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6:50 PM ET, May 27, 2022

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New York Times:
Uvalde Live Updates: Tactical Team Was Ordered to Hold Back, Officials Say  —  A Border Patrol tactical team was ordered to hold back before confronting the gunman.  —  When specially equipped federal immigration agents arrived at the elementary school in Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday …
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Alexandra E. Petri / New York Times:
Students in the room with the gunman called 911 many times.  —  Students who were in the classroom with the gunman called 911 several times, including a lengthy call during which some shooting and other sounds of the attack could be heard, according to Steven McCraw, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety.
CNN:
She smeared blood on herself and played dead: 11-year-old reveals chilling details of the massacre  —  (CNN)An 11-year-old survivor of the Robb Elementary School massacre in Uvalde, Texas, feared the gunman would come back for her so she smeared herself in her friend's blood and played dead.
John Stoehr / The Editorial Board:
What are police for?  —  We venerate cops, not teachers.  It's backwards.  —  Sometimes it's little details that evoke the biggest feels.  I have been writing about the Uvalde massacre most of the week.  I have been so focused on facts and argument, I haven't sobbed.
Discussion: Daily Kos and KSAT-TV
Elizabeth Findell / Wall Street Journal:
Uvalde Police Made ‘Wrong Decision’ in Waiting to Storm Shooter, Says Official  —  Police incorrectly thought no children were at risk despite repeated 911 calls from inside the classroom, says official  —  UVALDE, Texas—Police who responded to the mass shooting at an elementary school …
Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
After El Paso shooting, Trump pushed again on gun control.  His aides talked him out of it.  —  One of the most extraordinary moments of Donald J. Trump's presidency was an hourlong meeting with U.S. senators in the aftermath of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., in which he forcefully argued …
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Graeme Massie / The Independent:
Senator who has received $1m from NRA runs into a locked door trying to avoid Texas shooting questions  —  Ron Johnson asked about gun control the day after 19 students and two teachers were killed in Texas massacre  —  Texas congressman says it's not time to talk about new gun laws
Discussion: Fortune, The Guardian and Daily Kos
CNN:
First on CNN: Georgia district attorney investigating Trump has subpoenaed officials from secretary of state's office  —  (CNN)An Atlanta-area district attorney investigating Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election results has subpoenaed half a dozen officials from the Georgia secretary …
Discussion: WSB-TV and Raw Story
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. to Send Advanced Rocket Systems to Kyiv, Officials Say  —  Mobile artillery launchers expected to arrive within weeks, would enable Ukraine to strike Russian batteries in Donbas  —  The Biden administration is expected to announce as early as next week it will send …
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Ariana Garcia / Houston Chronicle:
Gun company hides online, drops out of NRA convention after being linked to Uvalde, Texas shooting  —  The gun manufacturer that produced the AR-15-style assault rifle the Uvalde, Texas elementary school shooter used to kill 19 children and two teachers has shut down its social media accounts after being linked to the massacre.
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James Kirchick / Politico:
The Plot to Out Ronald Reagan  —  A group of Republicans tried to stymie what they alleged was a nefarious homosexual network within the campaign of their own party's standard-bearer.  More than 40 years later, the story can finally be told. … It was 3:15 on the morning of June 26, 1980 …
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Jan. 6 defendant who once posed as Hitler tells jurors he's an ‘idiot’ who didn't know Congress met at Capitol  —  WASHINGTON — A New Jersey man with alleged Nazi sympathies who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, tried to convince a jury this week that he didn't know the U.S. Capitol building is where Congress meets.
Washington Post:
Latest White House plan would forgive $10,000 in student debt per borrower  —  The administration has been nearing a final decision on the matter but may delay an announcement  —  White House officials are currently planning to cancel $10,000 in student debt per borrower …
Dean Obeidallah / MSNBC:
How Trump's Michigan ‘giant scams’ claims actually proved true — sort of  —  Donald Trump was right.  I never thought I'd write those words, but he did warn us that there was a “giant scam” in Michigan involving the state's election.  Of course, Trump made that claim about the 2020 presidential election …
Discussion: NBC News
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Manchin serious about Schumer talks  —  Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) told Axios on Thursday he's earnestly engaged in talks with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) over a climate, energy and deficit reduction package, reviving hopes for action this year.
David French / The Atlantic:
Red-Flag Laws Can Save Lives  —  After Uvalde, let's “do something” that makes sense … One of the saddest realities of modern American life is that we have now experienced a sufficient number of mass shootings that we can study them over time and discern the common patterns.
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Steve Reilly / Grid News:   Trump proposed raising age limits for gun buys after Parkland
Erich Schwartzel / Wall Street Journal:
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Loses Chinese Investor Due to Pro-U.S. Messaging  —  Tencent Holdings pulled out of financing the film over concerns about Chinese officials' reaction  —  The filmmakers behind ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ sought to avoid political themes, sending Tom Cruise's fighter-pilot character …
Brakkton Booker / Politico:
Scoop: PAC to spend $1M to oust ‘Squad’ member Tlaib  —  With help from Ella Creamer and Chris Suellentrop  —  What up, Recast family!  Today we have a scoop about a liberal-leaning new PAC planning to spend big to take out “Squad” member Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.).
Discussion: Raw Story
Peter Hasson / Fox News:
Beto O'Rourke shifts position on AR-15s once again, quietly edits campaign website  —  Beto O'Rourke has repeatedly changed his position on AR-15s  —  Joe Concha: Beto O'Rourke is dictionary definition of ‘desperate’  —  Democratic Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke appears to have once again shifted his position on AR-15s.
George Strobel / Forbes:
Department Of Commerce Decision Puts Fate Of U.S. Solar Industry In Jeopardy  —  George L. Strobel II is Partner, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Monarch Private Capital.  —  On March 28, in a decision that would put the U.S. solar industry on hold, the U.S. Department of Commerce initiated …
Khaleda Rahman / Newsweek:
Teen Activists Plot to Unseat Greg Abbott, Other Pro-Gun Lawmakers  —  Olivia Julianna was 10 when a shooter gunned down 20 children in Newtown, Connecticut, in a massacre that horrified the world.  —  “I remember my parents watching the news and crying.  I didn't really understand …
Karl Schneider / The Indianapolis Star:
Indiana utility delays plan to retire coal units as feds investigate solar tariff claims  —  An Indiana utility that has been an industry leader in its move away from coal said it won't be able to meet initial goals for some plants to end the use of coal by next year.
 
 
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Houston Chronicle:
Live updates: Beto O'Rourke speaks in front of thousands of protesters outside NRA event
Discussion: Fox News and Forbes
Acacia Coronado / Associated Press:
Cuellar, Cisneros runoff in Texas remains too early to call
Associated Press:
Governor saw deadly arrest video months before prosecutors
Discussion: The Root and Louisiana Illuminator
Andrew McCarthy / New York Post:
FBI ignored lies to get their hands on Trump
Discussion: Washington Times
Zaid Jilani / NewsNation:
After Columbine: Quick police action vital in mass shootings
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David Lauter / Los Angeles Times:
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