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New York Times:
Live Updates: ‘We Have to Act,’ Biden Says After 21 Killed at Texas Elementary School — It was the deadliest school shooting since the 2012 massacre in Newtown, Conn. — 19 children and two adults are killed in a Texas elementary school shooting, the authorities say.
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NBC News:
14 students, one teacher killed in Texas elementary school shooting — Watch live: Officials give update on deadly Texas school shooting — Fourteen students and one teacher were killed in a shooting Tuesday morning at a Texas elementary school, Gov. Greg Abbott said.
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ABC13:
Death toll in Texas elementary school shooting rises; 19 children, 3 adults killed by shooter — The suspect was identified as 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, a student at Uvalde High School — Biden says ‘we have to act’ after Texas school shooting — UVALDE, Texas — The death toll …
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Washington Post:
Biden urges end to ‘carnage’ of gun violence after 18 children killed at Texas school … President Biden on Tuesday evening urged Congress to end the “carnage” of gun violence after more than a dozen elementary schoolchildren were killed by an 18-year-old in Texas.
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Claire Goforth / The Daily Dot:
EXCLUSIVE: 'That's the picture of him buying a gun': Uvalde mass shooting suspect bought an AR-15 online last week — The Uvalde, Texas mass shooter frequently posted about guns and purchased a rifle online days ago. — Authorities say that 18 children and one teacher were killed …
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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
‘Spare me the bullshit’: Sen. Chris Murphy rips GOP colleagues after Texas shooting — Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., took to the Senate floor after Tuesday's deadly school shooting in Texas and pleaded with his Republican colleagues to take action against gun violence, saying what happened wasn't “inevitable.”
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Cami Mondeaux / Washington Examiner:
Texas AG facing runoff says banning guns for public safety ‘ridiculous’ after school shooting — Increased gun control as a means to protect law-abiding citizens makes “no sense” and should not be the focus of lawmakers right now, said Attorney General Ken Paxton (R-TX) …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
'We're going to go f—ing scorched-earth': How Brian Kemp crushed Trump in Georgia — When Brian Kemp's top donors huddled with the Georgia governor and his lieutenants at Atlanta's Capital City Club earlier this year, they had reason to worry that his political career was about to come to an end.
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Washington Post:
Georgia Gov. Kemp to face Abrams; McBath prevails in incumbent v. incumbent race … Welcome to special coverage of the Georgia, Alabama and Arkansas primaries and runoffs in Texas from Post Politics Now. — Today, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp won the GOP primary, handily defeating former senator David Perdue …
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New York Times:
Sarah Huckabee Sanders wins the G.O.P. nomination for Arkansas governor. — No surprise that Senator Raphael Warnock has trounced his opponent, Tamara Johnson-Shealey, to claim the Democratic nomination for re-election in November. Ms. Johnson-Shealey did have an interesting hook though …
NBC News:
Georgia Governor Primary Election Results — GOP incumbent Brian Kemp faces David Perdue, a primary challenge stoked by former President Donald Trump in an effort to oust a fellow Republican for not joining an effort to overturn the state's presidential election results two years ago.
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Politico:
Kemp notches huge primary win in Georgia as Cuellar tries to hang on in Texas
Kemp notches huge primary win in Georgia as Cuellar tries to hang on in Texas
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
America's Hands Are Full of Blood — Thoughts and prayers. It began as a cliché. It became a joke. It has putrefied into a national shame. — If tonight, Americans do turn heavenward in pain and grief for the lost children of Uvalde, Texas, they may hear the answer delivered in the Bible through the words of Isaiah:
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David French / The French Press:
Pass and Enforce Red Flag Laws. Now. — We know they can save lives. — I was intending to write about the Georgia Republican primary, but then—just as I was walking back to my hotel—I saw the horrific news out of Uvalde, Texas. Another school shooting. Another elementary school.
Ryan Busse / The Bulwark:
Even the Gun Industry Knew We Would End Up Here
CNN:
‘They were shooting directly at the journalists’: New evidence suggests Shireen Abu Akleh was killed in targeted attack by Israeli forces — This story contains a disturbing image. — (CNN)Several shots ring out in quick succession, cutting through a clear, blue spring morning in Jenin, in the West Bank.
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Thomas Brewster / Forbes:
EXCLUSIVE: ISIS Plotting To Assassinate George W. Bush In Dallas — Two confidential informants and surveillance of the alleged plotter's WhatsApp account reveal plans to smuggle assassins into the U.S. to murder the former president, according to a search warrant application discovered by Forbes.
