memeorandum: CNN national security analyst: Suspend immigration enforcement in Uvalde (Karen Townsend/HotAir)

3:40 PM ET, May 25, 2022

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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

Discussion: Insider, Rolling Stone, Mediaite, Raw Story and Political Wire

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 …

Discussion: Political Wire

Washington Post:

Donald Trump recalibrates his standing in GOP after primary setbacks — The former president is seeking out information on potential 2024 rivals after a series of defeats for his chosen candidates have raised questions about his continued dominance of the Republican Party.

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New York Times:

Trump Vowed Vengeance, but Georgia Voters Rejected His Meddling — Donald J. Trump barreled into Georgia vowing to marshal voters against his enemies and punish Republicans who crossed him in 2020. Instead, Georgia voters punished him for meddling in their state.

Discussion: Mediaite, HotAir, Politico, RedState, Los Angeles Times, Insider, Raw Story, Yellowhammer News, Erick Erickson's Confessions … and Digby's Hullabaloo

Politico: POLITICO Playbook PM: Schumer blesses bipartisan gun safety talks

CNN:
Fact check: Herschel Walker falsely claims he never falsely claimed he graduated from University of Georgia

Discussion: NBC News, The American Independent, Washington Post, Rolling Stone and Raw Story

Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
Trump claims victory in Republican primaries despite key losses

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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Brad Raffensperger, targeted by Trump, wins Ga. GOP primary for secretary of state

Jazz Shaw / HotAir:

Why was there no armed security at Robb Elementary School? — Officials are still combing through all of the details of the horrific shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas yesterday and the body count is nothing short of obscene. We now know that the shooter was taken …

Discussion: Politico, Fox News, NBC News, KEYE, Louder With Crowder, National Review, New York Times and CNN

New York Times:

Democrats moved quickly to clear the way for votes on legislation to strengthen background checks for gun purchasers. — Within hours of the shooting in Uvalde, Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and the majority leader, moved to clear the way to force votes in coming days on legislation …

Discussion: The Hill, HotAir, Reason, Wayne Besen, Insider, The Federalist, The Daily Caller, National Review, The Moderate Voice, Washington Examiner, WTOP News, NBC Boston, Common Dreams, Wall Street Journal, The Texas Tribune, NBC News and Washington Examiner

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 …

Discussion: Dallas Morning News, Mediaite, The Daily Wire and Florida Phoenix

Karen Townsend / HotAir:

CNN national security analyst: Suspend immigration enforcement in Uvalde — The mass shooting of young school children in Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday afternoon sent most people reeling from the horror of the unspeakable event. The lack of details as the story broke left lots of room for speculation from analysts.

Discussion: New York Post, ABC News, Trends Journal, Breitbart, Conservative Review and Big League Politics

Greg Sargent / Washington Post:

Opinion How Democrats can address our hopelessness about child massacres — By now, the pattern has become distressing in part because of its crushing familiarity. After yet another mass shooting, Democrats call for gun-safety measures. Republicans signal willingness to do something extremely modest …

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Insider, The Hill, RedState and The Daily Caller

Houston Chronicle:

Beto O'Rourke confronts Abbott during news conference on Uvalde mass shooting: ‘This is on you’ — Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate — Just over 24 hours after the mass shooting of children and teachers in an elementary school in Uvalde, Gov. Greg Abbott addressed the media at a nearby high school there.

Discussion: HuffPost, The Hill, CNN, Deadline, Townhall, CBS News, Insider, Variety, El American, POLITICUSUSA, National Review, Jezebel, Louder With Crowder and abc7NY

Houston Chronicle:
Trump, Cruz, Abbott still set to speak at NRA meeting in Houston days after Uvalde mass shooting

Discussion: CNBC, The Daily Beast, Fox News, The Hill, Axios, MySanAntonio.com, The Daily Beast, The Guardian, Variety, BizPac Review, The Daily Beast, Insider, Today's Edition Newsletter, The Sun, ABC13 and Vox

Kelly Hooper / Politico:
‘You are doing nothing’: O'Rourke accosts Abbott at press conference on shooting

