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2:55 PM ET, May 30, 2022

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Washington Post:
The Uvalde shooting ‘stirred something’ in him.  So he gave up his gun.  —  UVALDE, Tex. — For years, even as mass shootings swept the country, Richard Small bristled at any talk of tighter gun restrictions, viewing it as nothing more than politically driven finger-pointing that would do little …
Discussion: KSAT-TV and Raw Story
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James A. Gagliano / City Journal:
Police Must Rush to the Sound of the Guns  —  Reflections on law enforcement's failure in Uvalde  —  The aftermath of yet another soul-rending attack on an elementary school, this time in Uvalde, Texas, has left little time for reflection on just why these horrific incidents continue to proliferate in the United States.
Discussion: Off the Kuff and The Texas Tribune
KSAT-TV:
Feds considering razing, rebuilding Robb Elementary School, state Sen. Roland Gutierrez says  —  Gutierrez also said he'd move one of his field offices from Eagle Pass to Uvalde to help provide support  —  UVALDE - The federal government may tear down Robb Elementary in Uvalde and build another campus …
Katherine Huggins / Mediaite:
Fox News Anchor Makes Impassioned Call for Gun Control, Cuts Off Colleague Who Said Biden 'Isn't Uniting': 'He Can't Do It Alone'
Discussion: HuffPost, Forbes, Axios and ABC News
Alexandra Berzon / New York Times:
Lawyer Who Plotted to Overturn Trump Loss Recruits Election Deniers to Watch Over the Vote  —  A central figure in the scheme to reverse the 2020 election is mobilizing grass-roots activists into an “army of citizens” trained to aggressively monitor elections.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Tyler O'Neil / Fox News:
Memorial Day: Veterans launch Green Beret PAC to prevent another Afghanistan-style ‘travesty’  —  Jason Bacon is launching the PAC to support former Green Berets and a Navy SEAL running for Congress in the midterm elections  —  Former Green Berets run for Congress
Discussion: RedState and The Daily Caller
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Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
Arlington National Cemetery to conduct 154th Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony
Discussion: TODAY.com and The Moderate Voice
Theodore R. Johnson / The Bulwark:   Memorial Day—for All Americans
Washington Post:
Ukraine suffers on battlefield while pleading for U.S. arms  —  'They're just raining down metal on us,' said a soldier fresh from the front line where Russia is advancing  —  DONETSK OBLAST, Ukraine — The ambulances hurtled into the parking lot one after the other, each carrying wounded troops directly from the nearby front line.
Lee Brown / New York Post:
Nancy Pelosi's husband was in car crash before his DUI arrest: cops  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Porsche-driving husband was involved in a two-vehicle crash in California before his weekend arrest for drunken driving, police have since revealed.  —  Paul Pelosi, 82, was attempting …
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Biden points to assault weapons ban as ‘rational’ option for gun control  —  Biden: ‘No rational basis’ for purchasing high-caliber weapons  —  Pressed on potential avenues for gun control in the wake of the devastating school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, President Joe Biden pointed to an assault weapons ban Monday morning.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Gerrit De Vynck / Washington Post:
First she documented the alt-right.  Now she's coming for crypto.  —  Molly White, a veteran Wikipedia editor, is fast becoming the cryptocurrency world's biggest critic  —  In a strange, animated YouTube video, Cryptoland paints itself as the ultimate utopia, featuring luxurious villas …
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JONATHAN TURLEY:
Friends with Benefits: Sussmann Trial Further Exposes the FBI and Washington Establishment  —  Below is a slightly expanded version of my column in the Hill on Sussmann trial and what it revealed about the role of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the combined Russian collusion investigations.
Discussion: RedState
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
The Putinologist: CIA chief's long history with Putin gives him special insight  —  Half of Washington, D.C., is in the business of analyzing Vladimir Putin's every word and move these days.  But when CIA Director William Burns speaks of the Russian leader, an autocrat waging a brutal war on Ukraine, his words carry unusual weight.
Myah Ward / Politico:
Biden says ‘rational Republicans’ offer hope for gun legislation  —  President Joe Biden on Monday said he believes there's a “realization” among “rational Republicans” that the nation “can't continue like this,” after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Texas.
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 …
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Hill
Kelsey Piper / Vox:
Stop scolding people for worrying about monkeypox  —  The obsession with managing public opinion gets in the way of managing public health.  —  This story is part of a group of stories called  —  In the past few weeks, more than 350 cases of monkeypox — a viral disease that's …
Megan Messerly / Politico:
Austin pushing to effectively decriminalize abortion ahead of ruling on Roe  —  The city of Austin is attempting to shield its residents from prosecution under a Texas law that would criminalize almost all abortions if Roe v. Wade is overturned — the first push by a major city in a red state to try to circumvent state abortion policy.
 
 
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