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Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
5 GOP candidates in Michigan ineligible after fraud, election office says — Five of 10 Republican candidates for the gubernatorial nomination in Michigan are ineligible to appear on the ballot because of invalid signatures on their nominating petitions, the Michigan elections bureau said in a report Monday …
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Crypto billionaire says he could spend a record-breaking $1 billion in 2024 election — Democratic cryptocurrency exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried says he expects to spend “north of $100 million” in 2024, with “soft ceiling” of $1 billion — WASHINGTON —Democratic billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried …
Techno Fog / The Reactionary:
How FBI HQ hamstrung the Alfa Bank investigation — The latest from the Michael Sussmann Trial — Today in the Michael Sussmann trial, we received additional information regarding the FBI leadership's involvement in the opening - and execution - of the Alfa Bank/Trump investigation.
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John Sexton / HotAir:
Sussmann trial reveals FBI internal investigation of Crossfire Hurricane agents
Sussmann trial reveals FBI internal investigation of Crossfire Hurricane agents
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Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
Will Biden Run in 2024? — Spoiler: There is no alternative. — 1. Plan B — I've been saying since November 2020 that, barring a health event, Biden will run for re-election in 2024 for one simple reason: There is no other option. — The Democratic coalition is currently …
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Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine:
There Has to Be a Backup Plan. There's a Backup Plan, Right?
There Has to Be a Backup Plan. There's a Backup Plan, Right?
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Marina Pitofsky / USA Today:
Pelosi responds after archbishop denies her Holy Communion for supporting abortion rights — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on Tuesday responded after San Francisco's Catholic archbishop decided to deny her Communion over her support for abortion access in the United States.
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Sarah Emerson / BuzzFeed News:
Someone Stole Seth Green's Bored Ape, Which Was Supposed To Star In His New Show — Actor and producer Seth Green was robbed of several NFTs this month after succumbing to a phishing scam that inadvertently threw a monkey wrench into the plan for his new animated series.
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ABC News:
Fort Bragg to be renamed Fort Liberty among Army bases losing Confederate names: Exclusive — The Army Naming Commission has recommended new names for nine bases named after Confederate leaders with Fort Bragg to be renamed Fort Liberty. — One of the entrances to Fort Bragg in Fayetteville …
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Anthony Farris / OutKick:
Female Skateboarder Spoke Out On Trans Competitor For Her Future Daughters — “This isn't transphobia. This is advocating for fairness in women's sports.” — Those were the words uttered by skater Taylor Silverman this morning while appearing as a guest on “Don't @ Me” with OutKick's Dan Dakich.
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NBC News:
Texas AG Ken Paxton defeats George P. Bush in GOP primary in bid for re-election — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a close ally of former President Donald Trump, fended off a primary challenge from Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush in Tuesday's runoff election.
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Count the Disputed Mail-In Votes in Pennsylvania Primary for GOP Senate Nomination — As the Wall Street Journal relates in an editorial published Monday evening, a dispute has arisen over the counting of mail-in ballots in the closely contested Republican primary election in Pennsylvania between David McCormick and Dr. Mehmet Oz.
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Opinion Why is the right ignoring the Southern Baptist abuse scandal? — There are few things that members of the American right emphasize more often about themselves than their deep commitment to protecting children — particularly when it comes to the threat of sexual abuse.
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Peter White / Deadline:
CBS Pulls ‘FBI’ Season Finale After Tragic School Shooting In Texas — The season finale of FBI has been pulled by CBS after the tragic school shooting in Texas. — The episode titled “Prodigal Son” hits close to the news given that it involves the team preventing a school shooting.
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New York Times:
U.S. Speeds Up Reshaping of Taiwan's Defenses to Deter China — WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has accelerated its efforts to reshape Taiwan's defense systems as it projects a more robust American military presence in the region to try to deter a potential attack by the Chinese military, current and former U.S. officials say.
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Timothy Nerozzi / Fox News:
Henry Kissinger says Ukraine must make Russia concessions to end conflict — Kissinger warns against escalating Ukraine conflict, urges peace deal with Russia — Fox News Flash top headlines for May 24 — Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said Tuesday that Ukraine must …
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CNN:
Video released of Oath Keepers, Proud Boys leaders meeting 24 hours before January 6 attack — The Justice Department on Tuesday released new videos of a now-infamous meeting between Enrique Tarrio and Stewart Rhodes - the leaders of the two most prominent extremist organizations connected to January 6 …
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Jared Yates Sexton / Dispatches From A …:
This is Going to Get Really Ugly, Really Soon — Tucker Carlson and the Right have created imaginary rivals in order to legitimize their antidemocratic actions — To watch Tucker Carlson Tonight is to punish yourself. Tucker Carlson's act is obnoxiously acidic. The sneering cruelty.