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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
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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Mehdi Hasan / The Intercept:
These 7 Prominent Conservatives Have Nothing in Common With White Supremacists, Nothing at All — Photo: AAron Ontiveroz/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images — In the wake of the El Paso massacre, the prominent conservative commentator Ben Shapiro — aka the “cool kid's philosopher” …
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Elizabeth Chuck / NBC News:
A ‘hero’ grandfather, a teen, an Army vet: These are the victims of the El Paso massacre — A gunman opened fire at a Walmart Saturday, killing 22. — The trip to Walmart was supposed to be fun: an excuse for David Johnson and his wife, Kathy, to take their 9-year-old granddaughter …
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NPR, Military.com, Task & Purpose and KTLA
Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
Susan Collins has a predictably pathetic response to El Paso and Dayton shootings — “There are times for political debate, but this is not one of them.” — Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) is once again very disappointed. Amid calls for action to stop gun violence and mass shootings …
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R. Derek Black / USA Today:
I grew up a white nationalist. We never blamed ourselves for mass shootings like El Paso.
I grew up a white nationalist. We never blamed ourselves for mass shootings like El Paso.
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Common Dreams, ABC News and ImmigrationProf Blog
Aída Chávez / The Intercept:
Democrats Are Resurfacing a Gun Control Bill That Contains an Anti-Immigrant Amendment
Democrats Are Resurfacing a Gun Control Bill That Contains an Anti-Immigrant Amendment
Elizabeth Harrington / The Hill:
The ‘Hate Trump’ agenda by the Democrats has gone way too far
The ‘Hate Trump’ agenda by the Democrats has gone way too far
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El Paso Times:
El Paso braces for Trump visit: Medical workers petition against visit, groups plan joint vigil
El Paso braces for Trump visit: Medical workers petition against visit, groups plan joint vigil
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Timothy Archuleta / El Paso Times:
Mr. President, the hatred of the El Paso shooting didn't come from our city
Mr. President, the hatred of the El Paso shooting didn't come from our city
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New York Times, Shareblue Media, The Week and Politico
Safid Deen / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins' Kenny Stills calls out team owner Steve Ross for hosting Trump luncheon … Miami Dolphins owner Steve Ross was publicly criticized by the most outspoken NFL player on his team Wednesday for his plan to host a pricey fundraiser supporting President Donald Trump's 2020 re-election at his New York residence later this week.
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Lisette Voytko / Forbes:
Backlash Hits Billionaire Stephen Ross—Equinox, SoulCycle, Dolphins Owner—Over Trump Fundraiser
Fran Tirado / Election:
The Owner of Equinox Is Hosting a Huge Fundraiser for Trump
The Owner of Equinox Is Hosting a Huge Fundraiser for Trump
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Politico, Business Insider, Breitbart, UPI and The Guardian
Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
Billionaire owner of SoulCycle, Miami Dolphins faces backlash over Trump fundraiser
Billionaire owner of SoulCycle, Miami Dolphins faces backlash over Trump fundraiser
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Mercury News, Boing Boing and Political Wire
Marianne Dodson / The Daily Beast:
Billionaire Owner of Equinox, SoulCycle to Host Trump Fundraiser in Hamptons
Billionaire Owner of Equinox, SoulCycle to Host Trump Fundraiser in Hamptons
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Townhall and Washington Post
Kate Taylor / Business Insider:
People are threatening to quit Equinox and SoulCycle following a report that the chairman …
People are threatening to quit Equinox and SoulCycle following a report that the chairman …
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Bloomberg, BuzzFeed News and The Daily Caller
Jacob Ogles / Advocate:
Equinox, SoulCycle Owner to Host Trump Fundraiser in Hamptons
Equinox, SoulCycle Owner to Host Trump Fundraiser in Hamptons
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Associated Press:
ICE raids food plants on day of Trump visit to grieving city — MORTON, Miss. (AP) — U.S. immigration officials raided several Mississippi food processing plants on Wednesday, part of a large-scale operation carried out by President Donald Trump's administration that targeted both corporations and their largely Latino employees.
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Mississippi immigration raids net 680 arrests — MORTON, Miss. (AP) — The Latest on immigration raids at Mississippi food processing plants (all times local): — U.S. immigration officials say raids at seven food processing plants in Mississippi resulted in 680 arrests.
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Slate, Axios and Boing Boing
Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
ICE rounds up hundreds of undocumented workers in immigration sweeps in Mississippi
Courier-Journal:
McConnell's campaign suspended from Twitter for posting critic's profanity-laced video — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's campaign has been thrown in Twitter jail. — After sharing a video of a profanity-laced protest outside of the Kentucky Republican's home in Louisville …
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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Twitter Locked McConnell Campaign's Account For Posting Video Of Protesters Outside Senator's Home — Twitter forced at least three accounts, including that of Mitch McConnell's campaign, to remove video of protesters calling for violence outside the senator's home.
