The Morning Briefing: The Latest on RUSSIA, the NFLOL and Much, Much More

Good Friday Morning.

I have a “Yom Kippur starts tonight” version of the Morning Briefing for you today.

Here is what’s on the President’s agenda today:

In the morning, President Donald J. Trump will receive his daily intelligence briefing.
The President will then depart the White House en route to the Mandarin Oriental, Washington, D.C., to give remarks to the National Association of Manufacturers.
Later in the morning, the President will return to the White House.
In the afternoon, the President will have lunch with Vice President Mike Pence and Governor Rick Scott of Florida.
The President will then depart the White House for Joint Base Andrews, en route to Trump National Golf Club – Bedminster.

Historical picture of the day:

People jam the street outside New York’s City Hall Sept. 29, 1969 to welcome Israel’s Prime Minister Golda Meir. The big sign reads “We Love You, Goldie.” (AP Photo)

Other morsels:

56 percent of voters think world is ‘going to hell in a handbasket’

Jeff Sessions on Russia investigation: Media making ‘perfectly normal’ actions look nefarious

Mike Pence sent his lawyer to meet with Robert Mueller over the Russia investigation

Grassley meets Rosenstein amid tensions over probes

Senate investigators jostle over Russia probe turf

The White House is investigating the use of private email servers by top officials

Betsy DeVos Faces Silent Protesters At Harvard Event

Price says he’ll repay taxpayers for his private jet travel

The cost of Tom Price’s air travel tops $1 million

Judge rules Black Lives Matter is a social movement and can’t be sued

Twitter uncovered more than 200 Russia-linked bots