Friday's Headlines: Trump’s lawyers explore pardoning powers and ways to undercut Russia investigation

Sessions plans to stay on, but his public confidence masks private tensions about his role; Sessions learns loyalty can be a one-way street with Trump; A 10-year-old's mysterious and fatal encounter with opioids ; The strange legal battle pitting the secretaries of the Treasury and State against each other;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Trump's lawyers explore pardoning powers and ways to undercut Russia investigation President Trump's lawyers are actively building a case against what they believe to be special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's conflicts of interest. Trump has asked his advisers about his power to pardon aides, family members and even himself in connection with the probe, according to one person. A second person said Trump's lawyers have discussed pardoning powers among themselves. By Carol D. Leonnig, Ashley Parker, Rosalind S. Helderman and Tom Hamburger  •  Read more » Sessions plans to stay on, but his public confidence masks private tensions about his role Since Jeff Sessions recused himself from the Russia investigation, the attorney general has rapidly lost his standing as one of Trump's most trusted advisers, according to two White House officials. By Robert Costa, Sari Horwitz and Matt Zapotosky  •  Read more »   The Debrief Sessions learns loyalty can be a one-way street with Trump The attorney general, who was one of Trump's most important early supporters, became the latest ally to suddenly fall out of the president's good graces. By Abby Phillip  •  Read more »   A 10-year-old's mysterious and fatal encounter with opioids No one knows how the crisis that has ravaged the nation wound up taking Alton Banks, a happy, skinny little boy. But it's possible he came into contact with the drugs at the pool or on his walk home in Overtown, a neighborhood notorious for being Miami's busiest opioid marketplace. By Kevin Sullivan  •  Read more »   The strange legal battle pitting the secretaries of the Treasury and State against each other The Treasury has fined ExxonMobil $2 million for agreements signed with a Russian businessman when Rex Tillerson was the company's CEO. ExxonMobil responded with a legal complaint naming Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin as lead defendant. By Damian Paletta and Carol Morello  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   Obama stood up to Russian interference. Now Trump must follow through. By Denis McDonough  •  Read more »   Trump's breathtaking surrender to Russia By Michael Gerson  •  Read more »   What to do for little Charlie Gard By Charles Krauthammer  •  Read more »   Don't get distracted: The GOP's cruel health-care plan isn't dead yet By Eugene Robinson  •  Read more »   Republicans are working to keep you from your day in court By Catherine Rampell  •  Read more »   What a president with nothing to hide would say to the New York Times By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   Clashes expected in Jerusalem as metal detectors remain in place at holy site Entry to the site will be restricted to women and men over 50 only but Muslim spiritual leaders have called on their followers to descend on the mosque in a form of protest over metal detectors. By Ruth Eglash  •  Read more » Interior Dept. pulls Glacier National Park's top climate experts from Mark Zuckerberg's tour The Trump administration's decision to remove the experts from the Facebook CEO's trip was highly unusual and capped off days of internal discussions about how to treat Zuckerberg, who has become a vocal critic of the president. By Lisa Rein  •  Read more » Durbin, Graham file Dream Act, hoping to ward off legal challenge to DACA The legislation would grant permanent legal status to more than 1 million young people who arrived in the United States before they turned 18, passed security checks and met other criteria, including enrolling in college, joining the military or finding jobs. By Maria Sacchetti  •  Read more » During 'Made in America Week,' Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club applies to hire 70 foreign workers The for-profit club, where President Trump spent numerous weekends this spring, asked permission to hire 15 housekeepers, 20 cooks and 35 waiters because it says it cannot find qualified Americans for those jobs. By David A. Fahrenthold  •  Read more » Ole Miss football coach resigns amid reports of phone call to escort service Hugh Freeze quit following reports that he used his school-issued phone to call an escort service. The call was brought to the attention of university officials by an attorney for former coach Houston Nutt, who is suing the school. By Des Bieler  •  Read more » Scaramucci under consideration for White House communications director job The New York financier is a frequent defender of the president on television and was a fixture at Trump Tower during Trump's transition. By Jill Colvin and Jonathan Lemire | AP  •  Read more » 'Unacceptable': Fatal shooting of woman by Minneapolis officer should have been recorded, mayor says Police body cameras failed "when we needed them most," Mayor Betsy Hodges said. The cameras were turned off when an officer shot Justine Damond, who had called 911 to report a possible rape. By Mark Berman  •  Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for Headlines. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071