Friday's Headlines: Trump announces shakeup at top of U.S. intelligence

After shootings, Democrats rethink reluctance to ban assault weapons; 'Red flag' measures to take guns from mentally ill people have uneven success

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Trump announces shakeup at top of U.S. intelligence President Trump said he will name Joseph Maguire, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, as acting director of national intelligence. Sue Gordon, the deputy to the director, will resign Aug. 15, Trump tweeted. By Shane Harris and Ellen Nakashima · Read more Mass Shootings in America After shootings, Democrats rethink reluctance to ban assault weapons The 10-year ban that expired in 2004 has long been considered the third-rail of gun politics for Democratic lawmakers. By Seung Min Kim · Read more   'Red flag' measures to take guns from mentally ill people have uneven success History suggests that a national law could yield incremental results, depending on the enthusiasm with which local officials embrace the measure. By Peter Jamison and Peter Hermann · Read more   ICE defends secretive immigration raids as local, state officials decry effect on children The operation was so closely guarded that Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials did not inform the White House before it began, according to Matthew Albence, the agency's acting director, and other administration officials. By Tim Craig, Scott Wilson and Nick Miroff · Read more   Zombie debt: How collectors trick consumers into reviving dead debts Consumer advocates say there's a growing effort in the $11 billion debt collection industry to recover debts previously written off by financial firms. By Renae Merle · Read more   As Venezuela's crisis deepens, the most vulnerable are joining the exodus Tens of thousands of the most vulnerable Venezuelans — impoverished women and children, the elderly, ill and disabled — are pouring out, overwhelming neighboring Colombia. By Anthony Faiola and Rachelle Krygier · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions Trump made his visits to Dayton and El Paso all about him By Eugene Robinson · Read more Italians decided to fight a conspiracy theory. Here's what happened next. By Anne Applebaum · Read more The Marines have set the bar for reform. Can the rest of the military follow? By David Ignatius · Read more It's been seven years. Let Austin Tice go. By Editorial Board · Read more Iran has imprisoned a historian for three years. Here's why his research matters. By Teresa Davis · Read more For Trump and his cronies, draining the swamp means ousting experts By Catherine Rampell · Read more   ADVERTISEMENT   More News As summer camps turn on facial recognition, parents demand: More smiles, please Facial-recognition technology is becoming an accepted part of American life. Now camps across the country are giving parents an increasingly omniscient view into their kids' home away from home. By Drew Harwell · Read more   FBI releases records of Justice Dept. official Bruce Ohr interviews about Russia probe The memos describe conversations Ohr had with the FBI about the man behind the dossier of allegations against Trump in 2016. By Devlin Barrett · Read more   'It's like the Band-Aid keeps getting ripped off': Pittsburgh reaches out to comfort El Paso and Dayton After each massacre, survivors across the country offer messages of empathy to the latest community affected — while coping with a new surge of sorrow at home. By Karen Heller · Read more   Retropolis | The Past, Rediscovered 'Would not recommend': Reviewers complain about focus on slavery at plantation tours "We didn't come to hear a lecture on how white people treated slaves," one visitor wrote in an online review. Screenshots of nasty reviews have gone viral on Twitter. By Gillian Brockell · Read more   What's life like as a Kennedy now? A mix of fame, obscurity and trauma. The family history of both grief and greatness hovers over Saoirse Kennedy Hill, who died last week, and her cousins. But young Kennedys may go unnoticed until tragedy strikes, gossip erupts or someone runs for office. By Avi Selk and Lisa Bonos · Read more   An airport fell silent as a Vietnam airman's remains finally came home. The pilot was his son. Bryan Knight was 5 years old when he waved goodbye to his father from Dallas Love Field Airport. He never saw him again. By Reis Thebault · Read more   A petty fight in a wealthy neighborhood ends with a home covered in giant emoji A California woman said she believes the emoji, painted on the house across the street from her, were designed to mock her. The homeowner has said she wanted to cheer up the neighborhood with her "happy house." By Marisa Iati · Read more   Post Reports | Listen Now Forced from Paradise: Finding home after California's Camp Fire Greg Miller unpacks the calls for a redirection of U.S. counterterrorism efforts. Frances Stead Sellers and Whitney Leaming on the residents being forced to leave home after California's deadliest fire. And Monica Hesse pokes holes in the gender-reveal party trend. By The Washington Post · Read more

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