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NYTIMES (Linda Qiu) - Fact-Checking Claims on Political Violence After Latest Trump Assassination Attempt

Republican commentators have argued, incorrectly, that political violence is largely a left-wing problem. Liberals have countered by citing the threats made against former President Obama.

NYTIMES (Nicholas Nehamas and Eileen Sullivan) - Secret Service Avoids Hearings for Now on Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting

Security questions linger nearly a week after a gunman stormed a security checkpoint at the annual dinner.

NYTIMES (Erica L. Green and Megan Mineiro) - Trump Tells Congress Why He Doesn’t Need Its Authorization for the Iran War

In letters to the House and Senate, the president asserted that the hostilities had “terminated,” in an apparent attempt to avoid having to seek congressional approval.

YOUTUBE (Newsmax) - Greta Wire Shorty: A Side of Donald Trump the Cameras Rarely Catch

This episode is a personal reflection on Donald Trump built around a story from Greta’s years covering him long before his presidency. After interviewing Trump again, she revisits the case of Sergeant Andrew Tahmooressi, a veteran with PTSD who mistakenly crossed into Mexico with legal firearms in his car and ended up jailed there. Greta explains how she pursued the story, retraced the route herself, realized how easily the wrong turn could happen, and spent months trying to help secure his release while feeling frustrated that the Obama administration did not step in more forcefully.  The heart of the episode is what happened after Tahmooressi was finally released. Greta recounts getting an unexpected call from Trump, who asked about…