Tuesday's Headlines: Air Force failure enabled Texas gunman to obtain firearms

Gunman had hurt people and animals years before mass shooting; Trump says 'hundreds more' might have died in Texas shooting if gun laws were tougher; The lives lost in Sutherland...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Air Force failure enabled Texas gunman to obtain firearms The Air Force said it failed to follow policies for alerting federal law enforcement about Devin P. Kelley's violent past, allowing him to purchase firearms before the shooting rampage that killed at least 26 churchgoers in Sutherland Springs, Tex. The former service member should have been barred from purchasing firearms and body armor because of his domestic violence conviction in 2014 while serving at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico. By Alex Horton  •  Read more » Gunman had hurt people and animals years before mass shooting Police and court records in three states paint the picture of a young former U.S. airman with a sometimes violent private life. By Eli Rosenberg and Wesley Lowery  •   Read more »   Trump says 'hundreds more' might have died in Texas shooting if gun laws were tougher "It's not going to help," President Trump said of stricter gun laws. Referring to the man who shot back at the attacker, Trump said, "If this man did not have a gun or rifle it would have been a much worse situation in the great state of Texas." By David Nakamura  •   Read more »   The lives lost in Sutherland Springs, Tex. A pregnant mother and three of her five children. A pastor whose first word was "God" and whose first sentence was "See the light." A teenager who lost her father to cancer two years ago and dreamed of becoming a nurse. Sunday's attack left a staggering hole in a town of fewer than 700 people. Here are the stories of those who died. By Washington Post staff  •   Read more »   In Sutherland Springs, a mass shooting draws desire for more — not fewer — guns In a place where firearms are part of daily life, these Texans want to beef up security. Some locals said the day after the massacre that it could have been stopped sooner had the worshipers in the church been armed. By Peter Holley and Joel Achenbach  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   Welcome to the new gilded age By Dana Milbank  •   Read more »   The blood of innocents is on our hands By Eugene Robinson  •   Read more »   Our political parties can't save themselves By Michael Gerson  •   Read more »   Who wins biggest in the GOP tax plan? The lazy rich. By Catherine Rampell  •   Read more »   Here's how the GOP can pay for its tax plan By Hugh Hewitt  •   Read more »   Yes, President Trump, it's a guns situation By Editorial Board  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   Trump adviser sent email describing 'private conversation' with Russian official The email by adviser Carter Page contradicts earlier statements about his July 2016 trip to Moscow. In the email, he wrote that he had been provided "incredible insights and outreach" by Russian lawmakers and "senior members" of President Vladi­mir Putin's administration. By Rosalind S. Helderman, Matt Zapotosky and Karoun Demirjian  •  Read more »     Trump asserts 'a lot of progress' on North Korea, urges 'deal' to resolve standoff President Trump asserted Tuesday that there has been "certain movement" on North Korea, and urged dictator Kim Jong Un to "make a deal" at the negotiating table on the rogue nation's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs. 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But their success didn't come by simply rejecting him. By Robert Samuels  •   Read more »   26 teenage women were found dead at sea. Italian officials wonder if they were killed. The women were all Nigerian and ranged from 14 to 18 years old. Most of their bodies were discovered near a rubber dinghy that officials believe sank on Friday. By Marwa Eltagouri and Herman Wong  •   Read more »   In the wake of Harvey Weinstein, Hollywood's reputation-management machine is in crisis For years, a behind-the-scenes network of image gurus sought to divert interest from the transgressions of the Hollywood elite. But now those gurus are struggling to put a positive spin on clients accused of misdeeds. By Steven Zeitchik  •   Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:    Twitter     Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Today's Headlines or because it is included in your subscription. 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