House and Senate Republicans said Friday they do not want President Trump to repeal a program legalizing young people who arrived in the United States illegally as children, reports the Washington Examiner.

• NYTimes: Mueller Has Early Draft of Trump Letter Giving Reasons for Firing Comey
• WashExaminer: Gary Cohn: My Relationship With Trump Is ‘Very Good,’ Despite Reports of a Rift
• Daily Caller: Investment Firm Launches MAGA Fund To Support Trump And Republicans
• The Hill: Trump Lawyer Calls Comey’s Clinton Investigation ‘a Fraud’
• Guardian: The ‘Slave Block’ in a Town in Virginia: Should It Stay or Should It Go?

The US announced Thursday it will shutter the Russian consulate in San Francisco, as well as annexes in Washington and New York, in response to mandated staff cuts at the US mission in Russia, reports CNN.

• Politico: Trump and DeVos Fuel a For-Profit College Comeback
• WashExaminer: Russian Ambassador Calls for Renewed Dialogue With US
• Townhall: Former Oversight Chairman Rips FBI Denying Requests on Hillary’s Emails: Total Crap and Illegal
• The Hill: GOP Rep: Congress Should Set Limits for Mueller Probe in Appropriations Bills
• Daily Caller: Feds Quickly Release Trump Lawyer’s Emails To Liberal Group, Bury Dem Records For Years

Democrats would be quick to criticize President Donald Trump’s performance following Hurricane Harvey’s devastation even if he took extreme measures, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said Wednesday.

• SFChronicle: Feinstein Surprises SF Crowd by Expressing Hope for Trump
• The Hill: Cruz: ‘We Have a Crisis on the Ground’ in Texas
• Daily Caller: Wasserman Schultz It Staffer Banned From House Network Months Ago Still Has Active Account
• WashTimes: Trump Effect? Economy Grew at Fastest Pace in Two Years During Second Quarter
• The Hill: Trump Kicks off Tax Reform Pitch