Conservative House Freedom Caucus chairman Mark Meadow and moderate Tuesday Group leader Tom MacArthur are working toward a deal that could bring 18-20 new “Yes” votes from the conference’s conservative wing, according to a source familiar with the talks, according to CNN.

• Reuters: North Korea Warns of ‘Super-Mighty Preemptive Strike’ as US Plans Next Move
• WashTimes: White House Sends Guidance to Agencies, Readies for Government Shutdown
• Townhall: Grassley: Expect a SCOTUS Resignation This Summer
• Politico: Judge Attacked by Trump to Oversee ‘Dreamer’ Deportation Lawsuit
• Daily Beast: Is There a Russian Mole Inside the NSA? the CIA? Both?

South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham praised President Donald Trump on Wednesday for his foreign policy, a departure from his sharp criticism of Trump during the 2016 presidential race and after the election, reports Politico. “I am like the happiest dude in America right now,” Graham said on “Fox & Friends” Wednesday, beaming. “We have got a president and a national security team that I’ve been dreaming of for eight years.”

• WashExaminer: Paul Ryan’s Image Worst Since 2012, Obamacare Repeal Failure Blamed
• The Hill: Trump Eyes Cap on Charitable Deductions
• Gizmodo: North Korea Nukes San Francisco (With Computer Graphics)
• WashExaminer: Trump Campaign Tax Advisers Tell Him to Drop Overall Reform, Pass Quick Corporate Tax Cut
• Politico: Goodbye, Mar-a-Lago. Hello, Bedminster.

Voters in Georgia’s Sixth Congressional District have 18 candidates to choose from Tuesday when they decide who should fill the seat vacated by former Representative Tom Price, a Republican who was tapped to become President Trump’s health and human services secretary, reports The New York Times.

• Guardian: US Military Considers Shooting Down North Korea Missile Tests, Sources Say
• WSB-TV: Equipment Stolen Days Before Special Election; Sec. of State: ‘Unacceptable’
• The Hill: Cruz: Dems Want a Government Shutdown
• Politico: Benghazi-Obsessed Trump MIA on Key Security Post
• AP: Ivanka’s Biz Prospers as Politics Mixes With Business