The Lead with Jake Tapper

Trump Ally: This Week Is "Different...Something Is Very Wrong"; NYT: Trump Asked Kelly to Remove Kushner, Ivanka Trump; Trump Friend: Hicks' Departure Will Send Trump Into "Tailspin"; Kelly: I Had "Nothing to Even Consider Resigning" Over; NRA Meets with Trump, Says He "Doesn't Want Gun Control"; Sen Intel to Hold Security Clearance Reform Hearing; Putin Unveils New Weapons Systems Days Before Election; WH: Russia's Been Developing Destabilizing Weapons For Years; Sources: WH Weighing Preemptive Strike Against N. Korea; NATO Slams Russia's Display of New Weapons Systems; Will Putin Provoke a Direct Response from Trump?; Trump Silent on Putin's Animated Missiles Aimed at FL; Trump, SNL's Alec Baldwin Trade Jabs On Twitter; Trump Calls Baldwin's SNL Impersonations "Terrible"; Aly Raisman Suing USA Gymnastics, U.S. Olympic Committee

BLOCK A DOW Closes Down 400+ Points after Trump Announces Tariffs; NYT: Kushner's Business Got $500M in Loans after WH Meetings; White House Struggles with One Crisis after Another; Trump Announces Intent to Impose Tariffs on Aluminum, Steel; Kelly Jokes About White House Job: "God Punished me, I Guess"; NYT: Kushner's Family got Half a Billion in Loans after WH Chats; Scaramucci: "Morale is Terrible" at White House; Scaramucci Refers to John Kelly as "General Jackass" BLOCK B Fmr. Trump Aide Says Mueller Asked About Hicks Denials; Trump Campaign had Several Contacts with Russians; Trump Campaign had Several Contacts with Russians; Trump in War of Words with Attorney General Jeff Sessions BLOCK C Fmr. Trump Aide Says Mueller Asked About Hicks Denials; GOP Rep Rooney: Dems on House Intel CMTE Continue to Leak; WH yet to Implement Sanctions Against Moscow for Meddling BLOCK D WAPO: Trump Derided Sessions as "Mr. Magoo" in Private; Source: Trump Fuming that Sessions Pushed Back on Criticism; Sessions Dined Last Night with Deputy Rod Rosenstein; Source: Trump Fuming that Sessions Pushed Back on Insult; Sen. Shelby: "I Wouldn't be Anybody's Whipping Boy"; WH: Trump Doesn't Plan to Fire Sessions "That I Know of"; Falwell Jr Hits Sessions: He "Could Just be a Coward" BLOCK E CA Agents Using Rare System to Hunt for Illegal Guns; California DOJ Seizes 18,000 Illegal Guns in Unique Program; Can Rare CA Program Prevent the Next Mass Shooting? BLOCK F Trump: WH Will Roll Out Opioid Policy in Three Weeks; Medal of Honor Recipient Takes Opioid Fight to Lawmakers; VA Study Reveals Disturbing Opioid Addiction Trend for Vets; Trump: I'd Run into School During Shooting if I was there

Rep. Deutch: "You Can Get This Done, Mr. President"; Trump: "You Have to Fix Mental Illness"; Attorney General Pushes Back at Trump After New Insult; Kushner's Interim Clearance Significantly Downgraded; 2016 Trump: Carelessness with Classified Info "Disqualifying"; Wash Post: Officials From At Least 4 Countries Privately Discussed Ways They Could Manipulate Kushner; CNN: Kushner Feeling Under Fire from Colleagues; NY Times: Hope Hicks to Resign WH in Coming Weeks

