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President National Rifle Association officials Thursday night at the White House -- the second time in less than a week that he's had such a meeting. "Good (Great) meeting in the Oval Office tonight with the NRA!" the president tweeted. Following the meeting, NRA executive director Chris Cox tweeted, "I had a great meeting tonight with @realDonaldTrump & @VP. We all want safe schools,

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Capital Source Linda Dorcena Forry will announce Thursday night that she’s backing Nick Collins, her formal rival, in the May 1 special election.  Capital Source Scott Lively is appealing to the popular Democrat, citing “due process.”  Wu was the first Asian-American woman on the City Council and the first woman of color to become its president.   capital source The suit was filed by former Massachusetts governor William F.

The president spoke at a hastily called meeting after hours of confusion over what — if anything — he was going to announce.  Daniel Frisiello faces federal charges for allegedly sending a letter containing white powder to the president’s oldest son.  Former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault Newman spoke to Stephen Colbert on Wednesday night, addressing the fiery comments she’s made about the Trump administration.  The CNN anchor claimed on Wednesday that Fox News did not report on White House communications director Hope Hicks’ resignation.  A Suffolk County Superior Court judge Wednesday

The president spoke at a hastily called meeting after hours of confusion over what — if anything — he was going to announce.  Daniel Frisiello faces federal charges for allegedly sending a letter containing white powder to the president’s oldest son.  Former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault Newman spoke to Stephen Colbert on Wednesday night, addressing the fiery comments she’s made about the Trump administration.  The CNN anchor claimed on Wednesday that Fox News did not report on White House communications director Hope Hicks’ resignation.  A Suffolk County Superior Court judge Wednesday

The president spoke at a hastily called meeting after hours of confusion over what — if anything — he was going to announce.  Daniel Frisiello faces federal charges for allegedly sending a letter containing white powder to the president’s oldest son.  Former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault Newman spoke to Stephen Colbert on Wednesday night, addressing the fiery comments she’s made about the Trump administration.  The CNN anchor claimed on Wednesday that Fox News did not report on White House communications director Hope Hicks’ resignation.  A Suffolk County Superior Court judge Wednesday

MORE on Wednesday called for a comprehensive approach to gun reform, challenging a number of long-held Republican positions and diving head first into the politically charged debate over guns. The president, who has been eager to take action following a deadly shooting at a Florida high school this month, hosted a bipartisan group of lawmakers at the White House to explore potential ways to curb gun violence. But instead of focusing on areas of bipartisan consensus, Trump spent a majority of the hourlong meeting voicing support for a hodgepodge of ideas that are anath

Wednesday she will resign as White House communications director.  With Hicks's departure, the president is losing a valued aide who has been at his side since before he launched his long-shot bid for the presidency in 2015. "There are no words to adequately express my gratitude to President Trump.

Challenging the leaders of his own party, MORE on Wednesday urged Congress to adopt a host of gun restrictions that have long been anathema to Republicans on Capitol Hill. In an extraordinary televised meeting with lawmakers of both parties at the White House, Trump called for quick action on expanding background checks, increasing the gun-buying age and empowering law enforcement to confiscate firearms from potentially unstable people — even without a court’s approval. All of those proposals are fervently opposed by the National Rifle Association (NRA) and most Repub

MORE shook up the gun control debate — and many members of his own party — with a televised White House meeting with lawmakers that lasted more than an hour on Wednesday afternoon. Trump expressed support for a number of gun control measures, including strengthened background checks and stricter age limits, even as he held fast to his insistence that schools should be made “harder” targets by permitting teachers and other personnel to be armed. The reverberations from the meeting will continue for days, but what were the main takeaways? Trump really does want