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SHOOTING AT GOP BASEBALL PRACTICE
Rep. Steve Scalise was shot Wednesday morning in Alexandria, Virginia, a House colleague told CNN, in what sources are calling an apparent “deliberate attack.” Source: CNN
POLITICAL SPIN: Shooting brings out partisan reaction
The shooting of Rep. Steve Scalise and four others at a baseball practice for Republican members of Congress on Wednesday morning in Alexandria, Virginia, was always going to quickly turn to politics. Source: CNN
POSSIBLE MOTIVE: Hodgkinson was anti-Trump, pro-Sanders
James T. Hodgkinson, the man identified as shooting a Republican member of congress and four others on Wednesday morning, was a small business owner in Illinois who defined himself publicly by his firm support of Bernie Sanders’ progressive politics — and his hatred of conservatives and President Donald Trump. Source: CNN
TRUMP STATEMENT: President calls for unity
President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for unity in the wake of the shooting at a Republican congressional baseball practice that injured five people, including a top House Republican. Source: CNN
What does it take to get an American released from North Korea?
It’s one of the most feared punishments in the world: A decade or more of hard labor at one of North Korea’s notorious work camps. Source: CNN
Sessions is vulnerable in at least three areas
It’s the biggest blockbuster Washington drama since … last week. Source: CNN
Sessions: Collusion accusations an appalling lie
Attorney General Jeff Sessions gives an opening statement before the Senate Intelligence Committee, saying he did not have any meetings or contacts with Russian officials. Source: CNN
Attorney general testifies before Senate panel
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Cillizza: The senators he needs to worry about
Attorney General Jeff Sessions will face down more than a dozen of his former colleagues this afternoon when he testifies in front of the Senate intelligence committee about the ongoing probe into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election. Source: CNN