London Mayor Sadiq Khan says major technology companies like Apple and Facebook have been investing in the city since the Brexit vote. He also says, "I'm not sure it's appropriate for our government to roll out the red carpet for a state visit" from U.S. President Donald Trump.
Michael Smerconish asks if President Trump's base will change their positions after hearing prominent conservative voices in the media express concerns about how Donald Trump Jr. has handled reports that he met with a Russian lawyer in June 2016.
Speaker Paul Ryan says he is worried Obamacare will stand, as GOP Senate leadership plans to propose a bill to repeal, but not replace the Affordable Care Act.
Walter Shaub, the departing director of the Office of Government Ethics, says the Trump administration is not following ethical norms that assure the American public that the government is working in its best interest.
The opposition in Venezuela is claiming victory in a symbolic and unofficial referendum rejecting President Nicolas Maduro's plans to rewrite the constitution.
Ken Kurson asserts that "the press has assigned itself the chore of undoing the results of this election, which they simply don't accept." Brian Stelter and Tara Palmeri disagree. The role of a journalist is to be "critical, no matter who the president is," Palmeri says.
Sinclair's TV segments by former White House operative Boris Ephsteyn are "close to classic propaganda," Baltimore Sun media critic David Zurawik says. He highlights Sinclair's powerful connection through 173 stations across the U.S.
Non-answers are commonplace at the press briefings. But Jeff Mason, head of the White House Correspondents' Association, says the sessions are important both in principle and in practice. Ken Kurson disagrees, calling them "so canned."
Ken Kurson spent time with President Trump on Saturday. He says journalists don't appreciate the fact that Trump is a "normal" person who "connects" with people. Brian Stelter suggests improved media accessibility would help share this with the public.