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Trump has a wild meeting with US lawmakers about guns; Europe freezes while the Arctic heats up.    Tonight's Sentences is written by Ella Nilsen and Rachel Wolfe.  TOP NEWS Trump accused Republican lawmakers of being afraid of the NRA Alex Wong/Getty Images President Donald Trump had another roundtable with US lawmakers on the issue of gun control legislation on Wednesday afternoon, and once again, it was ... interesting. [ Politico / Cristiano Lima ] Bottom line: Trump signaled a surprising willingness to work with Congress on new gun control legislation and talked about some measures that his Republican colleagues have refused to act on. At times, he went directly against the policy positions of Republicans and t...

Hope Hicks's surprise announcement, what kids learn from active-shooter drills, Ta-Nehisi Coates's next project, and more Wednesday Feb 28, 2018 Share Newsletter What We're Following Trump's Troubles: Hope Hicks, one of President Trump's longest-serving aides, announced that she is stepping down as the White House communications director. The decision is one that she reportedly had been considering for a long time, but comes just a day after she testified to the House Intelligence Committee that she had sometimes been required to tell "white lies" on the administration's behalf. And Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law and adviser, has been stripped of the interim security clearance that allowed him to view top-secret information—a troubling and politically damaging event that illustrates how Trump's breaching of norms has undermined his White House. Environmental Issu...