party or make it electorally insolvent.

Henry Olsen / Washington Post:

Courts can't solve our gerrymandering problem. Take it from a former gerrymanderer. — Courts are increasingly poised to become more heavily involved in determining what type of gerrymandering is constitutionally permissible. On Thursday, a three-judge court struck down 34 Michigan legislative …

Tara Law / Yahoo News:

Kyler Murray, a Black Man, Was the Number One NFL Draft Pick. Trump Congratulated the Number Two Pick Instead — Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray was the first overall pick in the NFL draft on Thursday, but on Saturday morning, President Donald Trump decided to congratulate the number two pick instead.

Discussion: Big League Politics, Vox, Raw Story and CNN