Article snippet: In subtle and not so subtle ways, allies pushed to ensure that President Trump had a second opportunity to fulfill one of his most important campaign promises to his conservative followers. In the wake of the horrific shooting at a newspaper in Maryland on Thursday, Marco Rubio had a message for the media: Stop cursing so much. Trump, who has repeatedly denounced the press as “the enemy of the American people,” said Friday journalists “should be free from the fear of being violently attacked.” President Trump said Friday that he gets along well with his embattled White House chief of staff but doesn’t know how long John Kelly will remain in the job. A comedian claims to have spoken for several minutes with Trump after calling the White House and pretending to be a US senator, in an episode that has revived scrutiny of the security of the Trump administration’s communications. According to one person with whom he spoke with shortly after James Comey’s firing, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was “shaken,” “unsteady” and “overwhelmed.” The president, who spoke aboard Air Force One on the way to his golf club in New Jersey, said he had identified a group of at least five potential candidates for the nation’s high court. Senate Democrats are vowing a fight for the ages to stop President Trump’s as-yet-unnamed Supreme Court pick from getting confirmed. A judge declined to waive assault charges on a veteran accused of attacking his girlfri... Link to the full article to read more