Politics A.M.: White House vows to help arm teachers and backs off raising age for buying guns

Social Security is now headless because of Trump's inaction. Will others agencies be decapitated?; Trump's China whisperer: How billionaire Stephen Schwarzman has sought to keep...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   White House vows to help arm teachers and backs off raising age for buying guns The idea of arming some teachers has been controversial and has drawn sharp opposition from the National Education Association, the country's largest teachers lobby, among other groups. By Philip Rucker  •  Read more » PowerPost • Perspective Social Security is now headless because of Trump's inaction. Will others agencies be decapitated? While President Trump has been slow to nominate people to top positions, federal law limits the time officials can serve in an "acting" capacity. By Joe Davidson  •  Read more »   Trump's China whisperer: How billionaire Stephen Schwarzman has sought to keep the president close to Beijing The chief executive of Blackstone Group helped persuade the president not to declare China a "currency manipulator." By Michael Kranish  •  Read more »   The Fix • Analysis A Trump spokesman just said something about collusion that he might come to regret Raj Shah says Trump would have known about any collusion — which isn't an ideal defense. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Fact Checker • Analysis Trump administration uses fuzzy logic to derail $11 billion tunnel plan for New York and New Jersey Transportation secretary Elaine Chao says New Jersey and New York want the federal government to pay for their new tunnel, but that's not the whole story. By Salvador Rizzo  •  Read more »   Stormy Daniels uncertain about fate of her '60 Minutes' segment The porn star declines to say whether a legal battle is brewing over airing the interview. By Frances Stead Sellers  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT The Fix • Analysis Trump's repeat attacks on Maxine Waters's IQ are familiar The California Democrat calls the president's talk about her intelligence racist. By Eugene Scott  •  Read more »   PowerPost Elizabeth Warren keeps up criticism of fellow Democrats supporting bank deregulation Sixteen Senate Democrats last week joined Republicans in a procedural vote to advance the legislation. By Tory Newmyer  •  Read more »   The Fix • Analysis Steven Mnuchin says Trump is 'funny' when he cusses — and other ways to flatter a president "The president likes making funny names," the treasury secretary told NBC, while also noting that Trump is funny. By Avi Selk  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Elizabeth Warren rejects DNA test to settle Native American claim The senator said she is proud of her heritage and declined a newspaper's suggestion that she use a test to settle the issue. By Tory Newmyer  •  Read more »   'Where is Ivanka?' First daughter seeks control in dual role as White House aide With the West Wing in turmoil and her family under a darkening legal cloud, Ivanka Trump attempts to navigate being both the president's daughter and his adviser. By Ashley Parker and Philip Rucker  •  Read more »   'I love this place.' Trump campaigns for Pa. candidate but keeps spotlight on himself. The president has long portrayed himself as a visionary who can do things no one else can. But by branding himself as one of a kind, he has made it difficult to convince his followers to believe in anyone but Trump. By Jenna Johnson  •  Read more »   Trump administration: No concessions to North Korea in talks But the White House says there's a chance the Trump-Kim meeting will never happen.  By Seung Min Kim  •  Read more »   PowerPost Flake calls for Trump to face 2020 primary challenge The Arizona Republican, who isn't seeking reelection to his Senate seat, is an outspoken Trump critic. By Tory Newmyer  •  Read more »   PowerPost Pittsburgh paper backs Republican in House race, warning of impeachment 'distraction' if Democrats win Neither the Republican nor the Democrat in the race has talked about impeachment on the campaign trail. By David Weigel  •  Read more »   Recommended for you     Get the 5-Minute Fix newsletter Keeping up with politics is easy now, three days a week. 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