memeorandum: Cruz storms off after being asked why mass shootings happen ‘only in America’ (Timothy Bella/Washington Post)

3:45 PM ET, May 26, 2022

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Uvalde Residents Voice Frustration Over Shooting Response — Videos circulating on social media show parents confronting police outside the school; ‘The police were doing nothing’ — UVALDE, Texas—Residents here expressed anger and frustration Thursday about the time it took for law enforcement …

Discussion: Associated Press

Washington Post:

A grisly checklist and a sickening rampage: Inside the Uvalde massacre — UVALDE, Tex. — The gray Ford pickup truck veered into a ditch with such force that people who live on the block assumed it was an accident and rushed over to help the driver. — Instead, according to witness and police accounts …

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New York Times:

Uvalde Live Updates: 2 Police Officers Were Reportedly Shot Early in Gunman's Rampage — Some parents who lost children are angry about the police response as new details emerge about the hour of terror in the classrooms where a gunman took 21 lives. “This could have been over in a couple of minutes,” one anguished father said.

Discussion: Insider and Twitchy

Henry Ramos / kens5.com:

'It's time to die' | Fourth-grader who survived Uvalde school shooting gives heartbreaking account of what gunman told students — The Robb Elementary student said he and several of his friends survived after hiding under a table with a tablecloth covering them.

Discussion: The Editorial Board, HotAir, Jezebel, The Daily Beast, CBS News, BizPac Review, Metro.co.uk, Daily Mail, The Daily Wire, Reason, The Daily Caller, Rolling Stone, Lawyers, Guns & Money, New York Post and Eschaton

Associated Press:

Police face questions over response to Texas school shooting — UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Law enforcement authorities faced mounting questions and criticism Thursday over how much time elapsed before they stormed a Texas elementary school classroom and put a stop to the rampage by a gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers.

Discussion: Fox News, Washington Examiner, New York Post, American Greatness, Shore News Network and Raw Story

Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
WATCH: Texas Police Spox on Live TV Confirmed Cops Went In for Their Own Kids During Uvalde Shooting

Discussion: Louder With Crowder

Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Mass killings keep happening despite good guys with guns

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Mother Jones, The Texas Tribune and “I Protest”

Mike Hixenbaugh / NBC News:
A teacher in Uvalde, Texas, describes ‘the longest 35 minutes of my life’

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Mark Stone / Sky News:

Texas school shooting: Senator Ted Cruz storms off over questions about gun reform — Among the mourners at a vigil for the 21 people killed at Tuesday's mass shooting are Greg Abbott, the governor of Texas, and his ally in the senate, Ted Cruz; Republican politicians who block all Democratic Party attempts to change gun laws.

Discussion: HuffPost, HotAir, Rolling Stone, Metro.co.uk, Daily Kos, Jackal Action, Variety, BizPac Review, POLITICUSUSA, New York Post and Mediaite

Timothy Bella / Washington Post:

Cruz storms off after being asked why mass shootings happen ‘only in America’ — As Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) attended a vigil Wednesday for the victims of the massacre in Uvalde, Tex., he stormed away from an interview after he was asked by a British journalist why mass shootings happen “only in America.”

Discussion: Fox News, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Daily Beast, Summit News, The Hill and The Daily Wire

Philip Bump / Washington Post:

Demands not to ‘politicize’ tragedy are themselves political demands — Human beings generally recognize how and when to allow people to grieve. A parent losing a child in an act of random violence deserves some modicum of privacy and support. That can be tricky for reporters …

Discussion: New York Times

Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Ted Cruz angrily quits interview after being confronted about gun control

Discussion: Axios

Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:

‘Goodfellas’ Star Ray Liotta Dies at 67 — A shocker. Ray Liotta, the terrific actor whose career breakout came in the Martin Scorsese crime classic Goodfellas, has died. Deadline hears he died in his sleep in the Dominican Republic, where he was shooting the film Dangerous Waters.

Greg Sargent / Washington Post:

Opinion Rubio's bizarre attack on the NBA shows folly of the GOP gun stance — In recent years, Republicans have spent a fair amount of time attacking athletes and sports leagues. They pilloried football players for kneeling during the national anthem. They hammered the National Football League for backing those athletes up.

Discussion: Breitbart, The Wrap and The Daily Caller

Associated Press:

Senate GOP blocks domestic terrorism bill, gun policy debate — WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats' first attempt at responding to the back-to-back mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde, Texas, failed in the Senate Thursday as Republicans blocked a domestic terrorism bill that would have opened debate …

Discussion: HuffPost, The Hill, Insider, CNBC, POLITICUSUSA, Washington Times, Arizona Mirror, Washington Post, ABC13, CBS News and CNN

New York Times:
Where Senate Republicans Stand on Gun Legislation

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Roxane Gay / New York Times:

The Uvalde Shooting Shows America's Deep Incivility — Dr. Gay, a contributing Opinion writer, is the author of the memoir “Hunger” and the forthcoming “How to Be Heard.” — 阅读.体中文.閱讀.體中文.

