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Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
Hours after Uvalde school shooting, Gov. Greg Abbott attended a fundraiser 300 miles away — A spokesperson for Abbott said he had previously committed to the event but all campaign-related activities are postponed until further notice. — Copy link — Gov. Greg Abbott attended …
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Dallas Morning News, Insider and Mediaite
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Tess Owen / VICE:
The Police Timeline of the Texas School Shooting Has a Lot of Holes — Texas law enforcement officials are being strangely opaque about what actually happened during the shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas. — TO — Texas officials are clapping themselves on the back for what they've described …
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MLive.com, New York Times and Columbia Journalism Review
Washington Post:
Weakened gun laws put Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on the defensive — Amid a spate of mass shootings in recent years, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) responded by focusing on promoting mental health services and convening a task force that produced a 40-point plan centered on “hardening” school campuses and identifying threats.
NBC News:
The Uvalde school district had an extensive safety plan. 19 children were killed anyway. — School officials in Uvalde, Texas, promised to do everything they could to protect students from a mass shooting. — Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District had doubled its security budget in recent years …
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Houston Chronicle:
Beto O'Rourke confronts Abbott during news conference on Uvalde mass shooting: ‘This is on you’
Beto O'Rourke confronts Abbott during news conference on Uvalde mass shooting: ‘This is on you’
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Bill Chappell / NPR:
Pope Francis and a cardinal say it's time for the U.S. to act on guns
Pope Francis and a cardinal say it's time for the U.S. to act on guns
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PolitiFact, CBS News, Insider, americamagazine.org and Conservative Review
New York Times:
The Stupefying Tally of American Gun Violence
The Stupefying Tally of American Gun Violence
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Nick Penzenstadler / USA Today:
AR rifle maker tied to Texas school shooting facing scrutiny, possible future lawsuits
AR rifle maker tied to Texas school shooting facing scrutiny, possible future lawsuits
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Dallas Morning News, The Guardian, National Review and Yahoo News
NBC News:
Texas gunman left home after fight with mom about Wi-Fi, mother's boyfriend says
Texas gunman left home after fight with mom about Wi-Fi, mother's boyfriend says
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Washington Post, Insider, Daily Mail, The Hill, The Daily Wire and The Sun
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
National Rifle Association says ‘our deepest sympathies’ are with families and victims of Uvalde, Texas school massacre
National Rifle Association says ‘our deepest sympathies’ are with families and victims of Uvalde, Texas school massacre
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The Texas Tribune, Washington Times, CBS News, Al Jazeera, Newsweek, Political Wire, Raw Story and Townhall
Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
After Texas shooting, Republicans face online anger over NRA money
After Texas shooting, Republicans face online anger over NRA money
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Politico, Fox News, RedState, Vanity Fair, IJR, The Hill, National Review and Rolling Stone
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
America's new norm: ‘Why are we willing to live with this carnage?’
America's new norm: ‘Why are we willing to live with this carnage?’
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Vox, HuffPost and The Texas Tribune
Kelly Hooper / Politico:
‘You are doing nothing’: O'Rourke accosts Abbott at press conference on shooting
‘You are doing nothing’: O'Rourke accosts Abbott at press conference on shooting
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Washington Post:
Gunman was bullied as a child, grew increasingly violent, friends say
Gunman was bullied as a child, grew increasingly violent, friends say
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Jazz Shaw / HotAir:
Why was there no armed security at Robb Elementary School?
Why was there no armed security at Robb Elementary School?
