Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday:
1. TRUMP CLAIMS WITCH HUNT
The president denies that his campaign has collaborated with Russia or that he’s tried to kill an FBI probe, contending a newly heightened investigation “hurts our country terribly.”
2. TRUMP EMBARKS ON FIRST TRIP ABROAD
The president will carry the baggage of dire troubles at home during his five-stop marathon across the Middle East and Europe.