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In tragic self-owns, Trump denounces racism, and calls for immigration reform — Analysis: Rather than risk alienating his allies in the wake of another round of mass shootings, Trump chose to expose himself to claims of responsibility. — WASHINGTON — In looking to place blame …
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Trump campaign still hasn't paid El Paso police bills — President Donald Trump has pledged the federal government will provide “whatever is needed” to help El Paso, Texas, recover from a mass shooting Saturday that killed 22 people. — But Trump's own 2020 re-election committee still …
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Statement of APA President in Response to Mass Shootings in Texas, Ohio — WASHINGTON — Following is the statement of APA President Rosie Phillips Davis, PhD, on the shootings in El Paso, Texas, and in Dayton, Ohio: — “Our condolences are with the families and friends of those killed …
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El Paso shooting death toll rises to 22 in anti-immigrant massacre — (CNN)The 21-year-old white supremacist suspected of carrying out a deadly shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas wanted to stop a “Hispanic invasion of Texas,” according to a political document police believe he wrote.
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The Post urges Trump to take action on assault weapons
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Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Trump Doesn't Give a Damn About Gun Massacres
Trump Doesn't Give a Damn About Gun Massacres
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Emily Larsen / Washington Examiner:
Confusion: Biden offers sympathy for the ‘tragic events in Houston today and also in Michigan’
Confusion: Biden offers sympathy for the ‘tragic events in Houston today and also in Michigan’
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Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Joe Biden Mourns El Paso and Dayton Mass Shootings as ‘Tragic Events in Houston’ and ‘Michigan’
Joe Biden Mourns El Paso and Dayton Mass Shootings as ‘Tragic Events in Houston’ and ‘Michigan’
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How Fox News pushed the white supremacist “great replacement” theory — Fox News figures have repeatedly warned of an immigrant “invasion” — The shooter who killed 20 people and injured dozens in El Paso, TX, over the weekend first posted online a document outlining the white nationalist …
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You don't need to read the El Paso killer's manifesto. Just turn on Fox News.
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David French / National Review:
It's Time to Declare War on White-Nationalist Terrorism
It's Time to Declare War on White-Nationalist Terrorism
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New York Times:
El Paso Shooting Suspect's Manifesto Echoes Trump's Language
El Paso Shooting Suspect's Manifesto Echoes Trump's Language
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Dr. Joan Donovan / NBC News:
El Paso shooter wasn't a ‘lone wolf’ — and his so-called online ‘manifesto’ proves why
El Paso shooter wasn't a ‘lone wolf’ — and his so-called online ‘manifesto’ proves why
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Zachary B. Wolf / CNN:
Trump blames everything but his own words for hate in America
Trump blames everything but his own words for hate in America
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EXCLUSIVE: Dayton Shooter Was in a “Pornogrind” Band That Released Songs About Raping and Killing Women — Before he killed nine people in a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, early Sunday, Connor Betts was deeply involved in the misogynistic, male-dominated “goregrind” or “pornogrind” extreme metal music scene.
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Classmates: Ohio shooter kept a ‘hit list’ and a ‘rape list’ — DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — High school classmates of the gunman who killed nine people early Sunday in Dayton, Ohio, say he was suspended for compiling a “hit list” of those he wanted to kill and a “rape list” of girls he wanted to sexually assault.
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Ohio state representative blames shootings on gay marriage, video games, open borders — A Republican state representative in Ohio wrote a lengthy Facebook post in the aftermath of the Dayton, Ohio, mass shooting where she blamed the incident and other shootings on “the breakdown …
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Ohio Republican blames mass shootings on ‘drag queen advocates,’ Colin Kaepernick and Obama — In a laundry list of reasons why the United States is grappling with mass killings, an Ohio state lawmaker has settled on immigrants, same-sex marriage, transgender rights, disrespect toward veterans and “drag queen advocates.”
