More Than 30 White House Aides Lose Top Secret Clearance, Sources Say  —  More than 30 aides to President Donald Trump have been stripped of access to top secret intelligence, two people familiar with the move said.  —  The officials have been notified that they will be downgraded to a lower-level …

Trump Stuns Lawmakers With Seeming Embrace of Gun Control Measures  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump on Wednesday repeatedly embraced a series of gun control measures, telling a group of lawmakers at the White House to pursue bills that have been opposed for years by the vast majority …

Scoop: Trump family v. John Kelly  —  The Trump family — and the president's oldest son, Don Jr., in particular — was angry about the overwhelmingly negative TV coverage about Jared Kushner last night, and feels White House Chief of Staff Kelly is hanging Jared out to dry, a source familiar with the situation tells Axios.

Why Hope leaving matters  —  President Trump trusted nobody like Hope (or “Hopey” as he calls her.)  It's become a cliche that he views her like a daughter, but those who've watched them together say it's true.  —  Why it matters: Trump will miss her in the same way he misses former bodyguard Keith Schiller.

Walmart Statement on Firearms Policy  —  In light of recent events, we've taken an opportunity to review our policy on firearm sales.  Going forward, we are raising the age restriction for purchase of firearms and ammunition to 21 years of age.  We will update our processes as quickly as possible to implement this change.

Walmart says it will raise age restriction to 21 for gun purchases, remove items resembling assault-style rifles from website  —  Walmart announced Wednesday that it is raising its age restriction to 21 for firearm and ammunition purchases.  —  The company said in its statement …