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9:25 PM ET, August 3, 2019

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Andra Litton / KTSM-TV:
20 dead, multiple injured in El Paso Walmart shooting  —  UPDATE: 6:44 p.m. - Former El Paso Congressman and current U.S. Presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke is on his way to University Medical Center to meet with families of today's shooting.  —  He will be speaking with KTSM after he meets with victims and their families.
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New York Times:
El Paso Walmart Shooting: 20 People Are Dead in Massacre  —  RIGHT NOW 20 people were killed in the shooting, the governor said.  Twenty-six others were injured in the attack.  —  Here's what you need to know:  — El Paso has been at the center of the migrant crisis.  — Officials expressed their sympathies.
Discussion: bellingcat and The Daily Caller
CBS News:
El Paso police say multiple people killed in shooting at shopping mall  —  Multiple people were killed and one person was in custody after a shooter went on a rampage Saturday at a shopping mall, police in the Texas border town of El Paso said.  Police responded in the early afternoon …
Washington Post:
At least 20 dead in El Paso shopping center shooting as authorities investigate Texas man and manifesto  —  EL PASO, Texas — A gunman wielding an assault-style rifle killed at least 20 people and injured 26 more on Saturday at a busy Walmart and shopping mall not far from the Mexican border …
Jared Keller / Task & Purpose:
Meet the hero soldier who saved children's lives during the El Paso Walmart shooting  —  VIDEO: Army Pfc. Glendon Oakley saves children lives after mass shooting at the El Paso Walmart  —  At first, Army Pfc. Glendon Oakley Jr. was completely unaware of the chaos unfolding just around the corner.
The Daily Beast:
Mass Shooting at El Paso Walmart Leaves 20 Dead  —  The gunman “started shooting everyone, aisle by aisle,” an eyewitness says.  —  JORDYN ROZENSKY, JUSTIN HAMEL, ANNA KAPLAN8.3.19 1:51 PM ET  —  EL PASO—A lone gunman killed at least 20 people inside a crowded Walmart on Saturday morning, according to eyewitnesses and officials.
Ledyard King / USA Today:
‘God be with you all’: Trump pledges full support for El Paso shooting victims as lawmakers also grieve  —  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump pledged the “total support” of the federal government in the wake of a mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart that left multiple victims dead and many more wounded.
NBC News:
El Paso mall shooting: At least 18 people dead, suspect in custody, police say  —  “We're praying for the victims, the community & our associates, as well as the first responders,” Walmart said in a statement on Twitter.  —  At least 18 people are dead, and other taken to hospitals Saturday …
Associated Press:
The Latest: Texas officials say 20 dead, 26 hurt in shooting  —  EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The Latest on a shooting at an El Paso shopping complex (all times local):  —  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and El Paso police say 20 people have been killed and 26 others wounded in a shooting at an El Paso shopping center.
Discussion: The Wrap
Sam Dorman / Fox News:
Texas Lt. Gov. tells Antifa to ‘stay out’ of El Paso after Walmart shooting  —  Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick explicitly warned the left-wing group Antifa against coming to the state following the mass shooting that resulted in more than a dozen casualties at an El Paso Walmart on Saturday.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Ben Collins / NBC News:
Investigators ‘reasonably confident’ Texas suspect left anti-immigrant screed, tipped off before attack  —  The document is being considered a “nexus to a potential hate crime,” officials said.  —  Investigators are examining a screed believed to have been posted online by the suspect …
Discussion: Mediaite
Fox News:
Between 15 and 20 people shot at El Paso Walmart, one person in custody, officials say
Discussion: Axios
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Michael Avenatti is mulling a run for president again after declaring he would not seek nomination  —  KEY POINTS  — Michael Avenatti, who in the past represented porn star Stormy Daniels against the likes of President Donald Trump and his then fixer Michael Cohen, told CNBC late on Friday …
New York Times:
Why a Race-Baiting Trump Is Courting Black Voters  —  DETROIT — Mark Greer is a black Detroiter so outraged by President Trump's regular stream of invective toward people of color that he does his best to avoid exposure to him.  —  So when he clicked on a YouTube link last month to watch an episode of …
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Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump prepares a push to woo black voters
Discussion: Mediaite and The Week
Suhauna Hussain / Los Angeles Times:
