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CNN:
Exclusive: El Paso suspect's mother called police concerned about gun — (CNN)The El Paso shooting suspect's mother called the Allen, Texas, Police Department weeks before the shooting because she was concerned about her son owning an “AK” type firearm, lawyers for the family confirmed to CNN.
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New York Times:
Trump Uses a Day of Healing to Deepen the Nation's Divisions — EL PASO — President Trump visited Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso on Wednesday on a day intended as a show of compassion to cities scarred by a weekend of violence, but which quickly devolved into an occasion for anger-fueled broadsides against Democrats and the news media.
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Bloomberg, Boing Boing, Mediaite and NPR
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, Daily Kos and Shareblue Media
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Joe Biden's speech in Iowa puts Trump to shame — President Trump visits El Paso and Dayton, Ohio, but cannot make a big speech in an open venue for fear of being booed. (In Dayton, he made himself invisible, meeting behind closed doors with family and medical staff, making no public appearance or comment.)
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Washington Examiner, The Hill, Dallas Morning News, The Moderate Voice and EURweb
Orion Rummler / Axios:
Trump attacks Ohio politicians, Biden, Fox News after visiting shooting victims
Trump attacks Ohio politicians, Biden, Fox News after visiting shooting victims
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CNBC, No More Mister Nice Blog and Breitbart
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
In photos: Trump's visit to El Paso and Dayton met with protests and some support
In photos: Trump's visit to El Paso and Dayton met with protests and some support
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Washington Post, Associated Press and Colorado Pols
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
Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
Susan Collins has a predictably pathetic response to El Paso and Dayton shootings
Susan Collins has a predictably pathetic response to El Paso and Dayton shootings
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Common Dreams
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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Fox News, RedState, Axios, Talking Points Memo, Patterico's Pontifications, The Last Refuge, Reclaim The Net, TheBlaze and Breitbart
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Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Twitter freezes McConnell campaign account for posting video of protester's violent threats
Twitter freezes McConnell campaign account for posting video of protester's violent threats
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Courier-Journal
Alexandra S. Levine / Politico:
Twitter locks McConnell campaign account over video of protesters hurling threats
Twitter locks McConnell campaign account over video of protesters hurling threats
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Washington Times
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.
Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
Bill de Blasio Attacks Fox News in Wild Clash With Hannity: This is ‘Such a Charade!’ — In the wild world of cable news, little surprises us here at Mediaite these days. But we must admit, the sight of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio sitting across from Sean Hannity made us do a double take.
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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.
Tucker Carlson's claim that white supremacy is a hoax is easy to prove wrong. Just watch his show.
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Mediaite, The Daily Beast, Progressive Secular Humanist, VICE, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Boing Boing and Axios, more at Mediagazer »
Mehdi Hasan / The Intercept:
These 7 Prominent Conservatives Have Nothing in Common With White Supremacists, Nothing at All
These 7 Prominent Conservatives Have Nothing in Common With White Supremacists, Nothing at All
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Big League Politics, Vox, Boston Globe and POLITICUSUSA
Reed Richardson / Mediaite:
Tucker Carlson Rails Against The Left's ‘Frenzy of Racial Hatred’: ‘This is the Path to Civil War’
Laura Nahmias / New York Daily News:
Rules for thee but not for me: the de Blasio principle
Rules for thee but not for me: the de Blasio principle
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Politico and Wall Street Journal
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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Payday Report, Splinter, NPR, emptywheel, The Gateway Pundit, Talking Points Memo and VICE
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Washington Post:
ICE arrested hundreds of people in raids. Now ‘devastated’ children are without their parents.
Associated Press:
The Latest: Mississippi immigration raids net 680 arrests
The Latest: Mississippi immigration raids net 680 arrests
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Slate, Axios and Boing Boing
Sarah Fowler / The Clarion Ledger:
Where are Mom and Dad? School on standby to help children in aftermath of ICE raids
Where are Mom and Dad? School on standby to help children in aftermath of ICE raids
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New York Times
Abigail Hauslohner / Washington Post:
ICE agents raid Miss. work sites, arrest 680 people in largest single-state immigration enforcement …
ICE agents raid Miss. work sites, arrest 680 people in largest single-state immigration enforcement …
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The Week
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:
Equinox Disavows Trump-Supporting Owner, Following Backlash
Equinox Disavows Trump-Supporting Owner, Following Backlash
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Business Insider, ABC News, The Daily Beast, Advocate, Breitbart, ABC7 and Townhall
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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Jezebel, Mercury News, Boing Boing and Forbes
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 to the man's family. — The man, Jimmy Aldaoud, spent most of his life in the U.S. …
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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Vanity Fair, Talking Points Memo, POLITICUSUSA, The Daily Beast, Washington Post and Mediaite, more at Techmeme »
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, Splinter, Towleroad Gay News, Boing Boing and Political Wire
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Suggests He's Likely to Commute Sentence of Rod Blagojevich — WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Wednesday night that he was “strongly considering” commuting the 14-year prison sentence of Rod R. Blagojevich, the former Illinois governor who was convicted of trying …
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Wall Street Journal and Axios
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Matthew Choi / Politico:
Trump says he's considering commuting Blagojevich sentence
Trump says he's considering commuting Blagojevich sentence
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Washington Post
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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Vox, The Verge, Breitbart, The Daily Caller and National Review, more at Techmeme »
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 …
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CNN, New York Times and The Week
Washington Post:
Trump's openness to extensive background checks for gun buys draws warning from NRA — President Trump has repeatedly told lawmakers and aides in private conversations that he is open to endorsing extensive background checks in the wake of two mass shootings, prompting a warning …
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Fox News, VICE, Political Wire, The Trace, Talking Points Memo and The Week
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge greenlights libel suit against NPR over Seth Rich reports — A federal judge has rejected National Public Radio's bid to dismiss a Texas investment adviser's libel suit over news reports about conspiracy theories surrounding the death of a Democratic National Committee staffer during the 2016 campaign.
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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PJ Media Home, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Spectator USA
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 …
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New York Post
Alexa Ura / The Texas Tribune:
Federal lawsuit claims Texas' mail-in ballot procedures are unconstitutional — A civil rights group has sued on behalf of two residents who say their votes were rejected based on their signatures. — Texas once again stands accused of violating the U.S. Constitution through its voting laws.
Ny MaGee / EURweb:
CNN Eyes All-black Opinion Show for April Ryan, Bakari Sellers, Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum — *CNN is reportedly planning to roll out an all-black panel show featuring regular contributors April Ryan, Andrew Gillum, Angela Rye and Bakari Sellers. — According to Page Six …
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Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
Joe Biden reminded all of us of what a presidential president would sound like — In a fiery and blunt speech slamming the tenor, tone and words of President Trump as the nation reels from white nationalist domestic terrorism, former vice president Joe Biden reminded all of us of what a presidential president sounds like.
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 …