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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.
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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 …
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 …
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
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
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Hans Fiene, a Lutheran pastor who is also a regular contributor …
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Federalist
CNN:
Texas church shooting leaves 26 dead, including 8 members of one family
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Texas Gov. Abbot: Gunman was denied gun permit
Discussion: New York Times and ABC News
Camila Domonoske / NPR:
The Texas Church Shooter Should Have Been Legally Barred From Owning Guns
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
The Air Force says it failed to follow procedures, allowing Texas church shooter to obtain firearms
Ronan Farrow / New Yorker:
Harvey Weinstein's Army of Spies  —  In the fall of 2016, Harvey Weinstein set out to suppress allegations that he had sexually harassed or assaulted numerous women.  He began to hire private security agencies to collect information on the women and the journalists trying to expose the allegations.
John Harwood / CNBC:
GOP tax plan would increase federal deficits substantially, new analysis shows  — The Tax Policy Center released an analysis of the House GOP tax bill, but then the think tank pulled its study after it found an error in its analysis.  — A second report shows that the House GOP bill …
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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
New York Times:
Is Landscaping Drama at the Root of Rand Paul's Assault?  —  WASHINGTON — The violent altercation last week that left Senator Rand Paul nursing bruised lungs and broken ribs began over a landscaping dispute between the senator and his longtime next-door neighbor, according to neighbors …
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NBC News:
New Details on Rand Paul Assault: Sneak Attack, Possible Political Dispute
Discussion: Associated Press, Vox, Axios and Mediaite
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 …
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
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 …
Harriet Sinclair / Newsweek:
PAPA JOHNS TELLS NAZIS 'DON'T BUY OUR PIZZA' AFTER CHAIN IS CLAIMED AS OFFICIAL PIE OF ALT-RIGHT  —  Papa Johns has told racists not to eat its food, after a neo-Nazi website claimed the pizza chain was the official pie of the alt-right.  —  The Daily Stormer posted a picture of a swastika pizza …
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 …
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
Discussion: Hullabaloo
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.
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.
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 …
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
The indefensible Republican response to the Texas mass shooting  —  “This isn't a guns situation,” said President Trump, when he was asked to comment on the latest in our long string of mass shootings, this one in Sutherland Springs, Tex.  —  As predictable as the rising of the sun …
Discussion: Bangor Daily News and Vox
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.
Bloomberg:
Ross Says He'll ‘Probably’ Sell Stake in Putin-Linked Company  —  Shipping firm has no ties to sanctioned Russians, Ross says  —  Ross insists link was disclosed on U.S. ethics filings  —  Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said he will “probably not” maintain his stake in a shipping firm …
Discussion: APM Reports, BBC and New York Times
New Yorker:
The Saudi Royal Purge—with Trump's Consent  —  With the tacit support of President Trump, King Salman of Saudi Arabia and his powerful son launched an unprecedented purge of their own family over the weekend.  The major targets were royal brethren who controlled money, the media, or the military.
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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Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Johnny Depp Hit With Foreclosure On Homes By Ex-Biz Managers For $5M Loan
Discussion: The Daily Caller
TMZ.com:
Dennis Rodman to Trump: ‘Please Help Us’ with North Korea
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Timothy Cama / The Hill:
GAO to review whether EPA violated anti-propaganda law
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Alec Baldwin: Melania Trump ‘loves my impersonation’
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Democrats to huddle with White House officials on tax plan Tuesday
Discussion: Political Wire
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
Discussion: Raw Story, The Atlantic and Hullabaloo
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
 Earlier Items: 
Foreign Policy:
DNC Subpoenaed in ‘Dossier’ Lawsuit
The Intercept:
Top Trump Ally Tom Barrack Made a $1.5 Million Loan to Paul Manafort
Discussion: Raw Story
Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
‘Fat Leonard’ probe expands to ensnare more than 60 admirals
Jeff Flake / New York Times:
In a Democracy, There Can Be No Bystanders
 

 
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David Pierce / The Verge:
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