Discussion: The Texas Tribune, Reuters, National Review, CNN, WSAV-TV, CNSNews, NewsNation, Rolling Stone and CBS News

Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
After Texas shooting, Republicans face online anger over NRA money

Discussion: Daily Kos and Vanity Fair

Burgess Everett / Politico:
Schumer gives green light as bipartisan gun talks begin

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, CNBC, CNN, NBC News, HuffPost, Breitbart and Conservative Review

Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Manchin calls for ‘commonsense’ gun limits, resists filibuster reform

Discussion: VICE, The Guardian, The Daily Caller, Washington Post, Arizona Mirror, HotAir, CNN, Talking Points Memo, Associated Press, CBS News and Vanity Fair

Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate heads for gun control reckoning after Texas school shooting

Discussion: CBS News, The Atlantic, Axios, Roll Call, Politico, WSAV-TV, Breitbart and The Bulwark

Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
'It's Pathetic!' Irate Steve Kerr BLASTS Mitch McConnell and Senate GOP on Opposition to Gun Background Checks

Discussion: Vox, Houston Chronicle, BizPac Review, NPR, Daily Kos, ABC13 and New York Post

Washington Post:

Gunman was bullied as a child, grew increasingly violent, friends say — Relatives, classmates describe fraught relationship with mother and a troubling pattern of acting out — The gunman in Tuesday's elementary school massacre was a lonely 18-year-old who was bullied over a childhood speech impediment …

Shweta Sharma / The Independent:

Texas school shooting: Who are the victims? — Many fourth-graders, a ‘hero’ teacher and a 17-year classroom veteran among those killed — Senator Chris Murphy pleads for Senate to take action on gun control after Texas massacre — A teacher who died a “hero” trying to protect …

Discussion: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The Atlantic, Wall Street Journal, ABC7, Associated Press, New York Post, New York Times and The Daily Dot

NBC News:

Texas gunman left home after fight with mom about Wi-Fi, mother's boyfriend says — “He was kind of a weird one. I never got along with him. I never socialized with him. He doesn't talk to nobody,” Juan Alvarez said. — Investigation into deadly Texas school shooting underway

Discussion: The Sun, Townhall and Washington Examiner

St. John Barned-Smith / Houston Chronicle:

Uvalde school shooting: Teen gunman bought AR-15 style rifle day after he turned 18 — Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate — The gunman who authorities say killed 21 people in a South Texas community - 19 of them elementary school students - legally purchased two rifles …

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New York Times:
The Stupefying Tally of American Gun Violence

Discussion: Substance, HuffPost, Slate, Rolling Stone, The Daily Dot, americamagazine.org, The Daily Beast, Washington Post, CBS News, Mediaite, The Trace, Washington Examiner, IJR and The Hill

Bill Chappell / NPR:
Pope Francis and a cardinal say it's time for the U.S. to act on guns

Discussion: WHYY and CBS News

Jaclyn Diaz / NPR:
27 school shootings have taken place so far this year

Bari Weiss / Common Sense:

American Madness — On the mass murder of children in Texas. — My sister is a teacher in America, which means she has had to teach her fourth grade students about how to defend themselves against people who might walk into her public school with guns. Once, during a false alarm …

Discussion: Un-Woke in Indiana, The Decent America Newsletter, No More Mister Nice Blog, Ian Haworth, Defector, Insider and Kyodo News+

Jay Michaelson / Rolling Stone:
The Right-Wing Lie That's Killing Our Children

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Alex Pareene / The AP (Alex Pareene) Newsletter:
The Unanswered Question — If an entire generation thinks the system is broken, might that be a “you” problem?

Discussion: Men Yell at Me and Eschaton

David French / The French Press:
Pass and Enforce Red Flag Laws. Now.

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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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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 …

Ross Douthat / New York Times: Why Would John Eastman Want to Overturn an Election for Trump?

Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:

Pa. secretary of state orders recount in GOP primary between Oz, McCormick — The race between celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz and former hedge fund CEO David McCormick is headed to a recount after Pennsylvania's top election official said Wednesday that the margin between the top two Republican candidates was thin enough to trigger one.

Discussion: Politico and CNN