Morning
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is expected to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (BBC)
President Trump picks Stephen Feinberg to lead review of U.S. intelligence agencies (@NBCNightlyNews)
President Trump callson New York Times, others to apologize for illegal leaks (@realDonaldTrump) Also promises to catch “low-life leakers” (@realDonaldTrump) Additional tweet blasts “fake news media” for making up sources (@realDonaldTrump)
President Trump claims Democrats created the Russia narrative to distract from their terrible election loss (@realDonaldTrump)
Defense Secretary Mattis expresses little doubt that Russia has attempted to interfere in democratic elections in the past, also says he does not feel compelled to respond to Moscow’s concerns over his call to deal with Russia from a position of strength (The Hill)
Readout of VP Pence’s meeting with PM Netanyahu of Israel (White House)
Remarks by President Trump in listening session with Congress (White House) (YouTube)
Afternoon
President Trump holds a press conference in which he evsicerates the media for failing to be honest journalists (YouTube)
- President Trump announces nominee for Secretary of Labor to be Alex Acosta (Reuters MSN) (White House)
- President Trump says he inherited a mess “at home and abroad”
- Says administration is “running like a fine-tuned machine”
- Reiterates promise to build southern border wall, ending “catch-and-release” policy
- Changes CNN from “fake news” to “very fake news”
Student suspended for recording professor’s anti-Trump rant files appeal against university (Orange County Register)
President Trump signs H.J. Res. 38 (YouTube) This reverses the Stream Protection Rule placed under Obama (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
Wikileaks tweets that the CIA has tasked UK, Australia, Canada, and NZ to penetrate the French presidential election (@wikileaks) (WikiLeaks)
Wikileaks releases CIA espionage orders from 2012 French Presidential Election (@wikileaks) (WikiLeaks)
“The House voted 230-188 to rescind a regulation that bans states from denying certain funds to health-care providers that perform abortions, in essence freeing states to refuse to give the funds to Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc. and similar organizations.” (WSJ)
Flynn tells FBI he did not discuss sanctions with Russia (The Hill)
Evening
Robert Harward turns down position as National Security Adviser for President Trump (Financial Times MSN)
White House has reached out to Congressional Black Caucus to set up meeting (@AprilDRyan)
VP Pence swears in Congressman Mick Mulvaney for White House Office of Management and Budget (YouTube)
White House reopens dial-up Comment Line (@MarkKnoller)
The DOJ has asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to hold off on making any additional decisions related to the immigration ban until after the new executive order comes out next week (NBC News West 9)
President Trump's First 100 Days 