BLOCK A Sources: Jared Kushner Loses Top-Secret Security Clearance BLOCK B Trump Silent on Questions about Kushner's Downgraded Clearance; NSA: Trump Hasn't Directed Us to Disrupt Russian Threats; Sources: Jared Kushner Loses Top-Secret Security Clearance; Source: FBI Expected to Wrap Up Kushner Background Check within a Month; WH Communications Director Hope Hicks Testifies on Hill; House Intel Reps: Hope Hicks Won't Answer Some Questions; Carter Page: More Interference by the U.S. than Russia; Trump Ends Twitter Lull with "Witch Hunt" Claims; NSA: Trump Hasn't Directed Us to Disrupt Russian Threats BLOCK C U.S. Cyber Chief: Russians Haven't Paid Price for Meddling; NSA: Trump Hasn't Directed Us to Disrupt Russian Threats; CNN Poll: 60% Say Trump not Doing Enough to Deter Russia; CNN Poll: Majority Believe Russia Probe a Serious Matter; Sources: Jared Kushner Loses Top-Secret Security Clearance; Source: FBI Expected to Wrap Up Kushner Background Check within a Month; Kushner Attorney: Kushner's New Clearance will not Affect his Ability to Work at WH; Sources: Jared Kushner Loses Top-Secret Security Clearance BLOCK D Sheriff Says he got 23 Calls about Shooter's Family, but Records Show at least 45 Calls; Gunman's Neighbor: "I Had no Doubt" he Would do This; Congress Shows no Appetite to Move on Gun Legislation; WH: Trump "Still Supports" Raising Age Limit on some Guns; Flake: "It is Difficult" to Negotiate with the President; CNN Poll: 70% Favor Stricter Gun Laws; Familiar Obstacles Arise in Gun Control Debate; Flake to Speak at an NH Event, a Key Stop for WH Hopefuls; Flake on Presidential Run: "Not in my Plans Right Now" BLOCK E UN Source to CNN: North Korea Sending Supplies to Syria; Top Diplomat on NK Policy Announces Sudden Retirement; WH: No Timeline to Nominate a South Korean Ambassador; UN Source to CNN: North Korea Sending Supplies to Syria BLOCK F HUD Staffer: I was Demoted for Refusing to Break the Law; HUD Staffer Files Whistleblower Complaint over Spending Budget to Redecorate Secy Ben Carson's Office; HUD Staffer says she was Demoted After Denying Redecorating for Secy Carson's Office; HUD Staffer Files Whistleblower Complaint over Spending Budget to Redecorate Secy Ben Carson's Office

Trump On Massacre: "I'd Run In There," Even Unarmed; Gov Inslee To Trump:"less Tweeting...More Listening"; WH: Trump Supports "Concept" Of Raising Fun-Buying Age Limit; Congress Returns Facing Growing Calls To Tighten Gun Laws;CNN Poll: 70% Favor Stricter Gun Laws; Trump Campaign Sends Fundraising Pic Of Parkland Survivor; Ex-Deputy Defends His Actions During Shooting; Wounded Student: "I'm So Grateful To Be Here"; Sheriff Faces Mounting Calls To Step Down; Republicans Draw Line At Probing President's Finances; WH Refuses To Say Whether interim Clearances Revoked; WH: Trump Legal Team Cooperating With Special Counsel; Trump: Kelly To Decide; Trump: Kelly To Decide On Kushner Security Clearance

A BLOCK CNN: Driver Intentionally Rammed White House Barricade; Ex-Trump Campaign Aide Becomes Fifth Person to Plead Guilty in Mueller Probe; Manafort Maintains Innocence After Gates' Guilty Plea; Gates' Guilty Plea Puts Pressure on Ex-Campaign Chair; Court Docs: Gates Lied About Discussions of 2013 Meeting; Trump: Kushner's Security Access Is Up to Kelly B BLOCK Trump: "Going to be Very Strong on Background Checks"; Trump: Democrats "Will Take Away Your Second Amendment"; Trump Mentions New NK Sanctions in Campaign-Style Speech; Trump Renews Attacks on McCain, Who Is Battling Cancer C BLOCK FBI Tip-Line Caller Warned Gunman "Going to Explode" D BLOCK Florida Gov Calls for Raising Age to Buy Guns to 21; 4 Dem Govs Band Together for Gun Violence Coalition E BLOCK Mueller Files New Charges Targeting Manafort

Trump Vows to Push Congress on Gun Law Changes; WH: We Don't Expect to Agree with NRA on Everything; Trump on Gun Reforms: Raise Age, Ban Bump Stocks; Trump Calls for Arming & Training "Only the Best" Teachers; Trump Proposes Bonuses for Teachers who Get Gun Training; Trump: After Speaking to NRA, They're Ready to "Do Things"; Trump: Video Games, Movies Possible Cause of Violence; Trump Backs Changes to Background Checks, Age Limits; Garamendi Authored CA Ban on some Semiautomatic Weapons; Shooter's Original Host Family Warned Law Enforcement; Records Show Police Knew FL Shooter Had Violent Outbursts; Sources: McMaster Could Leave WH after Tensions with Trump; Pentagon: WH Will Make Decision on McMaster's Future; Trump Publicly Rebukes McMaster over Russia Comments; WH: President Stands by General McMaster; Sources: Trump & McMaster have Stylistic Differences; Mueller Issues New Indictment in Manafort, Gates Case; Trump Slams National Security Adviser for Russia Comments; WH: Putin Warned not to Meddle in Future Elections; Rubio Signals Split from NRA on Age, Bump Stocks; Rubio "Reconsidering" Support for Large-Capacity Mags; Rubio: I Will Support Banning Bump Stocks; Rubio Defends his Position on Semi-Auto Weapons; Rubio: Most Dems Won't Back Ban on Semi-Auto Weapons

On February 14, a former student opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, killing 17. One week after the horrific mass shooting, the victims' classmates, parents and community members attended a nationally televised CNN town hall moderated by CNN's Jake Tapper. Listen to "Stand Up: The Students of Stoneman Douglas Demand Action" in full here.