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Markets Right Now: Dow plunges 800 as trade war flares — NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): — Stocks are plunging on Wall Street after China let its currency sink to the lowest level in more than a decade, escalating its trade war with the U.S.
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Dow futures drop 370 points after China retaliates, escalating trade war
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Michael Sheetz / CNBC:
Morgan Stanley: If the trade war escalates, a recession will be here in 9 months
Morgan Stanley: If the trade war escalates, a recession will be here in 9 months
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Cesar Sayoc, who mailed explosive devices to Trump's critics, sentenced to 20 years in prison — NEW YORK — Cesar Sayoc, the Florida man who mailed explosive devices to prominent Democrats and media figures was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison. — Prosecutors had called for a life sentence …
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Treasury Designates China as a Currency Manipulator — Washington - The Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 requires the Secretary of the Treasury to analyze the exchange rate policies of other countries. Under Section 3004 of the Act, the Secretary must “consider whether countries manipulate …
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Judge questions Barr's handling of Mueller findings — A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Monday pressed Department of Justice (DOJ) lawyers on why the public shouldn't be allowed to see redacted portions of former special counsel Robert Mueller's report, suggesting that he may be willing …
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Judge signals interest in removing Mueller report redactions — A federal judge signaled Monday he's considering removing the Mueller report's redactions. — During more than two hours of oral arguments in Washington, District Judge Reggie Walton appeared on several occasions to side …
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Is The Field Too Big For Kamala Harris? — In theory, the easiest way to win a presidential nomination is to bring the various wings and factions of your party together toward some type of consensus. Not every voter has to love you (although some of them probably should or you won't have a base).
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Neo Nazis boast ‘We got Tulsi in the debates’ — Racist website takes credit for boosting Democratic presidential hopeful — A neo-Nazi website took credit for Rep. Tulsi Gabbard's (D-HI) qualification for the first two Democratic primary debates. The Daily Stormer, a notorious white supremacist …
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Steve King Narrowly Won His Last Race. His Challenger, J.D. Scholten, Is Running Again. — J. D. Scholten, a Democrat who nearly toppled Representative Steve King of Iowa in a heavily Republican district in 2018, announced on Monday that he would run again for the seat in 2020.
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Kenny Marchant Will Be Fourth Texas Republican Congressman to Retire in 2020
Kenny Marchant Will Be Fourth Texas Republican Congressman to Retire in 2020
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Conservatism Has a Violence Problem — 'The numbers don't lie.' — American conservatism has a violence problem. — The current secretary of energy, Rick Perry, once publicly suggested that the chairman of the Federal Reserve deserved to be beaten up because of his interest rate policy.
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Young Mitch McConnell supporters pose for a photo strangling a cardboard cutout of AOC — On Monday, a picture appeared on Instagram, apparently taken by a group of young men supporting Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) at the Fancy Farm, Kentucky political picnic.
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Trump made it easier for the mentally ill to get guns when he rolled back Obama regulation — In 2017, Trump quietly rolled back an Obama-era regulation that made it harder for people with mental illness to buy guns. — President Donald Trump responded to the El Paso and Dayton mass shootings …
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I Spent 25 Years Fighting Jihadis. White Supremacists Aren't So Different. — We can't fight domestic terror groups efficiently until the law treats them the way we treat foreign ones. — Mr. Soufan is a former F.B.I. special agent and the author of “Anatomy of Terror.”
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NRA spent $1.6 million lobbying against background check expansion laws in months leading up to latest mass shootings — KEY POINTS — The National Rifle Association spent $1.6 million during the first half of the year lobbying Congress against laws that would enact stricter background checks …
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David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
‘Do Something!’ Is Not Going To Stop Mass Shooters
‘Do Something!’ Is Not Going To Stop Mass Shooters
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A mother died shielding her infant in El Paso. The father died shielding them both, family says. — They had just dropped their oldest daughter off at cheerleading practice when they pulled into the Walmart parking lot, packed with hundreds of back-to-school shoppers like them.
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