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Richard Parker / New York Times:
Was Trump's El Paso Visit a Turning Point? — A day of racist comments left him looking small and isolated, while the city united against him. — Mr. Parker is the author of “Lone Star Nation: How Texas Will Transform America.” — EL PASO — If consoling the nation in a time of desperate need …
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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Maggie Haberman: White House Staffers Privately Admit Trump's El Paso, Dayton Visits Were a ‘Debacle’ — New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman is quite sure the White House thinks President Donald Trump behaved disastrously on Wednesday while he was supposed to be consoling the victims of the El Paso and Dayton shootings.
Discussion:
Political Wire
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.
Bill Clinton / TIME:
President Bill Clinton: Reinstate the Assault Weapons Ban Now
President Bill Clinton: Reinstate the Assault Weapons Ban Now
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Washington Post and The Daily Caller
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Trump Criticized For Weird ‘Propaganda Video’ of Visit to El Paso and Dayton After Shooting
Trump Criticized For Weird ‘Propaganda Video’ of Visit to El Paso and Dayton After Shooting
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POLITICUSUSA and Washington Post, more at Mediagazer »
Rob Crilly / Washington Examiner:
Hero of El Paso shooting says Trump showed softer side during visit
CNN:
Exclusive: El Paso suspect's mother called police concerned about gun
Exclusive: El Paso suspect's mother called police concerned about gun
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VICE, Daily Kos, American Greatness, Splinter, ABC News, Breitbart and New York Post
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Has anyone actually read the El Paso manifesto?
Has anyone actually read the El Paso manifesto?
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Shareblue Media, Breitbart, Washington Post, twitchy.com, The Week, Daily Wire, New York Times and Lawfare
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
Trump's Rhetoric and Conservative Denial
Trump's Rhetoric and Conservative Denial
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Jacobin, VICE and Boston Globe
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. …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, Michigan Advance, Slate, Facebook and Splinter
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Alex Love / WJTV:
Children of undocumented immigrants arrested in Mississippi rely on strangers for food and shelter — FOREST, Miss. (WJTV) — Following a massive undocumented immigration enforcement operation resulting in more than 650 arrests, many children of those taken into custody were left temporarily homeless.
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CNN, Jezebel, The Clarion Ledger, Reason, Rolling Stone, ImmigrationProf Blog and Towleroad Gay News
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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Jackson Free Press, New York Times, Common Dreams, Associated Press, Splinter and The Week
Tim Elfrink / Washington Post:
A Detroit diabetic was deported to Iraq, where he'd never lived. He died from lack of insulin, family says.
A Detroit diabetic was deported to Iraq, where he'd never lived. He died from lack of insulin, family says.
Discussion:
National Review, VICE, The Week and Edward A. Bajoka
Hamed Aleaziz / BuzzFeed News:
Families “Are Scared To Death” After A Massive ICE Operation Swept Up Hundreds Of People
Families “Are Scared To Death” After A Massive ICE Operation Swept Up Hundreds Of People
Discussion:
ThinkProgress and Washington Post
Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Biden Holds Lead, Warren on the Chase — Most prefer public option over Medicare for All; Less than half the 2020 field seen as likely to beat Trump — West Long Branch, NJ - Former Vice President Joe Biden maintains a lead in the Hawkeye State, but Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren …
Discussion:
Politico
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Matt Stevens / New York Times:
Andrew Yang Becomes 9th Democrat to Qualify for the Next Debate — Mr. Yang, an entrepreneur, earned 2 percent support in a new poll, adding him to the group of Democratic presidential candidates who will go to Houston in September. — The entrepreneur and former tech executive Andrew Yang became …
Discussion:
Political Wire
Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
Warren Joins O'Rourke in Calling Trump a White Supremacist — COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts said on Wednesday night that she believed President Trump was a white supremacist, broadly accusing him of dividing Americans along racial lines and providing direct …
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Mother Jones, National Review, CNN, CBS Boston, Breitbart, The Independent, Washington Times, Fox News and MSNBC
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Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
Harry Reid to Dems: Kill the Filibuster to Tackle the Climate Crisis — The former majority leader has some thoughts about what his party should do should it return to power. — As the Democratic Party debates what to prioritize should it take power following the 2020 elections …
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Axios and Common Dreams
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James Arkin / Politico:
NRSC halts Twitter spending after McConnell account locked
