March 2, 2018

Friday Top Headlines

Both sides in gun debate claim Trump, FBI No. 2 under fire, Putin’s nuclear warning, and more.

  • Trump, NRA tout “great” meeting after president’s “taking the guns” remarks (Fox News)

  • Gun-control groups praise Trump’s embrace of new federal gun-control proposals (The Washington Free Beacon)

  • D'oh! Gun control march bumped from National Mall by existing “talent show” permit (Hot Air)

  • Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal will sign tax bill that kills Delta break after NRA flap (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

  • Trump announces steel and aluminum tariffs Thursday over objections from advisers and Republicans (The Washington Post)

  • Manufacturing in U.S. expands at fastest pace since May 2004 (Bloomberg)

  • Number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell last week to a 48-year low (Reuters)

  • Chuck Schumer voted against a judicial nominee just because he’s white (Washington Examiner)

  • Democratic activist arrested for allegedly sending white powder to Trump Jr. (The Daily Wire)

  • Report said to fault FBI’s former No. 2 for approving improper media disclosure, misleading inspector general (The Washington Post)

  • Mueller eyes charges against Russians who stole, spread Democrats’ emails (NBC News)

  • Putin unveils nuclear-powered cruise missiles, drone submarines for attacking U.S. (The Washington Free Beacon)

  • Humor: CNN purchases industrial-sized washing machine to spin news before publication (The Babylon Bee)

  • Policy: Three reasons why Trump’s tariffs would hurt American workers (The Daily Signal)

  • Policy: The missing Republican agenda (The Washington Free Beacon)

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