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4:00 PM ET, May 7, 2023

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New York Times:
At Least 9 Dead, Including Gunman, in Shooting at Texas Mall  —  A police officer on an unrelated assignment nearby rushed toward the sounds of gunfire and killed the gunman.  —  Mary Beth Gahan reported from Allen, Texas.  —  A gunman opened fire at a crowded mall outside Dallas on Saturday …
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Washington Post:
Gunman in Texas mall shooting may have had neo-Nazi beliefs  —  ALLEN, Tex. — The gunman who opened fire on an outlet mall in a Dallas suburb Saturday, killing at least eight people, was a man in his early 30s who may have had white supremacist or neo-Nazi beliefs, people familiar with the investigation said Sunday.
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Massacre witness refutes right-wing talking point: 'It wasn't mental health that killed these people'  —  Steven Spainhauer told MSNBC he witnessed victims massacred by a gunman in Texas over the weekend, and he disagreed with conservatives blaming “mental health” for the shooting.
Briauna Brown / WFAA-TV:
Allen mall shooting: Investigation underway after deadly shooting at Allen Premium Outlets, officials say
Diana Eva Maldonado / KVEO-TV:
BPD: 7 dead, 10 injured when struck by SUV near migrant shelter  —  BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) - Brownsville police say seven people were killed Sunday morning and it appears they may have been intentionally run over by a motorist.  —  The FBI has been brought in to help with the investigation.
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Diana Eva Maldonado / The Hill:
7 killed by driver near Texas migrant shelter; police say it may have been intentional  —  BROWNSVILLE, Texas (KVEO) - Seven people were killed Sunday morning after a driver ran over them in Brownsville, Texas.  The collision does not appear to have been accidental, police said.
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Tucker Carlson ready to torch Fox News  —  Tucker Carlson is preparing to unleash allies to attack Fox News in an effort to bully the network into letting him work for — or start — a right-wing rival, sources close to him tell Axios.  — Bryan Freedman, the high-powered Hollywood …
Maya Boddie / Raw Story:
'Now it's God's fault': Texas Republican slammed for claiming ‘the almighty’ controls shootings  —  Another day, another mass shooting in the United States.  —  A gunman, who is now dead, opened fire at an outlet mall in the town of Allen, Texas, Saturday afternoon, taking “multiple” …
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Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
The Gun Industry Wants America's Malls and Schools to Be War Zones
Discussion: CBS News
Jason Easley / PoliticusUSA:
Jamie Raskin Says Jack Smith Could Conceivably Charge Trump With Seditious Conspiracy  —  House Oversight Committee ranking member Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) explained why Special Counsel Jack Smith could be considering seditious conspiracy charges against Trump.  —  Video:
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Call It Trump's Coup Attempt, Because It Damned Well Was  —  By failing to remind our audience what Trump did each and every time we mention him, journalists normalize his attempt to end American democracy on that January day.  —  Donald Trump once famously bragged that he could shoot someone …
Discussion: Plain Dealer
Washington Post:
Biden faces broad negative ratings at start of campaign, Post-ABC poll finds  —  The president's approval ratings slip to a new low, more Americans than not doubt his mental acuity, and his support against leading GOP challengers is far shakier than at this point four years ago
ABC News:
Don't ‘piss off his voters’: Recordings reveal DeSantis' 2018 thoughts on dealing with Trump  —  ABC News exclusively obtained footage of DeSantis' 2018 debate prep sessions.  —  During his first bid for statewide office in 2018, Ron DeSantis was grappling with a key issue …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump plays the inside game to stave off '16-like convention chaos  —  The former president has been wooing delegates at his club and over the phone.  —  When Former President Donald Trump quietly huddled last month with a group of Louisiana Republican Party leaders at his Mar-a-Lago estate …
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Times
Kelly Garrity / Politico:
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema says she has no interest in becoming a Republican  —  The Arizona senator is “absolutely” done with parties.  —  Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is facing challenges from the right and from the left, should she run for reelection in 2024.  But the threat has not yet pushed …
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
May 6, 2023  —  For years now, after one massacre or another, I have written some version of the same article, explaining that the nation's current gun free-for-all is not traditional but, rather, is a symptom of the takeover of our nation by a radical extremist minority.
 
 
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