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Michael Edison Hayden / Southern Poverty Law Center:
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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VICE, Boing Boing, Splinter, Towleroad Gay News and Political Wire
Jake Tapper / CNN:
Exclusive: White House rebuffed attempts by DHS to make combating domestic terrorism a higher priority — Washington (CNN)White House officials rebuffed efforts by their colleagues at the Department of Homeland Security for more than a year to make combating domestic terror threats …
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Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, The Daily Beast, POLITICUSUSA, Political Wire and Mediaite, more at Techmeme »
Orion Rummler / Axios:
Trump attacks Ohio politicians, Biden, Fox News after visiting shooting victims — In a series of tweets after visiting victims of the mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, President Trump accused Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley of lying in a press conference …
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CNBC, No More Mister Nice Blog, Political Wire and Breitbart
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Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Trump falsely accuses Sherrod Brown, Dayton mayor of misrepresenting his hospital visit — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump, his press secretary and his director of social media accused Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown and Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley, both of whom are Democrats …
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Politico, Townhall, NPR and Boing Boing
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Iraqi man dies after Trump administration deports him — A 41-year-old Detroit man deported to Iraq in June died Tuesday, according to the American Civil Liberties Union and two people close the man's family. — The man, Jimmy Aldaoud, spent most of his life in the U.S. …
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
White House drafting executive order to tackle Silicon Valley's alleged anti-conservative bias — The White House is circulating drafts of a proposed executive order that would address allegations of anti-conservative bias by social media companies, according to a White House official …
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New York Times:
Pondering Impeachment, House Sues Don McGahn, Ex-White House Counsel, for Testimony — The Judiciary Committee hopes a federal judge will strike down the White House's “absolute immunity” claims, clearing the way for testimony from key witnesses to the special counsel.
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Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
House Democrats ready lawsuit to enforce subpoena for McGahn testimony
House Democrats ready lawsuit to enforce subpoena for McGahn testimony
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One America News Network and Axios
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
House Judiciary Committee slaps Don McGahn with lawsuit to enforce subpoena
House Judiciary Committee slaps Don McGahn with lawsuit to enforce subpoena
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Slate, The Gateway Pundit and The Week
Tom Vanden Brook / USA Today:
USA TODAY headquarters evacuated; police confirm report of man with a weapon — WASHINGTON — USA TODAY's headquarters in McLean, Virginia was being evacuated Wednesday amid a heavy police presence after police reported a man with a weapon at the suburban Washington building.
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Joaquin Castro outed one of his own donors in bid to shame Trump supporters — EXCLUSIVE: Trump donors whose names and employers were posted in a highly controversial tweet by Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro blasted the Texas congressman on Wednesday for what they described as a “ridiculous” …
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Erick Erickson / The Resurgent:
This Is Highly Irresponsible. Why Are Some in the Media Defending It?
This Is Highly Irresponsible. Why Are Some in the Media Defending It?
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Daily Wire and BizPac Review
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Don't Assume Trump's Approval Rating Can't Climb Higher. It Already Has. — Millions of Americans who did not like the president in 2016 now say they do. — Donald J. Trump doesn't always seem like a candidate focused on expanding his base of support. He may have done so anyway.
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Spectator USA
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Cory Booker delivers an impassioned — and impressive — speech in Charleston — On Wednesday morning, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) went to the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., where, four years ago, white supremacist Dylann Roof fatally shot nine people at a Bible study class.
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Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Kimberly Breier resigns as assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere — Kimberly Breier, the assistant secretary of state for the Western Hemisphere since October, has resigned, leaving a key vacancy at the top of the diplomatic office in charge of the Trump administration's efforts …
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
A Divisive Voice Once Again Has Trump's Ear — WASHINGTON — As President Trump doubles down on a re-election approach of stoking fear of immigrants, he is once again elevating a voice of validation — and many say racism — that he discovered during his last presidential campaign.
Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
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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Bloomberg:
Farm Discontent Spills Over as Ag Secretary Is Confronted in Minnesota — Agriculture secretary hears criticism of Trump's trade war — Farmers say they fear long-term damage that aid won't repair — Farmers' discontent over President Donald Trump's escalating trade war …
Khadeeja Safdar / Wall Street Journal:
Leslie Wexner Says Jeffrey Epstein ‘Misappropriated Vast Sums of Money From Me’ — Billionaire behind Victoria's Secret, in letter to foundation, says disgraced financier misappropriated at least $46 million — Leslie Wexner, the billionaire behind Victoria's Secret …
John Solomon / The Hill:
George Soros's secret 2016 access to State exposes ‘big money’ hypocrisy of Democrats — Liberal mega-donor George Soros made some big bets during the last U.S. presidential election. One was that Hillary Clinton would win the presidency. Another was that he could reshape Ukraine's government …