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CNN:
Exclusive: El Paso suspect's mother called police concerned about gun — (CNN)The El Paso shooting suspect's mother called the Allen, Texas, Police Department weeks before the shooting because she was concerned about her son owning an “AK” type firearm, lawyers for the family confirmed to CNN.
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New York Times:
Trump Uses a Day of Healing to Deepen the Nation's Divisions — EL PASO — President Trump visited Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso on Wednesday on a day intended as a show of compassion to cities scarred by a weekend of violence, but which quickly devolved into an occasion for anger-fueled broadsides against Democrats and the news media.
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Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Trump falsely accuses Sherrod Brown, Dayton mayor of misrepresenting his hospital visit — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump, his press secretary and his director of social media accused Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown and Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley, both of whom are Democrats …
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Politico, Townhall, Breitbart and Shareblue Media
Orion Rummler / Axios:
Trump attacks Ohio politicians, Biden, Fox News after visiting shooting victims
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CNBC, No More Mister Nice Blog and Breitbart
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Joe Biden's speech in Iowa puts Trump to shame
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Breitbart, Washington Examiner, The Guardian, The Moderate Voice and EURweb, more at Mediagazer »
Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
Joe Biden reminded all of us of what a presidential president would sound like
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
In photos: Trump's visit to El Paso and Dayton met with protests and some support
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Washington Post and Associated Press
R. Derek Black / USA Today:
I grew up a white nationalist. We never blamed ourselves for mass shootings like El Paso.
Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
Susan Collins has a predictably pathetic response to El Paso and Dayton shootings
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Common Dreams
Courier-Journal:
McConnell's campaign suspended from Twitter for posting critic's profanity-laced video — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's campaign has been thrown in Twitter jail. — After sharing a video of a profanity-laced protest outside of the Kentucky Republican's home in Louisville …
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Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Twitter freezes McConnell campaign account for posting video of protester's violent threats
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Courier-Journal
Alexandra S. Levine / Politico:
Twitter locks McConnell campaign account over video of protesters hurling threats
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Washington Times
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
A Divisive Voice Once Again Has Trump's Ear — WASHINGTON — As President Trump doubles down on a re-election approach of stoking fear of immigrants, he is once again elevating a voice of validation — and many say racism — that he discovered during his last presidential campaign.
Washington Post:
ICE arrested hundreds of people in raids. Now ‘devastated’ children are without their parents. — Elizabeth Iraheta was passing the Koch Foods processing plant in Morton, Miss., on Wednesday when she saw immigration officials swarming outside and a helicopter overhead.
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Children of undocumented immigrants arrested in Mississippi rely on strangers for food and shelter
Associated Press:
ICE raids food plants on day of Trump visit to grieving city
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Sarah Fowler / The Clarion Ledger:
Where are Mom and Dad? School on standby to help children in aftermath of ICE raids
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New York Times
Abigail Hauslohner / Washington Post:
ICE agents raid Miss. work sites, arrest 680 people in largest single-state immigration enforcement …
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The Week
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Suggests He's Likely to Commute Sentence of Rod Blagojevich — WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Wednesday night that he was “strongly considering” commuting the 14-year prison sentence of Rod R. Blagojevich, the former Illinois governor who was convicted of trying …
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Chicago Business, Wall Street Journal, Mediaite and Axios
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Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
Warren Joins O'Rourke in Calling Trump a White Supremacist — COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts said on Wednesday night that she believed President Trump was a white supremacist, broadly accusing him of dividing Americans along racial lines and providing direct …
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Fox News, The Independent and Axios
Matthew Choi / Politico:
Trump says he's considering commuting Blagojevich sentence
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Washington Post
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Iraqi man dies after Trump administration deports him — A 41-year-old Detroit man deported to Iraq in June died Tuesday, according to the American Civil Liberties Union and two people close to the man's family. — The man, Jimmy Aldaoud, spent most of his life in the U.S. …
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Slate, Facebook, Political Wire and Splinter
Safid Deen / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins' Kenny Stills calls out team owner Steve Ross for hosting Trump luncheon … Miami Dolphins owner Steve Ross was publicly criticized by the most outspoken NFL player on his team Wednesday for his plan to host a pricey fundraiser supporting President Donald Trump's 2020 re-election at his New York residence later this week.
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Lisette Voytko / Forbes:
Backlash Hits Billionaire Stephen Ross—Equinox, SoulCycle, Dolphins Owner—Over Trump Fundraiser
Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
Billionaire owner of SoulCycle, Miami Dolphins faces backlash over Trump fundraiser
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Fox News, Bloomberg, Mercury News, Jezebel, PinkNews, Boing Boing and Forbes
Fran Tirado / Election:
Equinox Disavows Trump-Supporting Owner, Following Backlash
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Summit News, Business Insider, CBS Los Angeles, ABC News, One America News Network, Breitbart, The Daily Beast and Townhall
Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
Bill de Blasio Attacks Fox News in Wild Clash With Hannity: This is ‘Such a Charade!’ — In the wild world of cable news, little surprises us here at Mediaite these days. But we must admit, the sight of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio sitting across from Sean Hannity made us do a double take.
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Jake Tapper / CNN:
Exclusive: White House rebuffed attempts by DHS to make combating domestic terrorism a higher priority — Washington (CNN)White House officials rebuffed efforts by their colleagues at the Department of Homeland Security for more than a year to make combating domestic terror threats …
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Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Kimberly Breier resigns as assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere — Kimberly Breier, the assistant secretary of state for the Western Hemisphere since October, has resigned, leaving a key vacancy at the top of the diplomatic office in charge of the Trump administration's efforts …
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New York Times, CNN and The Week
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Joaquin Castro outed one of his own donors in bid to shame Trump supporters — EXCLUSIVE: Trump donors whose names and employers were posted in a highly controversial tweet by Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro blasted the Texas congressman on Wednesday for what they described as a “ridiculous” …
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Michael Edison Hayden / Southern Poverty Law Center:
U.S. State Department Official Involved in White Nationalist Movement, Hatewatch Determines — A U.S. State Department official oversaw the Washington, D.C.-area chapter of a white nationalist organization, hosted white nationalists at his home and published white nationalist propaganda online, Hatewatch has determined.
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
White House drafting executive order to tackle Silicon Valley's alleged anti-conservative bias — The White House is circulating drafts of a proposed executive order that would address allegations of anti-conservative bias by social media companies, according to a White House official …
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Vox, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, The Verge and National Review, more at Techmeme »
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge greenlights libel suit against NPR over Seth Rich reports — A federal judge has rejected National Public Radio's bid to dismiss a Texas investment adviser's libel suit over news reports about conspiracy theories surrounding the death of a Democratic National Committee staffer during the 2016 campaign.
Washington Post:
Trump's openness to extensive background checks for gun buys draws warning from NRA — President Trump has repeatedly told lawmakers and aides in private conversations that he is open to endorsing extensive background checks in the wake of two mass shootings, prompting a warning …
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Wall Street Journal, Fox News, VICE, The Trace and Talking Points Memo
Christopher Flavelle / New York Times:
Climate Change Threatens the World's Food Supply, United Nations Warns — The world's land and water resources are being exploited at “unprecedented rates,” a new United Nations report warns, which combined with climate change is putting dire pressure on the ability of humanity to feed itself.
CBS News:
Arizona police slam racial bias training: “Absolute worst training I've ever had” — A CBS News investigation is revealing the changes police departments across America say they're making to confront possible racial bias. This Friday marks five years since the death of Michael Brown …
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