The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: The Gates to the Manafort
Can the ATF Ban Bump Stocks?: President Trumpâs suggestion that the agency ban the firearm accessories is more performative than meaningful . (Elaine Godfrey)
Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed new fraud and money-laundering charges against former  Trump  campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his associate Rick Gates. During a roundtable with state and local officials   President Trump  defended the National Rifle Association and expanded on  his  proposal to arm teachers. In a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference  NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre said âopportunistsâ exploited last weekâs mass shooting in Parkland  Florida  âfor political gain.â The Pentagon is reportedly considering options that would allow  Trump  to replace National-Security Adviser H.R. McMaster. And a St. Louis grand jury indicted Missouri Governor Eric Greitens on one count of invasion of privacy.
A Fact of the Matter: In the wake of the Parkland shooting   President Trump  suggested arming teachers. Doing so would come at a steep price. (Philip Bump  The Washington Post)
Ranked: These are the 50 most powerful people in Trumpâs Washington. (GQ)
On Tuesday   President Trump  ordered Attorney General Jeff Sessions to propose regulations that would ban bump stocks  accessories that increase the firing rates of semi-automatic weapons. In the wake of the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland  Florida  some have argued for a reinstatement of the nationwide ban on assault weapons  while others have suggested that the solution lies in improving access to mental-health care.
Can the ATF Ban Bump Stocks?: President Trumpâs suggestion that the agency ban the firearm accessories is more performative than meaningful . (Elaine Godfrey)
Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed new fraud and money-laundering charges against former  Trump  campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his associate Rick Gates. During a roundtable with state and local officials    [TGT] defended the National Rifle Association and expanded on   [TGT]   proposal to arm teachers. In a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference  NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre said âopportunistsâ exploited last weekâs mass shooting in Parkland  Florida  âfor political gain.â The Pentagon is reportedly considering options that would allow   [TGT]   to replace National-Security Adviser H.R. McMaster. And a St. Louis grand jury indicted Missouri Governor Eric Greitens on one count of invasion of privacy.
A Fact of the Matter: In the wake of the Parkland shooting    [TGT] suggested arming teachers. Doing so would come at a steep price. (Philip Bump  The Washington Post)
Ranked: These are the 50 most powerful people in Trumpâs Washington. (GQ)
On Tuesday    [TGT] ordered Attorney General Jeff Sessions to propose regulations that would ban bump stocks  accessories that increase the firing rates of semi-automatic weapons. In the wake of the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland  Florida  some have argued for a reinstatement of the nationwide ban on assault weapons  while others have suggested that the solution lies in improving access to mental-health care.