NRSC halts Twitter spending after McConnell account locked
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Fox News, Vanity Fair, Louder With Crowder, Shareblue Media, BizPac Review and Washington Times
Courier-Journal:
McConnell's campaign suspended from Twitter for posting critic's profanity-laced video
McConnell's campaign suspended from Twitter for posting critic's profanity-laced video
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Power Line, CNN, The Hill, Politico, New York Times, VICE, PJ Media Home, Fox News, Washington Post, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, NB Blog, The Daily Caller, BizPac Review, The Week, The Last Refuge, RedState, The Guardian, Talking Points Memo, Reclaim The Net, New York Post, Patterico's Pontifications, Axios, twitchy.com, TheBlaze, Breitbart and The Gateway Pundit
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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ThinkProgress, Townhall, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Business, VICE, Patterico's Pontifications, Politico, Mediaite, The Week and Axios
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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Politico, New York Post, VICE, Splinter, Towleroad Gay News, Boing Boing and Political Wire
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Chuck Park / Washington Post:
I can no longer justify being a part of Trump's ‘Complacent State.’ So I'm resigning. — Chuck Park's resignation from the Foreign Service is effective Thursday. — I was 26, newly married and more than a little idealistic when I set off for my first diplomatic assignment almost a decade ago …
New York Daily News:
Ocasio-Cortez rips her ex-chief of staff for ‘divisive’ tweet about fellow Dems, but insists he left her office on good terms — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez scolded her ex-chief of staff Saikat Chakrabarti on Wednesday for comparing some of her centrist colleagues to racist Dixiecrats …
Discussion:
The Daily Caller
Sean Trende / Real Clear Politics:
Yes, Republicans Should Worry About Texas — The past week brought a surge of strange news out of Texas. First, three Republican congressmen, representing suburban San Antonio, Dallas, and Houston, decided to retire. These retirements are from districts that all saw surprisingly strong showings …
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.
Discussion:
No More Mister Nice Blog and Mediaite
Paul M. Krawzak / Roll Call:
Senate GOP plans to divert health, education funds to border wall — Senate Republicans are looking to pay for President Donald Trump's border wall in part by putting about $5 billion less in the largest domestic spending bill, several people with knowledge of the process said.
Wall Street Journal:
Banks Hand Over Documents on Russians Possibly Linked to Trump — Some documents are related to Russians who may have had dealings with Mr. Trump, his family or Trump Organization — Major Wall Street banks have given congressional committees investigating President Trump thousands of pages …
Discussion:
ThinkProgress and Talking Points Memo
Christopher Flavelle / New York Times:
Climate Change Threatens the World's Food Supply, United Nations Warns — The world's land and water resources are being exploited at “unprecedented rates,” a new United Nations report warns, which combined with climate change is putting dire pressure on the ability of humanity to feed itself.
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Slate
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Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Trump pressured his alcoholic brother about his career. Now he has regrets. — President Trump remembers coming home in the mid-1960s to read reports on the cost of mops and paint as he prepared to work in the family real estate business. He was astonished to find his older brother …
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CNN, Fox News and Talking Points Memo
John Kass / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Kass: In her book on Justice Brett Kavanaugh, ‘Justice on Trial,’ Mollie Hemingway warns of things to come — There was a secret meeting at a sidewalk cafe near the National Gallery of Art's Sculpture Garden, a meeting that seemed coincidental, almost an accident …
Seaborn Larson / Billings Gazette:
Superior man believed he was acting on Trump's orders in attacking boy for wearing hat during national anthem — The attorney for a 39-year-old man charged with assaulting a child who didn't take his hat off for the national anthem says his client, compromised by a traumatic brain injury …
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Talking Points Memo, VICE, TheBlaze and New York Post
Kamala Harris / YouTube:
Me, Maya, and Mom … This election is about American families and what wakes them up in the middle of the night. My 3AM Agenda offers and delivers tangible benefits that improve Americans' daily lives; including Medicare for All, giving working and middle-class families an overdue raise, and guaranteeing women are paid equally.
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Wall Street Journal, Politico and Washington Times
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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Roll Call, daytondailynews, Daily Kos, USA Today, BizPac Review and Balloon Juice
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Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Trump Plays the Role of Victim as He Visits Victims of Dayton, El Paso Mass Shootings
Trump Plays the Role of Victim as He Visits Victims of Dayton, El Paso Mass Shootings
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NBC News, Boing Boing and The Independent