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How the El Paso Shooting Exposes the Rifts in Texas Politics — SUGAR LAND, Tex. — Nearly 700 miles from the El Paso Walmart where the suspect in the killing of 22 people on Saturday denounced a “Hispanic invasion,” Rish Oberoi, a candidate for state representative, gestured toward …
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Mr. President, the hatred of the El Paso shooting didn't come from our city — When you visit today, you will see El Paso in the agony of our mourning. You also will see El Paso at its finest. — Dear Mr. President: — Today is a tragic day to visit El Paso.
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El Paso braces for Trump visit: Medical workers petition against visit, groups plan joint vigil — President Donald Trump was expected to be greeted with denunciations from some El Paso leaders when he visits Wednesday. — U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, along with the Border Network …
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‘Be quiet!’: Trump mocks O'Rourke before traveling to El Paso — President Donald Trump on Tuesday night mocked Beto O'Rourke's performance in the Democratic presidential primary and commanded him to “be quiet” in the wake of a mass shooting in the former congressman's hometown of El Paso …
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Cory Booker on White Supremacy: ‘There Is No Neutrality in This Fight’ — CHARLESTON, S.C. — Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey called on Wednesday for a national crusade against gun violence and a moral reckoning with the strains of white supremacy “ingrained in our politics since our founding …
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How the Trail of American White Supremacy Led to El Paso
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POLITICO Playbook: Biden the durable
POLITICO Playbook: Biden the durable
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Trump heads to Dayton, El Paso, facing protests
Trump heads to Dayton, El Paso, facing protests
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Andy Ngo / New York Post:
Dayton shooter may be antifa's first mass killer
Dayton shooter may be antifa's first mass killer
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Tim Elfrink / Washington Post:
‘Be quiet!’: Trump claims Beto O'Rourke uses a ‘phony name to indicate Hispanic heritage’
‘Be quiet!’: Trump claims Beto O'Rourke uses a ‘phony name to indicate Hispanic heritage’
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Jared Holt / Right Wing Watch:
Anti-Semitic Outburst Cut From White Nationalist Nick Fuentes' Podcast on El Paso Shooting
Anti-Semitic Outburst Cut From White Nationalist Nick Fuentes' Podcast on El Paso Shooting
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Associated Press:
Dayton, site of latest mass shooting, warily awaits Trump
Dayton, site of latest mass shooting, warily awaits Trump
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New York Times:
Trump to Visit Dayton and El Paso, Creating Mixed Feelings for Residents
Trump to Visit Dayton and El Paso, Creating Mixed Feelings for Residents
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Washington Post:
'We don't want him here': Trump to face protests and skepticism as he visits El Paso and Dayton after mass shootings
'We don't want him here': Trump to face protests and skepticism as he visits El Paso and Dayton after mass shootings
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Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Trump traveling to Dayton and El Paso after weekend mass shootings
Trump traveling to Dayton and El Paso after weekend mass shootings
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U.S. State Department Official Involved in White Nationalist Movement, Hatewatch Determines — A U.S. State Department official oversaw the Washington, D.C.-area chapter of a white nationalist organization, hosted white nationalists at his home and published white nationalist propaganda online, Hatewatch has determined.
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Tucker Carlson's claim that white supremacy is a hoax is easy to prove wrong. Just watch his show. — In his ongoing and remarkably successful quest to be the worst of the Fox News nighttime hosts, Tucker Carlson hit a new low on his Tuesday show. — White supremacy, he claimed …
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Tucker Carlson Claims There's No White Supremacy Problem: ‘This Is A Hoax’ — Fox News host says “it's actually not a real problem in America.” — Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Tuesday claimed there is no white supremacy problem in the United States and that the very notion of one is a hoax created by the media and the left.
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Students for Trump founder pleads guilty to posing as lawyer in $46K scam — The founder of Students for Trump pleaded guilty Tuesday to running a $46,000 scam in which he posed as a lawyer and gave legal advice. — John Lambert, 23, created a website for a fake law firm called Pope & Dunn …
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Elizabeth Warren Proposes A Public Option For The Internet — The White House contender wants to make sure every U.S. home has a fiber broadband connection at an affordable cost. — Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) announced a plan Wednesday to create a public option for the internet, aiming to ensure universal broadband access.
