In an hour-long televised gun summit with lawmakers at the White House on Wednesday, Donald Trump backed some bipartisan proposals that Dems are pushing, including expanded background checks and raising the age limit to 21 to buy certain rifles. But before gun control enthusiasts declare victory, let’s see how he feels tomorrow. Or an hour from now. Also, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) said this morning that he would unveil a gun and school safety plan today. We’ll stay tuned. WH Communications Director Hope Hicks is the latest to depart the White House amid a scandal after confessing she told “white lies” as part of her job. Trump’s inner circle is shrinking, and he’s taking it out on “Mr. Magoo.” That’s reportedly how the president refers to AG Jeff Sessions. Citing unnamed sources, WaPo said Trump has complained that he’s hired the best lawyers all his life but now is now stuck with Sessions, who he does not believe is loyal enough. POTUS45 may want to focus on bigger things. Russia President Vladimir Putin says he has developed a new array of nuclear weapons that are invincible. Meanwhile, U.S. Cyber Command head Adm. Mike Rogers said Tuesday that he has not received specific orders from Trump to disrupt Russian cyberattacks. Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) accused Trump of “abdicating his oath of office” by refusing to act on election security. In other news, some members of Congress are all about that paper boy. A list of the 50 wealthiest members is out, and there is only one person of color on it: Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA). He made the roster because his wife, Ritu, has benefited from the wealth her father made as a distributor of auto transmission replacement parts. In irrelevant news, Omarosa appeared on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert last night (insert yawn and eye roll here). And for those who’ve been waiting for a flight from Wakanda to Atlanta, one -- piloted by Donald Glover -- takes off at 10P tonight. We’re kicking off Thursday with this...
- CHC faults Trump for lack of DACA legislation.
- CBC members press Israel on African immigrants.
- Oversight Committee probes HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson’s spending.
- Congresswoman Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA) intros bill requiring sexual harassment training for federal contractors.
- Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) wants greater access to opioid treatment through telemedicine.
- Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Kamala Harris intro legislation for a Capitol statue honoring trailblazer Shirley Chisholm.
- Former President Barack Obama announces Scholars Program.
- Stephen Curry auctions sneakers to benefit My Brother’s Keeper Alliance.
- Meet the new head of NJ Governor Murphy’s DC office.
- Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Eric Holder are both looking for candidates like YOU!
- The Newsweek Media Group has a new Deputy World Editor.
- CNBC names a new National Security Correspondent.
- Unity: Journalists for Diversity will soon be no more.
- Native American tribes want equity in legal weed business.
- SCOTUS Justice Sonia Sotomayor brings up bill sponsored by Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) during oral arguments.
- Civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) will be this year’s Harvard commencement speaker.
- There’s a new Editor at Indian Country Today.
- Women’s March organizer and several other activists arrested on Capitol Hill while pushing for a “clean” DACA bill to help Black undocumented immigrants.
- The Congressional Hispanic Staff Association has new leadership. Read about them below.
- PBS launches a conservative talk show.