National Rifle Association spokeswoman Dana Loesch criticized on Thursday President Trump’s suggestion that law enforcement should seize guns from potentially dangerous people “first [and] go through due process second,” reports Yahoo News.

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White House Communications Director Hope Hicks will be resigning in the coming weeks, The New York Times reported Wednesday. Maggie Haberman, who wrote the Times story, told CNN’s Jake Tapper hicks has been considering the move for several weeks.

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In truth, few people doubted Donald Trump would not be up for a second term in the White House, reports The Independent.

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