Will Congressman Steve Scalise (R-LA) be the new Speaker of the House? That’s what the DC rumor mill is churning. According to Congressman Mark Amodei (R-NV), current House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) is getting ready to resign in the next 30 to 60 days. Ryan, who has yet to declare whether he will seek re-election, denies the rumors. In more musical chairs scuttlebutt, Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin may need to update his LinkedIn. During Monday’s White House press briefing, Raj Shah refused to say whether Shulkin’s job was safe, after sources said Donald Trump is planning to oust the embattled Secretary this week. Shah also doubled down on the president’s denials about his alleged affair with adult film actress Stormy Daniels, aka Stephanie Clifford, whose 60 Minutes interview drew 21.3 million viewers. It was the most-watched episode since Steve Kroft’s interview with Barack and Michelle Obama in November 2008, shortly after 44 was elected president. Meanwhile, a pair of veteran white-collar lawyers have responded to Donald Trump's offer to help lead his defense in the Russia probe with this: nah. The law firm Winston & Strawn said Monday night that two of its partners -- former federal prosecutors Tom Buchanan and Dan Webb -- were approached by Trump but declined the job 'due to business conflicts.' In other news, a toxicology report from Prince's autopsy shows he had what multiple experts called an "exceedingly high" concentration of fentanyl in his body when he died. Last week, the lead prosecutor in the county where the 57-year-old artist died said in a statement that he was reviewing law enforcement reports and would make a decision on whether to charge anyone "in the near future." Speaking of pressing charges, which actress was comedian Tiffany Haddish referencing when she recounted a story about the woman who reportedly bit Beyoncé? The Beyhive is in hot pursuit to find out who had Yoncé all on her mouth like liquor. We’re kicking off the second day of recess with this...
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