Amid internal drama, Wayne LaPierre re-elected as NRA CEO

Wayne LaPierre.
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Wayne LaPierre was re-elected on Monday as the National Rifle Association's CEO, following a tense week for the organization.

The 76-member board of directors re-elected LaPierre during a private meeting where phones were confiscated at the door. Last week, LaPierre accused the NRA's outgoing president, Oliver North, of attempting to oust him by threatening to reveal damaging information about the NRA's finances and sexual harassment accusations against a staffer. North has ties to the NRA's public relations firm, Ackerman McQueen, which is now being sued by the group. North announced on Saturday he would not be seeking a second term, and on Monday, Carolyn Meadows was elected president.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.