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View in your browser     Dems seize on gun control heading into midterms By Melanie Zanona and Mike Lillis      Democrats are vowing to embrace gun control on the campaign trail this year, seizing on what they view as a shift in political winds while recognizing that Congress is unlikely to pass any new reforms before November. Read the full story here     David Hogg doubles down on criticism of Ingraham: 'A bully is a bully' By Avery Anapol Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg doubled down on his criticism of Fox News host Laura Ingraham, as advertisers continue to flee from her show over comments she made. Read the full story here     Washington faces steep cryptocurrency learning curve By Sylvan Lane Washington is grappling with how to govern cryptocurrencies, with many lawmakers struggling to understand against a steep learning curve how bitcoin and its brethren even work. Read the full story here     Pentagon braces for John Bolton By Ellen Mitchell Pentagon officials are bracing themselves for increased friction between the Defense Department and the White House with John Bolton’s pending arrival as President Trump’s national security adviser. Read the full story here     Sunday shows preview: Trump escalates Cabinet shake-up By Max Greenwood President Trump's continued shake-up of top advisers and Cabinet officials is set to come under the microscope on the Sunday shows this week following the abrupt ouster of Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin. Read the full story here     Trump: Amazon 'scam' costing Postal Service 'billions' By Max Greenwood President Trump lashed out at Amazon on Saturday, accusing the retail giant of scamming the U.S. Postal Service over shipping costs and evading taxes. Read the full story here     Don King talks to Trump about Stormy Daniels: 'It's utterly ridiculous' By Avery Anapol Boxing promoter Don King reportedly dined with President Trump at Mar-a-Lago this week, where he told the president that the Stormy Daniels story is “utterly ridiculous.” Read the full story here     Stormy Daniels lawyer a 'PR machine,' Cohen's attorney says By Josh Delk An attorney for President Trump's longtime lawyer Michael Cohen says his counterpart in the Stormy Daniels lawsuit is a "PR machine" for his client, the adult film star who is suing the president to come forward with details of their alleged affair. Read the full story here     US, South Korea kick off joint military exercises after hiatus By John Bowden The U.S. and South Korea have resumed joint military exercises after halting the drills during the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. Read the full story here     Trump dined with Hannity at Mar-a-Lago: report By John Bowden President Trump reportedly dined with Fox News personality Sean Hannity at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida this weekend. Read the full story here         SPONSORED CONTENT   Sponsored by FICO Don't be fooled. VantageScore is not an independent startup -- it's owned by the three credit bureaus. Allowing the credit bureaus to offer a credit score they own and control in mortgage lending decisions would consolidate their power over the entire credit reporting process. That's not good for competition or for consumers. Read More.         The great data robbery: Modern capers can leave US broke, vulnerable By Morgan Wright OPINION | Why rob a bank? “Because that’s where the money is.” Read the full story here     American diplomatic expulsions put Russian aggression on full display By Douglas Schoen OPINION | Last week, Russia announced that it will expel 60 American diplomats, as well as envoys from several other nations. The move was an act of retaliation to the United States, following our nation’s expulsion of the same number of Russian diplomats after the likely involvement of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the poisoning of a former Russian spy, Sergei Skripal, and his daughter Yulia in the United Kingdom. Read the full story here     NBC News: 2018 Campaign: Republicans are running against Hillary Clinton (Again.) by Rebecca Shabad and Alex Seitz-Wald   Republicans are running attack ads blasting Hillary Clinton as an out-of-touch elitist. Fox News prime time is blanketed with reports about Clinton investigations. Trump 2020 campaign rallies in key presidential swing states feature "lock her up!" chants. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: ‘Tired of the wait game’: White House stabilizers gone, Trump calling his own shots By Philip Rucker and Robert Costa    President Trump began the past workweek cutting into steaks at the White House residence on Monday night with his political soldiers, including former advisers Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie, strategist Brad Parscale, and son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Why a Trump-Led Antitrust Case Against Amazon Is a Long Shot By Laura Stevens   President Donald Trump’s tweets against Amazon.com Inc. have renewed investor concerns about the prospect of antitrust action being brought against the online retail giant. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Spy case: Russia, US envoys leave Washington, St. Petersburg By Jim Heintz and Gregory Katz Russian diplomats and their families climbed aboard buses and left their embassy in Washington on Saturday while across the Atlantic, American envoys took down the flag from outside the U.S. Consulate in St. Petersburg, loaded up boxes, closed the office down and headed home. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Hey, Alexa, What Can You Hear? And What Will You Do With It? By Sapna Maheshwari   Amazon ran a commercial on this year’s Super Bowl that pretended its digital assistant Alexa had temporarily lost her voice. It featured celebrities like Rebel Wilson, Cardi B and even the company’s chief executive, Jeff Bezos. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? 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