Today's Headlines: Trump Weighs New Stance on Guns as Pressure Mounts After Shootings

Will Shootings Sway Voters? Look First to Virginia Races

View in Browser | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. Most Popular | Video | Subscribe: Digital / Home Delivery My Account Friday, August 9, 2019 IN THIS EMAIL:   Top News   |   Editors' Picks   |   CUSTOMIZE »

Top News Trump Weighs New Stance on Guns as Pressure Mounts After Shootings By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG, MAGGIE HABERMAN and JONATHAN MARTIN The president is consulting allies about supporting expanded background checks. Mitch McConnell said the idea would be "front and center" when the Senate reconvenes. Will Shootings Sway Voters? Look First to Virginia Races By REID J. EPSTEIN The state's elections in November will test the potency of gun rights as a voting issue. Democrats are looking to take power and enact gun control legislation next year. Trump's Opponents Want to Name His Big Donors. His Supporters Say It's Harassment. By KATIE ROGERS and ANNIE KARNI Calling out campaign donors isn't a new political tactic, but the question of how much should be publicly disclosed about them has been an issue repeatedly raised by Republicans in recent years. For more top news, go to NYTimes.com »

ADVERTISEMENT

Get New York Today in Your Inbox What you need to know to start your day in New York, including news, weather, free events and a look at the lighter side of life. Sign up »

Editors' Picks U.S. He's a Veteran of Upheaval, Molded by Ferguson's Traumas. He's 7. By JACK HEALY and JULIE BOSMAN Five years after Ferguson, Mo., was upended by a police shooting, setting off a national reckoning, a generation has grown up amid uneven progress. Opinion Quiz: Let Us Predict Whether You're a Democrat or a Republican By SAHIL CHINOY Just a handful of questions are very likely to reveal how you vote.

Follow NYTimes FACEBOOK @NYTimes Pinterest Instagram Get more NYTimes.com newsletters » | Get unlimited access to NYTimes.com and our NYTimes apps. Subscribe »

ABOUT THIS EMAIL This is an automated email. Please do not reply directly to this email from NYTimes.com. You received this message because you signed up for NYTimes.com's Today's Headlines newsletter. Unsubscribe | Manage Subscriptions | Change Your Email | Privacy Policy | Contact | Advertise Copyright 2019 The New York Times Company 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018