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Kevin T. Dugan / New York Magazine:
The NRA won after Sandy Hook, but today the gun lobby is in disarray and gun safety is slowly making gains in states.

Discussion: New York Times, Pom Pom's Mixtape and Vox

Ryan Cooper / American Prospect:
The Senate Has Forfeited Its Right to Exist

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Robert E Kelly:
Teaching the American Gun Debate in a Foreign Country: No Matter What You Say, They Think We're Bananas

Discussion: Raw Story

Lisa Tozzi / Rolling Stone:
He Wrote The Onion's Famous Mass-Shooting Headline. It Still Haunts Him

Discussion: NPR, American Prospect and The Atlantic

Politico:

Meadows burned papers after meeting with Scott Perry, Jan. 6 panel told — Then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows burned papers in his office after meeting with a House Republican who was working to challenge the 2020 election, according to testimony the Jan. 6 select committee has heard from one of his former aides.

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Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Jordan seeks Jan. 6 panel evidence as condition to comply with committee

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Bloomberg, CNN, Daily Kos, Raw Story, The Hill and Plain Dealer

Michael R. Sisak / Associated Press:

Trump loses appeal, must testify in New York civil probe — NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump must answer questions under oath in New York state's civil investigation into his business practices, a state appeals court ruled Thursday. — A four-judge panel in the appellate division …

Discussion: CNN, Rolling Stone, Mediaite, The Gateway Pundit and Raw Story

Kaelan Deese / Washington Examiner:
Trump required to testify over New York civil investigation after losing appeal

Discussion: CNBC, Politico, The Daily Beast, ABC News, Bloomberg, Mercury News, New York Post and CBS News

Lawrence Hurley / Reuters:

The next U.S. abortion battle is over pills, and it's already begun — The U.S. Supreme Court has not yet released its decision that looks set to dramatically scale back abortion rights, but one of the next legal battles has already begun in a Mississippi court.

Jennifer Gerson / The 19th:
Vast majority of Americans don't want Supreme Court decisions on marriage, contraception overturned, new poll shows

Discussion: Salon, New York Times, Forbes, Common Dreams, Breitbart, Associated Press and Political Wire

Margot Cleveland / The Federalist:

Court Testimony Shows Spygate Conspirators Deceived The FBI Using Same Strategy Twice — Tech executive Rodney Joffe fed the Alfa Bank hoax to the FBI via two distinct routes, testimony in the Michael Sussmann criminal case indicates. — Tech executive Rodney Joffe fed the Alfa Bank hoax …

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Jerry Dunleavy / Washington Examiner:
Michael Sussmann won't testify in Durham trial

Discussion: CNN, Politico, Washington Times and New York Post

David Silva Ramirez / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:

Day after Uvalde shooting, deputy reportedly shows AR-15 photos at Fort Worth school — Photos of an AR-15 style rifle, the type of gun used during Tuesday's mass school shooting in Uvalde, were reportedly shown at a Fort Worth elementary school on Wednesday during what was supposed to be a career day presentation.

Discussion: The Daily Beast, NBC News, Raw Story, Washington Post, National Review, Off the Kuff, MSNBC, USA Today, The Texas Tribune, Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle, NPR and The Federalist

NBC News:
Abbott calls Texas school shooting a mental health issue but cut state spending for it

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BBC:

Actor Kevin Spacey charged with sexual assault — Actor Kevin Spacey charged with four counts of sexual assault against three men, Crown Prosecution Service says … You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts.

Discussion: Los Angeles Blade

Washington Post:

Brian Kemp and Stacey Abrams are in a rematch. A lot has changed since 2018. — The political landscape in Georgia — and nationally — has shifted significantly — Stacey Abrams refused to concede the Georgia governor's race to Republican Brian Kemp four years ago, even after it was clear she had lost.

Discussion: Politico, Fox News, CNSNews, The Racket News, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, WTOP News, CNN, Wall Street Journal, The Root and Raw Story

Politico:
‘Trump picked this fight’: Why heavyweight Republicans no longer fear Trump

Discussion: Morning Shots, The Daily Caller, Associated Press, Raw Story, Patterico's Pontifications, Mediaite and CNN

US Census / Census.gov:

Fastest-Growing Cities Are Still in the West and South — NOTE: Data will be available around 10 a.m. EDT on release day. — Some Cities Experienced Slower Growth Since 2020 — MAY 26, 2022 — Populations of cities and towns in the South and West regions of the United States still experienced …

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, The Daily Caller and Breitbart

Jonathon Ambarian / KBAO-TV:

Proposed measure to require majority votes in Montana elections cleared for signature gathering — HELENA — A proposed constitutional amendment that would change the way Montana conducts its elections has been approved for signature gathering - but it doesn't have much time if it's going to make it onto the ballot later this year.