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Driving the Day Good Sunday morning. THE PRESIDENT left the White House at 9:16 a.m. “in golf clothes (white shirt, white cap, dark slacks),” per pooler Alexis Simendinger. “Agents are dressed in their khakis and plaid, baggy, short-sleeved shirts--attire accessorized with ball caps. One was just practicing a pantomimed golf swing in the driveway.” … Trump pulled … [Read more...] about TRUMP declines to blame Obama on FOX — BILL COHAN on how GARY COHN ‘fell for’ Trump — KOCH network plans to spend 300-400M in ‘18 — SPOTTED at MNUCHIN’s wedding — FIELDS/WEINSTEIN nuptials pool report

Driving the Day Good Saturday morning. GOOD NEWS -- MATT MIKA IS OUT OF THE HOSPITAL -- A note from his family: “Our family is pleased to report that Matt has been discharged from George Washington University Hospital. We are truly grateful for the compassionate, world-class care provided by the doctors, nurses and team at George Washington, and we will never forget and continue to be … [Read more...] about MATT MIKA out of hospital — GOP HEALTH CARE bill in shambles as Trump begins to get involved — PRO-TRUMP group looking to pressure Dean Heller — WOODY JOHNSON spotted at Trump hotel — PENCE huddles with Koch

Driving the Day Good Friday morning. THE BREXIT VOTE was one year ago today. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP spoke with AINSLEY EARHARDT on "FOX AND FRIENDS" -- ON HEALTH CARE: "It's interesting, because I've been here for only five months. People are saying, where's the health care, where's the health care? Well, I've done in five months what other people haven't done in years. And it's been -- people … [Read more...] about WHAT MCCONNELL IS THINKING on health care – OBAMA to return to the trail — DAWSEY DOWNLOAD — TRUMP losing ‘patience’ with McGahn — WaPo: Trump talks Russia every morning with his legal team – PELOSI ‘defiant’

Driving the Day Good Thursday morning. SPOTTED -- IVANKA TRUMP dining alone with Alibaba’s Jack Ma at Fiola Mare Wednesday night. THE NEW NORM -- @jdawsey1: “No camera or recording allowed [today] at White House briefing with spokeswoman Sarah Sanders, per advisory.” Story Continued Below -- COMPARE AND CONTRAST: On Capitol Hill, GOP leaders brief reporters multiple times a week … [Read more...] about WHAT THE SENATE secret health care bill would do – PELOSI facing ‘growing doubts’ from Dems — JAY SOLOMON fired from WSJ for ties to arms dealer — GRASSLEY embraces oversight role on Trump — B’DAY: Brit Hume

Driving the Day Good Wednesday morning and happy first day of summer. THE FACTS -- KAREN HANDEL quite easily beat JON OSSOFF in Georgia. House Republicans are now 4-0 in contested special elections since PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP won the presidency. That means Democrats have failed -- despite millions of dollars in spending -- to win a single race with a president who has a record low approval … [Read more...] about GOP VICTORY LAP after Handel win — HOUSE GOP now 4-0 in contested specials since Trump won — UBER’s KALANICK IS OUT — CAROL LEE to NBC — CHINESE EMBASSY shopping for new PR firm — SPOTTED at U2 concert

Driving the Day Good Tuesday morning. FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: There has been a lot of chatter about the White House searching for talent these days. AN EXAMPLE of who the White House is trying to recruit: the Trump administration recently approached SCOTT JENNINGS to gauge his interest in a senior role, according to multiple people familiar with the discussions. Jennings is a confidant to Senate … [Read more...] about TRUMP’S WASHINGTON: Biz is done in secret — IVANKA to the Hill for paid leave talks — GA election: what insiders think — THE JUICE: Bezos and Carney at Le Diplomate, new gigs for Jack Quinn and Michael LaRosa

The president is also meeting with the CEOs of Amazon, Alphabet, Apple and more today. … [Read more...] about ONE DEAD in London terror attack — INSIDE Trump’s tech meeting — JARED back to Israel — DEMS to try to weaponize Trump’s ‘mean’ comment — BRITTANY BRAMELL to TSA — KEVIN SHERIDAN engaged — B’DAY: Jeff Mason

Driving the Day Good Sunday morning. HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! SPEAKER PAUL RYAN discusses what he’s learning as a father as his kids approach their teenage years. http://bit.ly/2rJIO3F FIRST IN PLAYBOOK -- Speaker Paul Ryan spent the weekend at the Homestead in Virginia for his annual “Team Ryan” summer outing. His message to K Streeters and donors: the Republican agenda is on … [Read more...] about Happy Father’s Day — JAY SEKULOW: Trump is not under investigation — Scalise update — WHITE HOUSE week ahead — KNOWING MARK CORALLO – SCHUMER’s first big test — WEEKEND READS – RODAY/MARRE wedding pool report

Driving the Day BREAKING -- NYT: "Judge in Bill Cosby Case Declares a Mistrial": "The judge presiding over the Bill Cosby sexual assault trial declared a mistrial Saturday after jurors reported being hopelessly deadlocked. The exhausted jurors had been deliberating since Monday, sometimes for as much as 12 hours a day. The mistrial, which Mr. Cosby’s lawyers had supported, means that … [Read more...] about TRUMP to go to CAMP DAVID — POTUS ‘yelling at television sets’ in the W.H., expanding his legal team — POTUS discloses wealth and income from Mar-a-Lago — Scalise shooter had list of lawmakers on him — B’DAY: Newt

Driving the Day Good Friday morning. THE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS: “President Trump chooses inexperienced woman who planned his son Eric’s wedding to run N.Y. federal housing programs,” by Greg Smith: “She’s arranged tournaments at Trump golf courses, served as the liaison to the Trump family during his presidential campaign, and even arranged Eric Trump’s wedding. … [Read more...] about N.Y. DAILY NEWS: Trump’s new NY HUD director planned Eric Trump’s wedding, has no housing experience — DEMS drub GOP at baseball game — A RECORD 24,959 tickets sold — PENCE hires McGuireWoods’ Cullen — B’DAY: Bres