Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., is calling for President Trump to testify before congressional investigators about his interactions with fired FBI Director James Comey, after the former top cop testified before a Senate panel about his conversations with the president, reports The Hill.

• Townhall: Loretta Lynch Told Comey He Should Call Clinton Probe a “Matter,” Not An Investigation
• WashExaminer: James Comey: Trump Told ‘Lies’ to ‘Defame Me’
• Daily Caller: Obama Never Warned State Election Officials Of Russian Election ‘Hacking’
• WashPost: Ivanka Trump’s Brand Distances Itself From China Shoemaker
• Independent: Iran Brands Trump’s Response to Terror Attack ‘Repugnant’

Four top national security officials were pressed repeatedly about whether President Trump had asked any of them to try to curtail the F.B.I. investigation into whether his associates coordinated with the Russian effort to interfere in the election. They mostly sidestepped the questions, visibly frustrating senators, reports The New York Times.

• Fox: Fast and Furious Hearing Rips Holder, DOJ for Deception in Gun-Running Scandal
• WashTimes: Himes Says Clapper Comments on Trump ‘Absolutely Stunning’
• Politico: White House Lawyers Face a Clinton-Era Legal Trap in Russia Probe
• Daily Beast: Michael Flynn Had a Plan to Work With Russia’s Military. It Wasn’t Exactly Legal.
• The Hill: Key Senate Chairman Doesn’t Rule out Border Adjustment Tax

President Trump jumped headlong Tuesday into a fast-worsening dispute between Qatar and a powerful bloc of Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia, posting Twitter messages congratulating the Saudis for cracking down on the neighboring kingdom and himself for sparking the breach over alleged Qatari funding for terrorism, reports The Washington Post.

• WashExaminer: Rex Tillerson: Trump Wants a ‘re-Engagement Process’ With Russia
• WashTimes: Trump Slashing Red Tape at Historic Levels
• Politico: Eric Trump: My Father Has ‘Zero Conflicts of Interest’
• Reuters: Strump Says Arab Leaders Warned Him Qatar Financed Radicalism
• Daily Caller: It Probably Took The NSA All Of Five Minutes To Find The Alleged Leaker