SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 11:55 P.M. ET:

TRUMP APPROVAL HOLDS – FROM RASMUSSEN:  The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows that 46% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Trump’s job performance. Fifty-four percent (54%) disapprove.  The latest figures for Trump include 29% who Strongly Approve of the way Trump is performing and 45% who Strongly Disapprove. This gives him a Presidential Approval Index rating of -16.  Other polls have him lower, but the fact is that, despite an unprecedented bashing by the press, the president isn't collapsing, and other surveys show his policies to be popular.

MAY MAYBE – We reported this morning that British Prime Minister Theresa May, who lost her parliamentary majority in yesterday's election, had already started to rebuild, forming a coalition with an Irish party that will restore majority support.  But later in the day we learned that there's a backlash against May building against May in her own Conservative Party.  Many Conservative leaders hold her personally responsible for the election losses and want her out as prime minister.  This battle could come to a head fairly soon.  It's possible the Conservatives will rule in a coalition government, but without May at the helm.  Stand by for action.

MAJOR CULINARY NEWS – FROM DAILY CALLER:  Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and other members of the U.S. House of Representatives are taking a stand on an important issue: They say members of Congress’s private dining room isn’t fancy enough even though a special “surveillance team” has been created to protect them from being served mystery meat.  Five criminal suspects in a massive congressional information technology systems data breach uncovered in February are still free, but House administrators have created a five-person “surveillance team” to rectify the issue of sub-par food. The Florida Democrat’s insistence on fancier food came at a hearing with House Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Philip Kiko in which he said the top priority should be stopping cyberattacks on politicians, an issue with which Wasserman Schultz has repeatedly struggled.  The Florida lawmaker said she has “spent a lot of time over the years” trying to improve the quality of food served to members.  Debbie, like Hillary, needs to reflect on the joys of retirement. 

June 9, 2017