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New York Times:
Texas Gunman Broke Child's Skull, Assaulted Wife, in Troubled Life  —  NEW BRAUNFELS, Tex. — He beat his wife, cracked his toddler stepson's skull and was kicked out of the military.  He drove away friends, drew attention from police and abused his dog.  Before Devin P. Kelley entered …
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Adam Roberts / KHBS:
Man who shot Texas church gunman shares his story  —  HIDE TRANSCRIPT SHOW TRANSCRIPT  —  SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas —  Stephen Willeford shot and chased the man who killed 26 people in a Texas church on Sunday.  He spoke to 40/29 News in an exclusive sit-down interview on Monday.
Hannah Parry / Daily Mail:
Pictured: The two heroic locals who shot Texas gunman outside the church, chased him in their truck at 95mph and ran him off the road before he killed himself  — Devin Patrick Kelley, 26, was leaving First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs after he opened fire on parishioners, killing 26 people
NBC News:
About Half the Victims of Texas Church Shooting Were Children  —  SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas — About half of the victims killed in the worst mass shooting inside a house of worship in American history were children, including one who was only a year old, Texas officials said Monday.
New York Times:
Air Force Error Allowed Texas Gunman to Buy Weapons  —  SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Tex. — A day after a gunman massacred parishioners in a small Texas church, the Air Force admitted on Monday that it had failed to enter the man's domestic violence court-martial into a federal database that could have blocked …
BuzzFeed:
Here Is The Misinformation Going Around About The Texas Church Shooting  —  A gunman opened fire at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas.  No, Sam Hyde was not the shooter.  —  1. Following the shooting at First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas …
Hans Fiene / The Federalist:
When The Saints Of First Baptist Church Were Murdered, God Was Answering Their Prayers  —  “Prayers don't work.  We need legislation.”  This has been many secular progressives' mantra in response to recent mass shootings in America.  On Sunday, after a gunman murdered more than 20 people during …
CNN:
Texas church shooting leaves 26 dead, including 8 members of one family
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
The indefensible Republican response to the Texas mass shooting
Discussion: Bangor Daily News
Camila Domonoske / NPR:
The Texas Church Shooter Should Have Been Legally Barred From Owning Guns
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Hans Fiene, a Lutheran pastor who is also a regular contributor …
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Federalist
Washington Post:
Investigators hunt for motive in Texas church shooting as the grieving spans generations
John Harwood / CNBC:
GOP tax plan overwhelmingly favors the wealthy and might stall in Senate, new analyses show  — A new report from the Tax Policy Center shows that, by 2027, two-thirds of tax cuts in the House bill would go to the top 5 percent of earners.  — In addition, the Tax Policy Center analysis shows …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Washington Post:   Taxes would rise for many in working class and fall for richest Americans under House GOP tax plan, analysis shows
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Democrats to huddle with White House officials on tax reform Tuesday
Discussion: Political Wire
Heather Long / Washington Post:
In GOP plan, taxes go down for most Americans, but wealthy get the biggest cut
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Woman Fired For Flipping Off Donald Trump's Motorcade  —  A photo of Juli Briskman giving the middle finger to the president went viral.  Her employer was not pleased.  —  WASHINGTON You may have seen this photo of President Donald Trump's motorcade winding down a wooded road last week …
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Petula Dvorak / Washington Post:
She flipped off President Trump — and got fired from her government contracting job  —  (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)  —  It was the middle-finger salute seen around the world.  —  Juli Briskman's protest aimed at the presidential motorcade that roared past her while she was on …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, IJR, The Root and AOL
David Faber / CNBC:
21st Century Fox has been holding talks to sell most of the company to Disney: Sources  — 21st Century Fox has been holding talks to sell most of the company to Walt Disney Co., according to people familiar with the situation.  — Fox is said to believe that a more tightly focused group …
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Hadas Gold / CNNMoney:   U.K. regulator says Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson breached impartiality rules
Bloomberg:
Trump Jr. Hinted at Review of Anti-Russia Law, Moscow Lawyer Says  —  In interview, Veselnitskaya tells of Trump Tower meeting  —  She says he sought proof in 2016 of illicit Clinton funds  —  A Russian lawyer who met with President Donald Trump's oldest son last year says he indicated …
NBC News:
New Details on Rand Paul Assault: Sneak Attack, Possible Political Dispute  —  Disagreement between Rand Paul and his neighbor over the senator's politics and his property line were possible motives in the Sunday attack that left the Kentucky lawmaker with five broken ribs, a source told NBC News on Monday.
