The first day of President Trump’s state visit to the U.K. concluded with a state dinner this evening at Buckingham Palace.
Trump is in Europe to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day. The Queen noted in her toast that her first-ever state visit had been “at the invitation of President Eisenhower," who had commanded the allied invasion.
She also made what appeared to be a subtle rebuke of Trump’s “America First” worldview, noting the roles of “international institutions” and “nations working together” in ensuring “that the horrors of conflict would never be repeated.”
The House passed $19.1 billion in aid Monday for states hit by natural disasters in recent months.
Why it matters: The funding is long-awaited by communities recovering from flooding, hurricanes and other natural disasters. The package was cleared by the Senate last month, but was blocked three times by individual House Republicans who . It will now go to the desk of President Trump, who is expected to sign it.
The House is expected to vote on June 11 on whether to hold Attorney General Bill Barr and former White House counsel Don McGahn in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with subpoenas, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Monday.
"The resolution will authorize the Judiciary Committee to pursue civil action to seek enforcement of its subpoenas in federal court. It also authorizes House Committees that have issued subpoenas as part of their oversight and investigation responsibilities to seek civil enforcement of those subpoenas when they are ignored."
A federal judge in D.C. has rejected an effort by House Democrats to block President Trump's use of emergency powers to reprogram military funds for his border wall.
"This is a case about whether one chamber of Congress has the “constitutional means” to conscript the Judiciary in a political turf war with the President over the implementation of legislation. ... [W]hile the Constitution bestows upon Members of the House many powers, it does not grant them standing to hale the Executive Branch into court claiming a dilution of Congress’s legislative authority. The Court therefore lacks jurisdiction to hear the House’s claims and will deny its motion."
President Trump's official state visit to the U.K. faced a wave of protests across London — some centered on key British landmarks.
Details: The protest group Led by Donkeys, known for its wave of guerrilla billboard protests against Brexit-supporting politicians, took the lead and focused their ire on the visiting president, projecting anti-Trump messaging on Madame Tussaud's, the Tower of London, and Big Ben.
President Trump greeted London this morning by railing against CNN owner AT&T, essentially urging a consumer boycott:
"I believe that if people stoped using or subscribing to @ATT, they would be forced to make big changes at @CNN."
Why it matters: It may be the new normal, but I'm still jarred by an American president encouraging damage to a private business that employs hundreds of thousands of Americans. Let alone doing so from foreign soil.
Jared Kushner denied on "Axios on HBO" that he discussed his top-secret security clearance with his father-in-law, even though President Trump is said to have personally ordered the clearance over the advice of his own staff. This is first time Kushner has denied it on the record.
Why it matters: Trump and Kushner talk constantly about key decisions. This gives House committees a new marker as they continue their investigation of White House security clearances.
On "Axios on HBO," Jared Kushner said he doesn't know whether he'd call the FBI if he were to receive an email today like the one before the campaign's Trump Tower meeting, which had the subject line: "Re: Russia - Clinton - private and confidential."
Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) told a CNN town hall Sunday the U.S. needs a new Voting Rights Act to dismantle systemic racism in the country.
We have a problem with racism in America today. If this country wasn't racist, Stacey Abrams would be governor."
President Trump lashed out at London Mayor Sadiq Khan — who compared him to "fascists of the 20th century" — and Democratic presidential candidate Bill de Blasio minutes before landing in the U.K. for the first day of his state visit Monday.
What he's saying: Trump tweeted Khan "by all accounts has done a terrible job" as mayor and that he'd been "foolishly 'nasty' to the visiting President of the United States, by far the most important ally of the United Kingdom."
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Jewish leaders "one might argue" that the White House's upcoming Middle East plan is "unexecutable" and might not "gain traction," reports the Washington Post, which obtained audio of the closed-door meeting.
The latest: President Trump toldreporters Sunday Pompeo "may be right" to express caution. "But if we can get a Mid-East peace plan that would be good," Trump said, according to The Hill. "And when Mike says that, I understand when he says that, because most people think it can’t be done. I think it probably can. But as I say often, we’ll see what happens."