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New York Times:
Trump Said to Have Reacted Approvingly to Jan. 6 Chants About Hanging Pence — The House committee investigating the Capitol assault has heard accounts of the former president's remarks as he watched the riot unfold on television. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Politico:
Trump expressed support for hanging Pence during Capitol riot, Jan. 6 panel told — The Jan. 6 select committee has heard testimony indicating that then-President Donald Trump — after rioters who swarmed the Capitol began chanting “hang Mike Pence” — expressed support for hanging his vice president …
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Washington Post, Daily Kos, Washington Times, Raw Story and Political Wire
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
The Real Reason America Doesn't Have Gun Control — After each of the repeated mass shootings that now provide a tragic backbeat to American life, the same doomed dance of legislation quickly begins. As the outraged demands for action are inevitably derailed in Congress …
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New York Times, Associated Press, Fox News, The Guardian, National Review, WELLREAD, Sacramento Bee, HuffPost, WSAV-TV, The Sun, The B|E note and Florida Phoenix
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New York Times:
In More Than 100 G.O.P. Midterm Ads This Year: Guns, Guns, Guns — In Alabama, Gov. Kay Ivey unpacked lipstick, an iPhone and something else from her purse in one campaign advertisement — “a little Smith & Wesson .38,” she said. A Republican candidate for governor in Georgia declared in a different spot …
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The Hill and Rolling Stone
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Opinion How Democrats can address our hopelessness about child massacres
Opinion How Democrats can address our hopelessness about child massacres
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VICE, Mashable, The Hill, RedState, The Guardian, Wall Street Journal, Insider, The Daily Caller and The Decent America Newsletter
Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
Biden blames ‘gun lobby’ when his real enemy is culture
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
America's gun exceptionalism, by the numbers
America's gun exceptionalism, by the numbers
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Lead Stories, Vox, WHYY, Bloomberg, Washington Examiner and Politico
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Schumer tells colleagues not to expect a gun control vote anytime soon
Schumer tells colleagues not to expect a gun control vote anytime soon
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USA Today, Washington Times, Conservative Review, Forbes, The Daily Caller, CBS News, The Daily Wire, Breitbart, New York Times, Ace of Spades HQ and HotAir
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Senate begins search for bipartisan gun deal after Schumer's green light
Senate begins search for bipartisan gun deal after Schumer's green light
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Joe Hernandez / NPR:
Guns are banned during Trump's upcoming speech at the NRA conference — Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at the National Rifle Association's Annual Leadership Forum on Friday. But audience members at the group's annual meeting, being held this year in Houston, won't be able to carry guns during his address.
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NBC News:
Trans woman's photo used to spread baseless online theory about Texas shooter — Sam, a transgender woman who lives in Georgia, said that on Tuesday evening, Reddit users started commenting on a photo of her that she had shared on the platform three months ago.
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Media Matters for America, Mashable, PolitiFact, Daily Kos, Trans Safety Network, Mediaite, Lead Stories and MEL Magazine
Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
A Trump Repudiation? Look at the Big Picture. — It's a headline almost too tempting to resist: “Tuesday was the night the lights went out in Georgia for Donald Trump.” — David Perdue, Trump's handpicked choice for Georgia governor, lost the Republican primary in a landslide to incumbent …
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
How Raffensperger went from Trump outcast to MAGA vanquisher
How Raffensperger went from Trump outcast to MAGA vanquisher
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Puck, Sabato's Crystal Ball and Washington Post
Mike Hixenbaugh / NBC News:
A teacher in Uvalde, Texas, describes ‘the longest 35 minutes of my life’ — Her students were watching a Disney movie when the gunshots started. Then instinct and practice kicked in. — Americans react to the Robb Elementary school massacre — UVALDE, Texas — The teacher came …
New York Times:
Intensifying Inquiry Into Alternate Electors Focuses on Trump Lawyers — In recent subpoenas, federal prosecutors investigating alternate slates of pro-Trump electors sought information about Rudolph W. Giuliani, John Eastman and others. — The Justice Department has stepped …
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CNN, Insider, Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
CNN:
Moderate-turned-MAGA Rep. Elise Stefanik's stock is rising in Trump world — (CNN)Donald Trump hasn't said if he will run for president again, but that doesn't seem to be stopping him from privately musing about his potential running mate if he does. The latest person to catch his eye …
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Drew Hinshaw / Wall Street Journal:
Hungary to Make Multinationals Cede Some Profits to State — WARSAW—Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban used newly acquired wartime powers to declare that multinational companies in his country must cede the bulk of their excess profits into new state funds dedicated to preparing …
New York Times:
Israel Tells U.S. It Killed Iranian Officer, Official Says — Israeli officials say the officer, Sayad Khodayee, was a leader of a covert unit tasked with abductions and killings of Israelis and other foreigners around the world. Iran does not acknowledge that the unit exists.
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency and РИА …
Washington Post:
Whistleblower report on baby formula didn't reach top FDA food safety official — A report alleging safety failures at a plant took four months to reach Frank Yiannas, the top food safety official — When a whistleblower sent a 34-page report to the Food and Drug Administration …
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New York Times, CNN, Washington Examiner, Fortune, NOQ Report, CBS News, The Hill, The Daily Caller, Gizmodo, All Facts Matter, Townhall and Food Safety News
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Steve Israel / The Hill:
The haunting reason Congress won't pass sensible gun laws — THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL — In one of those Capitol Hill elevators reserved for Members of Congress when there are votes on the House floor, I learned a tragic lesson …
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Insider, WV MetroNews and CBS News
CNBC:
Elon Musk backs ‘tight’ background checks for all gun sales in wake of mass shooting in Texas — In an email to CNBC, Musk blamed the media for giving murderers the attention he believes they crave by covering mass shootings. — He said he supports “tight” background checks …
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Insider, The Daily Caller, Louder With Crowder, Mediaite and Wall Street Journal