Discussion: Axios, Associated Press, Vox and Mediaite
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Trump approval at new low as Russia concerns grow  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  — Six in 10 think Trump knew last year that campaign associates met with suspected Russian operatives  —  WASHINGTON (CNN)Donald Trump's approval rating stands at its lowest point in CNN's polling as concerns …
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
Veronica Rocha / CNN:
Trump feeds fish, winds up pouring entire box of food into koi pond  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump took a moment out of his whirlwind Japanese trip to connect with nature and feed some fish, but after a few delicate scoops, he resorted to a grand gesture met with some laughter.
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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:   WATCH: Trump tells Japanese dignitaries he never knew there were ‘so many countries’ until he was elected
Kimberly Leonard / Washington Examiner:
Trump readies executive order to unravel Obamacare's individual mandate  —  The Trump administration has prepared an executive order that would unravel Obamacare's individual mandate, but has put it on hold to see whether it might be included in the Republican tax bill instead, a GOP senator told the Washington Examiner.
Alyssa Rosenberg / Washington Post:
Why I won't be reviewing ‘The Last Jedi,’ or any other Disney movie, in advance  —  I don't normally spend a lot of time in this column explaining why I decide to write about what I write about.  For the most part, I think it's fairly self-evident.  I write about huge blockbusters such as …
Discussion: IJR, more at Mediagazer »
Esquire:
The Untold Stories of Election Day 2016  —  What really happened?  —  On November 8, 2016, America's chief storytellers—those within the bubbles of media and politics—lost the narrative they had controlled for decades.  In a space of 24 hours, the concept of “conventional wisdom” seemed to vanish for good.
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
ObamaCare signups surge in early days to set new record  —  A record number of people signed up for ObamaCare in the first few days of open enrollment this year compared to the same period in previous years, several sources close to the process told The Hill.
Discussion: ACA Signups and Political Wire
ACLU of Northern CA:
Taylor Swift Attempts to Silence Critic, ACLU Fires Back  —  Pop star and attorney send threatening letter to local blogger  —  For Immediate Release :  —  Media Contact: (415) 621-2493 (press@aclunc.org)  —  San Francisco — The ACLU of Northern California today sent a letter to Taylor Swift …
Daniel Shane / CNNMoney:
Trump asks Japan to build cars in the U.S. It already does  —  Trump to face APEC leaders on trade  —  President Trump wants Japan Inc to “try” building vehicles in the U.S.  —  “Try building your cars in the United States instead of shipping them over.  Is that possible to ask?  That's not rude.
Reza Aslan / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed The dangerous cult of Donald Trump  —  President Donald Trump salutes during a welcome ceremony at U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM), on Nov. 3 in Aiea, Hawaii.  (Andrew Harnik / Associated Press)  —  I am not the first person to point this out: There's been a cultish quality to President Trump's most ardent supporters.
 
 
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Associated Press:
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
DNC chair Tom Perez: DNC gave Hillary Clinton ‘insufficient and just sub-standard tools for success’
Discussion: Mediaite
Adrian Carrasquillo / BuzzFeed:
Chef José Andrés And The Trump Administration Are Fighting Over Puerto Rico
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Josh Barro / Business Insider:
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio is very annoying, but he's going to win easily because he's doing a good job
Foreign Policy:
DNC Subpoenaed in ‘Dossier’ Lawsuit
 Earlier Items: 
Dave Urbanski / TheBlaze:
Atheist French woman who wants American citizenship sues to remove ‘so help me God’ from oath
Discussion: IJR
John Solomon / The Hill:
Early Comey memo accused Clinton of gross negligence on emails
Discussion: RedState and The Week
USA Today:
Democrats have already started their comeback. The next step is Virginia.
Associated Press:
Anthony Weiner reports to prison for sexting conviction
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WeWork Is Going After Kindergartners Now
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