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.

Dick's, Major Gun Retailer, Will Stop Selling Assault-Style Rifles  —  One of the nation's largest sports retailers, Dick's Sporting Goods, said Wednesday morning it was immediately ending sales of all assault-style rifles in its stores.  —  The retailer also said that it would no longer …

Mueller team asks about Trump's Russian business dealings as he weighed a run for president  —  (CNN)Investigators for special counsel Robert Mueller have recently been asking witnesses about Donald Trump's business activities in Russia prior to the 2016 presidential campaign as he considered …

PBS launching new conservative political talk show  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Columnist Michael Gerson and commentator Amy Holmes are teaming to start a conservative-oriented talk show on PBS that takes its cue from William F. Buckley's “Firing Line,” which aired from 1966 to 1999.

Why Trump Is Reluctant to Escalate the Cyber War With Russia  —  Putin has proven he will retaliate.  —  Democrats are furious.  Leaders of the U.S. intelligence community have no doubt that Russian trolls, bots and hackers are planning to meddle in the midterm elections this fall …

Rep. Young suggests guns could've saved Jews during Holocaust  —  Speaking at a conference in Juneau last week, Alaska Congressman Don Young argued against gun control by suggesting Jews might not have died in the Holocaust if they had been armed.  —  Listen now

Steve Bannon Is Hatching His Comeback  —  In a wide-ranging and challenging conversation, Donald Trump's former strategist tells GQ's Ben Schreckinger why the #MeToo movement amazes him, why the Chinese enrage him, and why his secret new venture—a project to “weaponize ideas”—excites him.

An absorption profile centred at 78 megahertz in the sky-averaged spectrum  —  Abstract  —  After stars formed in the early Universe, their ultraviolet light is expected, eventually, to have penetrated the primordial hydrogen gas and altered the excitation state of its 21-centimetre hyperfine line.

Oprah Winfrey Reveals the One Thing That Could Make Her Run for President  —  There's only one thing that could make Oprah Winfrey run for president in 2020.  —  Amid calls for her to consider a run for the White House — from fans as well as her closest friends — “I went into prayer,” …

Arm qualified, willing teachers and staff  —  Allowing teachers and school staff the right to carry weapons provides the possibility of a near instant response: Opposing view  —  Even in the best of circumstances, police responding to a school shooting need time to deploy, arrive on the scene and engage.

Why I'm Writing Captain America  —  Two years ago I began taking up the childhood dream of writing comics.  To say it is more difficult than it looks is to commit oneself to criminal understatement.  Writers don't write comics so much as they draw them with words.

Rubio bill would let young adults in D.C. purchase the AR-15  —  WASHINGTON  —  Last week, Marco Rubio stared into the eyes of a father who lost his daughter during the nation's deadliest high school shooting and made an announcement: Young adults should not be able to purchase guns.

Press secretary quits FEMA, citing ‘boys club’  —  Resignation comes after top public affairs leader left the agency amid pressure over its response to hurricanes.  —  Two top public-affairs officers of the Federal Emergency Management Agency have resigned over the past month …

The GOP's Tax-Cut Narrative Is Already Unraveling  —  The big Republican tax cut isn't even three months old yet.  But it's already confounding.  —  For months, critics (like me) predicted that the new law would be a handout for large corporations, which would drive up their stock prices and enrich wealthy investors.

Father Of FL Shooting Survivor Says He Edited Email Used To Discredit CNN  —  The father of a Florida shooting survivor acknowledged Tuesday he omitted words in an email he sent media outlets accusing CNN of using scripted remarks at a town hall on guns and school safety.

The Rise of Woke Capital  —  Here are two stories about corporate America's current role in our politics and common life.  In one, the country's biggest companies are growing a conscience, prodded along by shifts in public opinion and Donald Trump's depredations and their own idealistic young employees …

Manafort Joined Trump as Ukraine Work Dried Up, Cash Woes Rose  —  Fixer said to visit 17 times in 2014-15, with unpaid bills  —  Gates cooperation gives Mueller view on Manafort's cash hunt  —  Among the enduring curiosities of Donald Trump's presidential run was his announcement …

Trump shuts out Bill Nelson from meeting on guns  —  The Democrat hasn't been invited to a White House meeting on guns to be held Wednesday.  —  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump this afternoon will discuss gun legislation with a bipartisan group of lawmakers, seeking momentum amid concerns …

With AR-15s, Mass Shooters Attack With the Rifle Firepower Typically Used by Infantry Troops  —  A Marine shooting a standard rifle used by the military.  —  The gunman firing a civilian variant during the Parkland shooting. … Since 2007, at least 173 people have been killed in mass shootings …

Sessions defends himself after Trump bashed him on Twitter  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions appeared to rebuff criticism from Donald Trump Wednesday, vowing to do his job with “integrity and honor” after the president said it was “disgraceful” that Sessions asked an internal watchdog …

Mother of baby killed in Baton Rouge crash involving off-duty cop arrested for failing to secure child seat  —  Just weeks after a Baton Rouge police officer was arrested on negligent homicide and accused of causing a crash that injured several people and killed a baby, the child's mother …

Cherokee Street shop vandalized for flag supporting police, owner says  —  The owner of a store on Cherokee Street says someone broke her window and left a threatening note, all over a flag hanging outside.  —  Cherri Elder, the owner of Elder's Antiques at 2124 Cherokee Street …

Three Muslim women forced to remove hijabs for mug shots snag $180G payout from city  —  New York City will pay a total of $180,000 to three Muslim women who were forced to take off their hijabs for mug shots, the Daily News has learned.  —  Settlements in the three cases were filed Monday …

Judge sets Sept. 17 trial date for Manafort on Mueller charges  —  A judge in Washington on Wednesday set a Sept. 17 trial date for former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort on charges from special counsel Robert Mueller, including money laundering and failing to register as a foreign agent.

How Defective Guns Became the Only Product That Can't Be Recalled  —  Taurus sold almost a million handguns that can potentially fire without anyone pulling the trigger.  The government won't fix the problem.  The NRA is silent.  —  Thomas “Bud” Brown makes his way out the back door …

Democrats and Republicans are increasingly divided on the value of teaching black history  —  Wednesday marks the end of Black History Month.  And like prior Februaries, this month has seen its fair share of articles lamenting Americans' lack of knowledge about African American history.