Trump: We Must Now Focus On Background Checks; Any Moment: WH Listening Session With Gun Violence Survivors; FL Gov: We Must Come Up With Solution to Keep Students Safe; Trump Holds Listening Session On Mass Shootings

Trump Directs Atty General to Propose Bump Stock Ban; WH Holds First Briefing Since Shooting, Russia Indictments; WH: "Very Clear" Russia Meddled in the Election; WH Tries to Walk Back Trump's Tweet on FBI Mistake on Parkland; WH: Would Like FBI "Not to be Focused on a Hoax"; Poll: Most Say Congress, Trump not Doing Enough on Shootings; Support for Stricter Gun Laws Highest Ever in Quinnipiac Poll; Lawyer Linked to Ex-Trump Aide Pleads Guilty to Lying; Mueller has Charged 22 People and Companies in Nine Months; WH: Tries to Back Trump's Claim that He's Tougher on Russia; Trump Claims He's Been Tougher on Russia than Obama; Trump Blames Obama on Meddling, Won't Condemn Russia; Trump Slams His Own National Security Adviser on Twitter; Trump has Repeatedly Dismissed Russia Investigation; WH: Democrats, Media Have "Created" More Chaos; Trump Directs Atty General to Propose Bump Stock Ban; Shooting Survivors Bus to State Capital to Demand Action; Trump Jr's Trip to India Raises Ethical Concerns; Don Jr. to Meet with Trump Apartment Buyers in India; Survivors Ignore Criticism, Fight for Action on Guns; Univ of Louisville Loses Appeal, 2013 NCAA Title

Mueller's Interest in Kushner Grows to Include Foreign Financing Efforts; Special Counsel Mueller Inquiring About Jared Kushner's Talks with Potential Chinese Investor; Ex-Trump Campaign Aid to Plead Guilty, Cooperate; LA Times: Gates to Plead Guilty, Testify Against Manafort; Trump Departs Florida As Students Stage WH Protest; Trump Spent Weekend Watching News, Venting on Russia; Trump Slams FBI's Handling of Tip on School Killer; WH: Media and Democrats Sowed More Discord Than Russians; Teens Stage "Lie-In" Outside WH in Honor of Victims; Family That Took In Shooter Opens Up About His Behavior; Quinnipiac: 53% of Republicans Disapprove of FBI's Job Handling

American Pleads Guilt In Connection To Russian Interference; FBI Admits Information Should Have Been Provided Before Shooting; Sessions: FBI Failures "Tragic," Orders Immediate Review; FL Gov Calls On FBI Chief To Resign After Missed Tip; FBI Never Acted On Tip About High School Shooter; FBI Admits It Failed To Act On Tip In January On Killer; First Lady Skips Walk To Marine One With Pres Trump;

Anti-Defamation League: Shooter Tied To White Supremacist Group; Sources: FBI Received At Least 2 Warning About Suspect; Police: Suspect Hard " Very, Very Disturbing" Online Profile; FBI On Suspect's Online Threat: We Couldn't Identify Him; Public Defender: Suspect Is Broken Child; Foot Coach Dies Shielding Students From Gunfire; Suspect's Social Media Postings Indicate Extremist Views; Suspect Bought AR-15-Style Weapon, Passed Background Check; A Student's Powerful Plea; Trump Addresses Mass Shootings For Fourth Time; FL Gov: Mentally Ill Should Not Have Access To Guns; Suspect Bought AR-15-Style Weapon, Passed Background Check; FBI On Suspect's Online Threat: We Couldn't Identify Him; Soon: Officials Update High School Massacre Investigation; Trump: No Child Should Be In Danger In An American School; Shooting Survivor To Lawmakers: "Please Take Action";

Broward Sheriff: High School Shooter Still At Large; Broward Schools: "Multiple Injuries" In High School Shooting; Mayor: High School Gunman May Still Be At Large; Sen. Nelson: "Number of Fatalities" In FL High School Shooting; Sen. Nelson: Police Think They Know Who The Gunman Is; Broward Sheriff: Suspect Now In Custody; Superintendent: "Numerous Fatalities" in School Shooting; Broward Sheriff: At Least 14 Victims in School Shooting; Sources: At Least Two Killed in School Shooting; Law Enforcement Sources: Suspect Believed To Be A Student At School; Law Enforcement Sources : At Least Two Killed In School Shooting; Teacher: I Hid 19 Kids In Closet With Me; Police Give Update on FL School Shooting

