US President Barack Obama speaks on proposals to reduce gun violence as Vice President Joe Biden watches on January 16, 2013 in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, next to the White House in Washington, DC. President Obama Wednesday will sign 23 executive actions to curb gun violence and demand Congress pass an assault weapons ban and other sweeping measures in response to the Newtown massacre. A senior official also said Obama would call on Congress to pass deeper measures, including bans on high-capacity magazine clips of more than 10 rounds and to prohibit armor-piercing bullets. (Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)
The president’s proposal to curb gun violence is front-page news across all the national papers, and drawing a strong response from NRA leaders. The Washington Post takes a look at the National Rifle Association’s success pushing its message at the state level.
In today’s opinion pages: The Washington Post’s David Ignatius focuses on some of the advances the Afghan people have made while mired in a dozen years of war, including economic growth and improvements in education. Former George W. Bush economic advisor Keith Hennessey lays out a negotiating strategy for Congressional Republicans to put political pressure on Democrats in The Wall Street Journal.
Politico’s Jake Sherman reports on Day 1 of the House Republican retreat in Virginia. Members are participating in closed-door strategy sessions led by pollsters, pundits, and their leadership, and hearing a familiar message: Focus on jobs and the economy.
