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‘ATTACKS WOULD END!’: Trump doubles down on arming some teachers, defends NRA

The strategy of arming teachers has many critics, including some law enforcement officers and the National Education Association, the country’s largest teachers lobby.

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Acts of Faith • Analysis Divorce, drugs, drinking: Billy Graham’s children and their absent father Many Christian families have been torn apart or severely injured by similar stresses as the Grahams. By William Martin  •   Read more »

The Fix • Analysis This photo of Trump’s notes captures his empathy deficit better than anything Photographers captured Trump's notes from his gun-violence listening session. At No. 5: “I hear you." By Aaron Blake  •   Read more »

Dana Loesch, the NRA’s brash spokeswoman, dials back the rage at CNN town hall It was a different version of Loesch than the Second Amendment firebrand who has appeared in recent NRA videos. By Derek Hawkins  •   Read more »

GOP congresswoman claims ‘so many’ mass murderers ‘end up being Democrats’ Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) did not give evidence to back up her claim. By Samantha Schmidt  •   Read more »

Opinion Why is only one side in the gun culture war required to show respect? None of us who want stronger firearms laws wants to disrupt anybody else’s way of life. By E.J. Dionne Jr.  •   Read more »   WorldViews • Analysis Trump supports arming some teachers in the U.S. Other countries have different ideas. A leading European expert on the issue called the U.S. debate “absurd,” warning that it may increase the number of shootings. By Rick Noack  •   Read more »   As an Arkansas judge, he dismissed sentences for sexual photos. Now he’s going to prison. As “community service,” Joseph Boeckmann would force young men to bend over as he took “sexually gratifying” photos of them. By Samantha Schmidt  •   Read more »   Right Turn • Opinion Trump is right back where he started, and that’s a problem for the GOP As a new Quinnipiac poll suggests, the president's base of support is exceptionally narrow. By Jennifer Rubin  •   Read more »   Morning Mix • Analysis Does the Second Amendment really protect assault weapons? Four courts have said no. No federal appeals court has ever ruled that assault weapons are protected under the right to bear arms. By Meagan Flynn  •   Read more »

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