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11:20 PM ET, May 29, 2022

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U.S. Department of Justice:
Justice Department Statement on the Mass Shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX  —  The U.S. Department of Justice today released the following statement from spokesman Anthony Coley:  —  “At the request of Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin, the U.S. Department of Justice will conduct …
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David French / The French Press:
To Do the Right Thing, You Might Have to Die  —  What does a uniform mean?  —  It's been years since I've seen Americans so united by grief and fury.  The grief is for the 19 children and 2 teachers murdered at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.  The fury is against the police officers …
Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:
Biden travels to Texas to meet with families of school shooting victims  —  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will travel to Uvalde, Texas, on Sunday to meet with families of victims of the mass shooting at an elementary school there this week.
New York Times:
78 Long Minutes  —  When families learned that a gunman had entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, at 11:33 a.m. on May 24, a brutal wait began.  Police on the scene did not stop the gunman until well over an hour after he walked into the school, raising questions about whether lives …
Last Positivist / The Sooty Empiric:   A Brief But Angry Post
Stephen Gandel / New York Times:
The Texas Law That Has Banks Saying They Don't ‘Discriminate’ Against Guns
TMZ.com:
Nancy Pelosi's Husband Paul Arrested for DUI in Napa  —  NANCY PELOSI HUSBAND ARRESTED FOR DUI IN NAPA  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi, was arrested this weekend for DUI ... TMZ has learned.  —  The House Speaker's spouse was arrested just before midnight Saturday night …
Ryan Lizza / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Trump's new obsession  —  CASPER, Wyo. — DONALD TRUMP has a new target for political attacks and scapegoating: transgender people.  —  Trump spoke for over 90 minutes at the Ford Wyoming Center in Casper on Saturday.  It was ostensibly a speech in support of HARRIET HAGEMAN …
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Joanna Walters / The Guardian:
Trump calls Capitol attack an ‘insurrection hoax’ as public hearings set to begin  —  Former president intensifies attacks on Liz Cheney at Wyoming rally and endorses her Republican primary challenger in midterm elections  —  Joanna Walters in New York and agencies
Discussion: Political Wire and Mediaite
Washington Post:
After losses in Ga., Trump sets sights on ousting Liz Cheney in Wyo.  —  Trump has rallied behind a candidate he is wagering can topple his most outspoken Republican critic in Congress  —  CASPER, Wyo. — Since her father's first victory 44 years ago, Republican Rep. Liz Cheney and her family have never lost an election in Wyoming.
Discussion: Club for Growth
Maya Shimizu Harris / Casper Star-Tribune:
Trump tells Wyoming to ‘fire’ Cheney
Julia Shapero / Axios:
Merrick Garland warns of democracy under threat in Harvard speech  —  Attorney General Merrick Garland warned about threats to democracy in the U.S. and abroad in a commencement speech at Harvard University on Sunday. … - Garland also urged the students, members of the 2020 and 2021 graduating classes …
Axios:
Midterm special: Key House, Senate and governor races to watch  —  The midterm outlook for House Democrats is so bleak that even members in districts President Biden won by 10 to 15 points are in danger of losing their seats, according to election experts.  —  Driving the news …
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:   Why Rubio's complaint about the NBA and its message on guns matters
Michael Powell / New York Times:
What Lia Thomas Could Mean for Women's Elite Sports  —  Although the number of top transgender athletes is small, the disagreements are profound, cutting to the core of the debate around gender identity and biological sex.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Ezra Klein / New York Times:
What America Needs Is a Liberalism That Builds  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Early in Joe Biden's presidency, Felicia Wong, the president of the liberal Roosevelt Institute, told me that Biden was badly misunderstood.  He's been in national politics for decades …
Abigail Adcox / Washington Examiner:
Kinzinger says he is ‘open’ to ban on AR-15 and other gun reforms  —  Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) indicated his support for gun reform legislation, including raising the minimum age to purchase a gun to 21, breaking from many of his Republican colleagues.  —  In the wake of the shooting …
Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
A Ukrainian Woman Greeted Troops With a Soviet Flag.  Now, She Tells Putin to Stop Killing Ukrainians.  —  Anna Ivanova has emerged as a symbol for Russian propaganda, inspiring monuments across the country, but her tale is one of grief and poverty in the post-Soviet world
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Alix Culbertson / Sky News:   Ukrainian MP reveals heartbreaking note left in child refugee's backpack by his mother
Julie Turkewitz / New York Times:
Colombia Live Updates: Leftist and Right-Wing Populist Head for June Runoff  —  Two anti-establishment candidates, Gustavo Petro, a leftist, and Rodolfo Hernández, a right-wing former businessman, captured the top two spots in Sunday's presidential election. … Here's what you need to know:
 
 
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