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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
New York Times:
Shooting at Elementary School Devastates Community in South Texas — 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. — Follow the latest news on Uvalde, Texas, elementary school shooting.
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Karen Townsend / HotAir:
CNN national security analyst: Suspend immigration enforcement in Uvalde
CNN national security analyst: Suspend immigration enforcement in Uvalde
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
America's gun exceptionalism, by the numbers
America's gun exceptionalism, by the numbers
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Washington Examiner, Mindful Soul Center and New York Times
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 …
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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 …
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Wall Street Journal, Insider, The Hill, RedState and The Daily Caller
Houston Chronicle:
Trump, Cruz, Abbott still set to speak at NRA meeting in Houston days after Uvalde mass shooting — Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate — The National Rifle Association will host its annual meeting as planned this weekend in downtown Houston, organizers and city officials …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Skeptical Schumer gives bipartisan gun talks a chance
Skeptical Schumer gives bipartisan gun talks a chance
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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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NBC News:
Schumer says no imminent vote on gun safety bills after Texas massacre
Schumer says no imminent vote on gun safety bills after Texas massacre
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Manchin calls for ‘commonsense’ gun limits, resists filibuster reform
Manchin calls for ‘commonsense’ gun limits, resists filibuster reform
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Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
'It's Pathetic!' Irate Steve Kerr BLASTS Mitch McConnell and Senate GOP on Opposition to Gun Background Checks
'It's Pathetic!' Irate Steve Kerr BLASTS Mitch McConnell and Senate GOP on Opposition to Gun Background Checks
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate heads for gun control reckoning after Texas school shooting
Senate heads for gun control reckoning after Texas school shooting
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Matthew Loh / Insider:
GOP Rep. Paul Gosar spread a baseless transphobic rumor that the Uvalde school shooting suspect was a ‘transsexual leftist illegal alien’
GOP Rep. Paul Gosar spread a baseless transphobic rumor that the Uvalde school shooting suspect was a ‘transsexual leftist illegal alien’
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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 select panel has heard that, after “hang Mike Pence” chants broke out, the then-president expressed support for the prospect of hanging his No. 2, three people told POLITICO.
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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.
CNN:
Fact check: Herschel Walker falsely claims he never falsely claimed he graduated from University of Georgia
Fact check: Herschel Walker falsely claims he never falsely claimed he graduated from University of Georgia
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Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
Trump claims victory in Republican primaries despite key losses
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
Brad Raffensperger, targeted by Trump, wins Ga. GOP primary for secretary of state
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
'We're going to go f—ing scorched-earth': How Brian Kemp crushed Trump in Georgia
'We're going to go f—ing scorched-earth': How Brian Kemp crushed Trump in Georgia
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Joshua Jamerson / Wall Street Journal:
Power of Trump's Endorsements Dims in Governor Races
Power of Trump's Endorsements Dims in Governor Races
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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 …
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Jay Michaelson / Rolling Stone:
The Right-Wing Lie That's Killing Our Children
The Right-Wing Lie That's Killing Our Children
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The Hill, News Café and Letters from an American
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?
The Unanswered Question — If an entire generation thinks the system is broken, might that be a “you” problem?
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Men Yell at Me and Eschaton
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.
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. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Why Would John Eastman Want to Overturn an Election for Trump? — The figure of John Eastman, a constitutional theorist, former law professor and legal adviser to Donald Trump, looms increasingly large in retrospectives on the events of Jan. 6, and for good reason: Out of all the characters …
Andrew Kerr / Washington Examiner:
Hunter Biden swiped personal info from his family's phones, laptop data suggests — EXCLUSIVE — Records located on a copy of Hunter Biden's laptop suggest he took personal data from his sister-in-law's cellphones over a dozen times between 2017 and 2018 without her consent …
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