Another trip around the sun brings fresh problems for the administration. Jared Kushner is now a “person of interest” in the Russia investigation, bringing the circle of scrutiny close to Donald Trump. Speaking of 45, he’s having quite the international tour. From shoving aside a prime minister to get to the front of the photo to being dodged by a fellow president, you would think he was in adversarial waters -- not meeting with our NATO allies. He’s been treating our friends like our enemies and vice-versa, sending shock waves through the international scene. Trump also had a private lunch with new French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday, which prompted a widely mocked photograph of the pair shaking hands, where death grips were on display evidenced by Trump’s knuckles turning white. To be fair, the president is a tad bit sensitive about hand-holding these days. The good news? It’s a long weekend leading to recess next week! We’ve got lots for you to read this weekend:
- President Obama tees off in Scotland.
- Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) is recovering from heart surgery.
- There's trouble with the Puerto Rican Day Parade.
- The place to be last night was the Multicultural Media Correspondents Dinner. We've got pics!
- Meet the people of color who just joined the Trump administration.
- An Obama alumnus joins the Board of Edison.
- The CBC asks "What did Trump do?"
- Eugene Robinson chairs the Pulitzer.
- Congresswoman Linda Sánchez (D-CA) joins the Latino Leaders Summit. Want to go? RSVP below in FOMO!
- The Beat is taking a rest on Monday. See y'all on Tuesday!