Deadly violence heightens concerns about domestic terrorism and white supremacists  —  When a gunman died after killing three people and injuring 15 others at the Gilroy Garlic Festival last weekend, authorities were left to discern a motive for his attack.  —  Evidence compiled …
Discussion: Washington Monthly and USA Today
Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Baltimore Sun Torches Donald Trump: ‘Dancing On Graves’ Of City's Dead  —  “This is the behavior of a jerk, a clod, a dolt, a schmuck.”  —  The Baltimore Sun's editorial board on Friday published yet another blistering opinion piece about President Donald Trump, in which it took him to task …
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Eli Stokols / Los Angeles Times:
It's not just Baltimore; Trump is running against America's cities
Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Deprived of Power, House Republicans Head for the Exits  —  WASHINGTON — Imagine being swept out of power in Congress and relegated to the role of spectator and naysayer as your political opponents dictate the terms of legislative debate.  Add in the specter of a painful slog to re-election …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Daily Kos
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The Hill:
Hurd retirement leaves GOP gloomy on 2020
Discussion: PJ Media Home
Dan Balz / Washington Post:   For Democrats, and for Republicans, a summer of discontent
Christopher Caldwell / New York Times:
The Problem With Greta Thunberg's Climate Activism  —  Her radical approach is at odds with democracy.  —  Mr. Caldwell is the author of “Reflections on the Revolution in Europe: Immigration, Islam, and the West.”  —  Climate activists in Western Europe had already been radicalizing …
Tim Reid / Reuters:
Biden mounts fierce defense of Obama legacy after debate attacks  —  LAS VEGAS, Nevada (Reuters) - Democratic presidential front-runner and former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden mounted a fierce defense of Barack Obama's legacy on Saturday after several of his White House rivals attacked that record in debates this week.
Discussion: Political Wire
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
The Reverend Bill Owens Stands Behind Trump  —  During the past several weeks, President Trump has been ramping up his racist and inflammatory attacks on nonwhite lawmakers and activists.  After telling four lawmakers of color to “go back” to where they came from, he targeted Representative Elijah Cummings …
Discussion: Althouse
Michael Malloy / Protean Magazine:
BREAKING: DSA votes to endorse Open Borders and a Green New Deal program at Atlanta Convention  —  Delegates of the Democratic Socialists of America convened in Atlanta for their 2019 National Convention, where they overwhelmingly voted in favor of resolutions that, among other things …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:
John Ratcliffe (R-Loser) Gets the Full Trump Treatment  —  The resume-padding backbencher raved at Mueller on camera and found himself at the peak of Trump's regard.  But like a gram of pure coke, there are consequences when the fun stops.  —  By RICK WILSON8.2.19 8:31 PM ET
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Bill Maher Goes Full Marianne Williamson on Antidepressants  —  While critics have tried to paint the 2020 candidate as a “crazy lady,” Maher declared, “I agree with everything.”  —  In the days after she became the most-Googled candidate at the first of two Democratic primary debates this week …
Discussion: NB Blog and Slate
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The Declining Prestige of Higher Education  —  In the New York Times, Bret Stephens decries the decline of higher education.  He cites a familiar litany of leftist presumption and abuse: … Unpopular president?  I guess he means Johnson.  Nixon was re-elected in 1972, carrying 49 states.
 
 
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New York Times:
Defying U.S. Sanctions, China and Others Take Oil From 12 Iranian Tankers
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Julia Arciga / The Daily Beast:
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Will Weissert / Associated Press:
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Associated Press:
Impeachment summer? August town halls may decide next steps
Discussion: Axios and Speaker Nancy Pelosi
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Should the age of sexual consent be lowered?
Discussion: The Sun
Joseph Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
What Would We Do Without the Word ‘Racism’?
Washington Post:
Ohio's Hamilton County may test whether Trump's divisiveness will help or hurt him in 2020
Discussion: Politico
Nellie Bowles / New York Times:
Tulsi Gabbard Thinks We're Doomed
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Hannah Natanson / Washington Post:
An elite D.C. girls' school thought its founding nuns taught slaves to read. …
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