Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein testified Tuesday that if the president ordered him to fire the special counsel handling the Russia investigation, he would only comply if the request was “lawful and appropriate,” reports The Washington Post.

• AP: Tillerson: North Korea Releases US Citizen Otto Warmbie
• WashExaminer: Jim Mattis: ‘We’re Not Winning in Afghanistan Right Now’
• Bloomberg: Russian Cyber Hacks on US Electoral System Far Wider Than Previously Known
• Politico: Trump Cites 2 Million Dropping Obamacare in Urging Resistance to Dems
• The Hill: US Ambassador to Qatar Resigns: Report

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday ruled against President Trump’s so-called travel ban, delivering another blow to the administration as it waits for the Supreme Court to decide whether to intervene, reports The Hill.

• WashTimes: US Formally Rejects Paris Climate Treaty at G-7 Environmental Meeting
• Politico: DC, Maryland Sue Trump Over Foreign Business Dealings
• WashTimes: US Formally Rejects Paris Climate Treaty at G-7 Environmental Meeting
• Townhall: Video: Did Donald Trump Jr. Blow Up His Father’s Comey Denial?
• WashTimes: Ivanka Trump Says She Didn’t Expect the ‘Viciousness’ in Washington

President Donald Trump sought comfort in the figurative embrace of his evangelical supporters Thursday as the FBI director he recently fired told Congress about their conversations. The president told a religious gathering that “we’re under siege” but will emerge “bigger and better and stronger than ever,” reports Time.

• WashExaminer: Trump Attorney to File Complaint Against James Comey for Leaking Memo
• Townhall: NSA Leaker Wanted to ‘Burn the White House Down,’ Pledge Allegiance to Taliban
• WashTimes: Pelosi Looking Into Why Trump Visited Saudi Arabia on First Foreign Trip
• The Hill: Trump Promises ‘Massive Permit Reform’ in Infrastructure Bill
• WashExaminer: Comey Cracks Credibility of Lynch on Clinton Email Case