| | | | 6 days, 26 major stories: 1 week in the Trump presidency | | This week, like (almost) every week of the Trump presidency, was filled with news. Packed. Overstuffed. Brimming.
It's easy amid this maelstrom to forget the important stories -- and moments of the week. Which is where we -- me and Brenna Williams -- come in.
Below you'll find the stories you may have forgotten but need to remember from the week that was. TUESDAY WEDNESDAY
The Point: Trump's gun proposals, which were BIG news five days ago, feel like they happened a month ago. The firing of Tillerson -- and the promises (and denials) of more staff changes -- dominated this week. And those same whispers will be the big news on the Sunday talk shows and will lead the news heading into next week.
-- Chris | | "He was clearly loved by women. He was a guy's guy. He has all that virility. He also had amazing fashion sense, right, that whole thing with the uniforms. I'm fascinated by Mussolini."
-Steve Bannon, in an interview with Spectator USA, talking about dictator Benito Mussolini | | | Post-Pennsylvania's special election this week, CNN's Terence Burlij and Eric Bradner updated CNN's rating of 17 House races -- all of them in the direction of the Democrats. They write: "Of the 11 races CNN now rates Lean Democratic, 7 are currently held by Republicans. Of the 22 races CNN rates Tossup, 20 are held by Republicans. Democrats need to pick up 23 seats in order to take control of the House in November." Read more here.
Chris' take? "What those changes mean is a) a broader playing field on which the fight for House control will be fought and b) far more Republican vulnerabilities than Democratic ones on that playing field." Read his full thoughts here. | | CNN's Lauren Fox, Deirdre Walsh and Sunlen Serfaty reported Friday: "New York Democratic Rep. Louise Slaughter, dean of the New York congressional delegation, died at 88, her office announced Friday, following a fall at her home last week.
"A major fixture in Democratic politics, she was the first woman to lead the powerful House Committee on Rules and was serving her 16th term in Congress. The New York congresswoman had fallen near her Washington home last week, suffered an injury, and had been hospitalized at George Washington University Hospital.
"'To have met Louise Slaughter is to have known a force of nature,' Slaughter's chief of staff Liam Fitzsimmons said in a statement."
Read more here. | | TARKANIAN TURNS TO HOUSE RACE | | From CNN's Eric Bradner: "Danny Tarkanian is dropping his bid to unseat Nevada Sen. Dean Heller in the Republican primary and running for a House seat instead. The Nevada GOP chair and Tarkanian's wife confirmed the move on Friday. The major shakeup just hours from Nevada's filing deadline for the 2018 midterms comes after President Donald Trump publicly nudged Tarkanian to make the switch. It spares Heller -- the GOP's most endangered Senate incumbent -- from what would've been an expensive and bruising race."
Read more in Eric's story here. | | THE STORMY NEWS CONTINUES | | The lawyer representing Stormy Daniels, the porn star suing President Donald Trump, claimed Friday that she has faced physical threats.
"My client was physically threatened to stay silent about what she knew about Donald Trump," Michael Avenatti told CNN's Chris Cuomo on "New Day."
Avenatti also said six additional women have come forward alleging sexual relationships with Trump -- including some who, he says, also claim to have nondisclosure agreements.
He said more details would be forthcoming in Daniels' upcoming interview on CBS's "60 Minutes," which is scheduled to air later this month. | | ZINKE CRITICIZED FOR COMMENT | | CNN's Jennifer Hansler reports: "Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is coming under criticism after he responded with a 'flippant' comment to a congresswoman's story about her grandfathers' detention in internment camps for Japanese-Americans during World War II." The exchange happened Thursday, when Rep. Colleen Hanabusa discussed two of her grandfathers' detention to the Interior Secretary during a hearing. "The Hawaii Democrat sought Zinke's assurance that $2 million in grant money to maintain the infamous historic sites would be preserved in his budget," Jenny wrote.
Zinke's reply? "Konnichiwa," the Japanese word for "good day" or "good afternoon."
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