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My Plan to Invest in Rural America
My Plan to Invest in Rural America
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Trump Campaign Ad Features QAnon Signs — Whether accidental or not, the Trump campaign keeps nodding to QAnon conspiracy theorists, even after the FBI called them a potential source of domestic terror — Two signs promoting the QAnon conspiracy theory are visible in a video …
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Joaquin Castro doubles down amid backlash over tweeting names of Trump donors — Joaquin Castro, a Democratic congressman from Texas and chairman of the presidential campaign of his twin brother, Julián, fired back on Tuesday after being castigated on social media for tweeting the names …
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7 Times Joe Scarborough Helped Donald Trump Win
7 Times Joe Scarborough Helped Donald Trump Win
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Orange County, longtime GOP stronghold, now has more registered Democrats than Republicans — Orange County, long a Republican stronghold, has officially turned blue. — The county that nurtured Ronald Reagan's conservatism and is the resting place of Richard Nixon is now home …
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Texas to loosen firearm laws, allowing guns in churches and on school grounds — A tribute to the victims of the horrific attacks in El Paso, Dayton — (CNN)A series of new firearm laws will go into effect in Texas next month — further loosening gun restrictions in a state that's had four …
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Alleged predator Jessica Yaniv arrested, home searched — UPDATE: According to the National Post, after the Monday afternoon Blaire White livestream in which the prohibited weapon was brandished, Yaniv was arrested and brought to an RCMP holding cell. Yaniv was released Tuesday morning.
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NRA discussed purchasing luxury mansion for its chief executive to use, documents show — Documents indicate that the National Rifle Association planned to purchase a luxury mansion in the Dallas area last year for the use of chief executive Wayne LaPierre, according to two people familiar with the records.
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You can't stop mass shootings by punishing people with mental illnesses — Involuntary confinement won't make anyone safer, but it will hurt people like me. — When President Trump declared Monday that people with mental illnesses should face “involuntary confinement,” if necessary, to prevent mass shootings, my heart sank.
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Shooting at Walmart in Baton Rouge: Initial report that fight led to gunfire incorrect, sheriff says — Law enforcement responds after a shooting altercation between two patrons at Walmart on Burbank Drive Tuesday August 6, 2019, in Baton Rouge, La. — LATEST STORY: East Baton Rouge …
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Anti-Semitic Va. Democrat Dumped Water on Fox News Host in 2016 — The Virginia lawmaker who interrupted President Trump's speech in Jamestown has been identified as the individual who dumped water on Geraldo Rivera at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.
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Times public editor: The readers versus the masthead — Dean Baquet, the executive editor of The New York Times, was at home on Monday night—as was the rest of the paper's senior leadership (referred to internally as “the masthead")—when the next day's front page was being composed.
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Tiffany Cabán Concedes Queens D.A. Race, Dashing Progressives' Hopes — Melinda Katz wins the Democratic nomination by 55 votes after a recount erases her opponent's slim election night lead. — The pitched seven-week battle for the Democratic nomination for Queens district attorney finally ended …
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The “30-50 Feral Hogs” Guy Actually Had a Point — Earlier this week, a tweet was born that captured the imagination of a divided nation. It came from Arkansas, and it was a response to musician Jason Isbell, who had suggested no one actually needs a so-called assault weapon.
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Mueller Tied to Double Deception: First in Court, Then Before Congress — Republican lawmakers allege Special Counsel Robert Mueller may have perjured himself before Congress in his sworn testimony last month, when he gave what they say were incomplete answers regarding why he held an earlier press briefing.
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Far-Right Accounts Retweeted by Trump Keep Getting Suspended — “Twitter's always been fair to me,” said one Trump supporter. “Until the president of the United States retweeted me.” — Nearly 10 percent of the unverified accounts retweeted by President Trump since his inauguration …
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Kim says North Korean launches were warning to US, South — SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Wednesday leader Kim Jong Un supervised a live-fire demonstration of newly developed, short-range ballistic missiles intended to send a warning to the United States and South Korea over their joint military exercises.
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