Politics A.M.: Special counsel Mueller files new charges against Manafort, Gates

Correctional officers, dad of one who was slain fight Trump's budget plan; Mueller and Trump: Born to wealth, raised to lead. Then, sharply different choices.

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   National Security Special counsel Mueller files new charges against Manafort, Gates The filing intensified legal pressure on the two former Trump campaign aides. By Devlin Barrett, Rosalind S. Helderman and Spencer S. Hsu  •  Read more » PowerPost • Perspective Correctional officers, dad of one who was slain fight Trump's budget plan The Trump administration's budget request for fiscal 2018 included a decrease of 6,132 Bureau of Prisons slots. The 2019 budget request calls for a decrease of 1,168. By Joe Davidson  •  Read more »   Mueller and Trump: Born to wealth, raised to lead. Then, sharply different choices. In Vietnam, in matters of love and in their careers, the president and the man investigating him have followed opposite paths. By Marc Fisher and Sari Horwitz  •  Read more »   The rise and possible fall of Eric Greitens, the GOP star whose career is crumbling amid scandal The former Democrat was praised by the National Review and others. Now he is the subject of a felony indictment. By Eli Rosenberg  •  Read more »   Monkey Cage • Analysis You need two things for a successful anti-violence movement. Post-Parkland activism about guns has both. This is startlingly different -- and potentially much more effective -- from what came before. By Erica Marat  •  Read more »   Fact Checker • Analysis Fact-checking Trump, NRA claims on gun background checks A national database that screens potential gun buyers has become a hot topic, but various claims about it miss the mark. By Salvador Rizzo  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT The Fix • Analysis This might be Trump's most inflammatory anti-CNN tweet yet The president seems to be trying to bait CNN into a fight with a teenager who survived last week's school shooting. By Callum Borchers  •  Read more »   Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens indicted on felony invasion of privacy charge stemming from affair Indictment alleges Republican took a nude photo of a woman and used it to blackmail her. He says it's politically motivated and he's innocent. By Marwa Eltagouri and Sean Sullivan  •  Read more »   Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens indicted on felony invasion of privacy charge stemming from affair Indictment alleges Republican took a nude photo of a woman and used it to blackmail her. He says it's politically motivated and he's innocent. By Marwa Eltagouri and Sean Sullivan  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Nikki Haley says Trump Mideast peace plan is nearly finished The U.N. ambassador says both Israel and the Palestinians would have something to like in the forthcoming proposal By Anne Gearan  •  Read more »   'We have to harden our schools': Trump makes arming teachers his top safety goal The president pledged again Thursday to "take action," with aides describing him as being in a "listening phase" that is expected to result in legislative proposals and suggestions for policy changes at the state level. By John Wagner and Jenna Johnson  •  Read more »   'We're going to take action': Inside Trump's shifting stance on gun rights In the aftermath of Florida school shooting, the president has had a week of activity, emotion and new positions on gun measures. By Ashley Parker and Philip Rucker  •  Read more »   PowerPost Conservatives battle the left, without a clear foe Conservatives at their annual gathering warned about Democrats winning the House and Senate in the midterm — and the impeachment threat to President Trump By David Weigel  •  Read more »   Analysis Mueller's team has leveled over 100 criminal charges against 19 people After Thursday, more than half the counts were filed against Paul Manafort and Rick Gates. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   PowerPost Gun-control advocates press Rubio for tougher stand on firearms Rubio expressed a new openness to tighter gun restrictions in his emotionally charged exchanges with survivors of last week's deadly shooting and the parents of victims. By Sean Sullivan and Ed O'Keefe  •  Read more »   Recommended for you     Get The Daily 202 newsletter PowerPost's must-read morning briefing for decision-makers. Sign Up  »         Share Politics:    Twitter     Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Politics or because it is included in your subscription. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2018 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071