Bloomberg: “Five months into his presidency, the ground has shifted underneath President Donald Trump as he’s confronted with crises at home and abroad.”

“Trump’s ambitious vows to end conflicts in the Middle East and Russia’s war on Ukraine remain unfulfilled, while his tariff policy has seen a series of advances and retreats, undermining his image as a singularly effective dealmaker ahead of a meeting with the leaders of world’s most powerful democracies in Canada next week.”

“At home, meanwhile, Trump’s immigration crackdown is drawing growing protests and risks turning one of his strengths with voters into a liability.”

“As Washington, D.C., prepares to host a parade celebrating the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday on Saturday, weather forecasters are warning of the potential for showers and thunderstorms that could disrupt the day’s events, including a scheduled appearance by President Trump, whose 79th birthday coincides with the celebration,” the New York Times reports.

“A federal appeals court in an 8-2 vote Friday declined President Trump’s bid to rehear his appeal of a jury verdict finding him liable for sexually abusing advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, leaving the Supreme Court as Trump’s only remaining pathway,” The Hill reports.

“As many as seven partners are departing Willkie Farr & Gallagher, a prominent law firm that cut a deal with President Trump to head off a potentially crippling executive order, and are joining a firm that has helped successfully challenge one of Mr. Trump’s orders in court,“ the New York Times reports.

“The decision by the partners, who are leaving Willkie Farr to join the law firm Cooley, is the latest of several high profile departures of lawyers from firms that cut deals with the president.”

“A lawyer for Donald Trump’s Justice Department recently argued in court that sometimes the president just says stuff — and it doesn’t matter if what Trump says is or isn’t accurate, because his comments aren’t necessarily reflective of the government’s position on a given matter,” Rolling Stone reports.

Punchbowl News: “The national political scene is on the verge of boiling over.”

“An appeals court late Thursday allowed President Donald Trump, for now, to keep the California National Guard deployed in response to protests in Los Angeles, blocking a federal judge’s move just hours earlier that ordered the Trump administration to return control of the troops to California Gov. Gavin Newsom,” the Washington Post reports.

New York Times: “The administration quickly filed an appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Court, which temporarily stopped the ruling from taking effect while it considers the case.”

“A federal judge ruled Thursday that President Trump illegally federalized the California National Guard in response to the Los Angeles protests and ordered that the force be returned to the control of Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom,” the Wall Street Journal reports .

“Trump failed to follow the process Congress set forth to bring the Guard, which normally is an arm of the state government, under federal control, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer said in a 36-page order issued just hours after a hearing on the dispute.”

Politico: “The ruling was an extraordinary rebuke of Trump’s unprecedented use of the military to support federal immigration authorities as they carry out deportation raids amid volatile protests in Los Angeles.”

“This is the stuff of dictatorships. I have never ever, other than Jan. 6, been so outraged at the conduct of an administration.”

— Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI), quoted by Punchbowl News, on Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) being handcuffed by federal agents.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) told the New York Times that President Trump did not discuss sending the National Guard to Los Angeles when the two recently spoke to each other before Trump’s announcement.

Said Newsom: “He lied, he lied. On my mother and dad’s grave. I don’t mess around, when I say this, he lied. Stone cold liar.”

A new AP/NORC poll shows 60% of Americans don’t think President Trump’s military parade this Saturday is a good use of government funds.

“I don’t feel like a king; I have to go through hell to get stuff approved.”

— President Trump, quoted by The Hill.

Anne Applebaum: “The logic of revolution often traps revolutionaries: They start out thinking that the task will be swift and easy. The people will support them. Their cause is just. But as their project falters, their vision narrows.”

“At each obstacle, after each catastrophe, the turn to violence becomes that much swifter, the harsh decisions that much easier. If not stopped, by Congress or the courts, the Trump revolution will follow that logic too.”

Playbook: “Donald Trump and Gavin Newsom’s warring administrations go head-to-head in court today as the president’s use of troops in Los Angeles meets its first legal test.”

“The California governor wants judges to block what he claims is the illegal deployment of the National Guard in supporting ICE raids across his state. Trump administration lawyers are pushing back hard, dismissing Newsom’s lawsuit as a ‘crass political stunt.’”

“It’s shaping up to be yet another seismic courtroom battle over the power of the executive, one of the central themes of Trump 2.0.”

A new Quinnipiac poll finds just 30% of American voters surveyed said they have a favorable opinion of Elon Musk, the world’s richest person

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) slammed President Trump after he and his family were disinvited from the annual White House picnic.

Said Paul: “I think I’m the first senator in the history of the United States to be uninvited to the White House picnic. I just find this incredibly petty. I mean — I have been, I think, nothing but polite to the President.”

He added: “The level of immaturity is beyond words.”

More: “So, it’s silly in a way, but it’s also just really sad that this is what it’s come to. But petty vindictiveness like this, I don’t know. It makes you wonder about the quality of people you’re dealing with.”

Elon Musk called President Donald Trump on Monday night, after their bitter public feud last week, ABC News reports.

New York Times: “It remains to be seen how Mr. Trump will handle the attempted rapprochement and whether the two men’s relationship can be restored.”

“In the wake of their showdown, Mr. Trump told advisers that he had no interest in talking to Mr. Musk, and was done with him, a sentiment he reiterated in interviews with reporters.”