Kelly To WSJ On Porter Dismissal: "It Was Done Right"; WH: Personnel Security Office Was Still Checking Porter; FBI Chief Contradicts WH Timeline On Porter Allegations; Sources: Porter Met Off-The-Record With Reporters Wednesday; Sanders Tells Press: I Give The Best Information I Have; Intel Chief: Security Clearance Process Is "Broken"; GOP Senators Criticize WH Response To Scandal; Is Anyone Trying To Stop Russian Meddling;?; FBI Chief: I Still Have "Grave Concerns" About Nunes Memo; WH Wants To Cut Food Stamps, "Blue-Apron"-Style Meals; Twin "Dreamers" Trying To Join Army Learn Next Steps;

WH: Admin Take Abuse Allegations "Very Seriously"; WH Blames Media, Dodges Question On Security Clearances; WH On Trump's $1.5 Trillion Infrastructure Plan; WH On West Wing's Handling Of Allegations Against Ex-Aide; WH Won't Say Whether Trump Believes Ex-Aides' Accusers; WH: "Mere Allegation" Shouldn't Be "Determining Factor"; WH Aides Baffled By Trump's Conflicting Takes On Porter; WH Can't Get Story Straight On Handling Of Porter Scandal; WH: Blames Media, Dodge Question On Security Clearances; Admin Won't Explain White House Counsel's Role In Scandal; CNN: 30-40 Senior Officials Lack Fill Security Clearances; Trump Praises Ex-Aide Accused Of Domestic Abuse;

Dow Nosedives 1,000+ Points As Slide Continues; WH Briefing Amid Growing Questions Over Porter Scandal; Source: John Kelly Knew Of Abuse Claim For Months; WH Officials Knew About Porter & Scrambled To Protect Him; WH: Trump "Saddened" By Allegations; WH: Hope Hicks Recused Herself "From Some Matters"; WH Porter Abuse Allegations "Serious And Disturbing"; Source: John Kelly Knew Of Abuse Claims For Months; WH On Omarosa: She Was Fired Three Times On "Apprentice"; Raisman: W.S. Olympic Committee Bears Blame For Nassar; Raisman: Olympic Coach May Have Known Of Nassar's Abuse;

Hatch Changes Tone On Ex-Wives' Claims Against Porter; Pelosi Won't Support Deal Without Commitment To DACA Vote; Mattis Backs Budget Deal:"America Can Afford Survival"; CNN: Trump Wants To Talk To Mueller Despite Lawyers' Advice; WH:Trump To Rely On FBI, DOJ In Releasing Dem Memo; Schiff: Bannon, Lewandowski Refuse To Return To Intel Cmte; Graham: Christopher Steele Was Biased Against Trump; Kim Jong Un's Sister Attends Olympics In Surprise Move; First Openly Gay U.S. Winter Olympian Refuses To Meet Pence;

Trump: "I'd Love To See A Shutdown" If No Immigration Deal; Kelly: Dreamer Not On DACA "Too Afraid" Or "Too Lazy"; Menendez: Trump WH Continues To Demonize Immigrants; Scaramucci: Trump "Exuding Toughness" With Shutdown Threat; Scaramucci On Kelly Remark: Let's Be "Less Sensitive"; Dem Rep: I Didn't Serve To Be Called Treasonous For Disagreeing; Scaramucci On Trump "Treason" Change: "Take Him For What He Is"; NYT: Trump Lawyers Worry Mueller Could Catch Him Lying; Scaramucci: I Wouldn't Advise Firing Rosenstein; Wash Post: Trump Lied During 2007 Deposition At Least 30 Times; Biden Responds To Trump's Attacks On FBI; Biden Calls Trump "A Joke";

Dow Closes At Lowest Point Of Year In Major Selloff; Dow Suffered Largest Point Drop In History;Trump Targets Schiff Ahead Of Push to Release Dem Memo; Rep Schiff Denies WH Claims Of Leaking Confidential Info; Schiff: Time For Gen Kelly To Give "The President A Time Out"; Rep Schiff: President Trump Has His "Own Enemies List"; Trump: Dems Were "Treasonous" & "Unamerican" During Speech; Rep Nunes: Schiff Tired To Force Me Off The Intel Committee; Schiff: W.H. Suppression Of Dem Memo Not Supportable House Intel CMTE To Vote On Democratic Memo; Schiff: FISA Court Knew Steele Dossier Was Partisan; Trump Falsely Claims Memo Vindicates Him In Probe; Former FBI Agent: Attacks Could "Destroy" The FBI; in 2013, Cater Page Called Himself Kremlin "Adviser"; Nunes Says Trump, Papadopoulos Never Met, But They Did; Dow Suffers Largest Point Drop In History; Soon: House Intel Committee To Vote On Nunes Memo Rebuttal;