President pressured staff to grant security clearance to daughter

President Donald Trump pressured his then-chief of staff John Kelly and White House counsel Don McGahn to grant his daughter and senior adviser Ivanka Trump a security clearance against their recommendations, three people familiar with the matter told CNN. Source: CNN

Opinion: The tide is turning against the NRA

Nearly a decade ago, Barack Obama and large Democratic majorities in Congress demonstrated one of the most prolific records of legislating in the history of the republic. As a congressional staffer at the time, I would have never guessed that where they failed — in any effort to take on the National Rifle Association and pass gun safety legislation — …