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Trump Faces Wary Republicans

Nearly two months after his first visit Capitol Hill to charm the GOP, Donald Trump is returning to Washington today for meetings with rank-and-file members of Congress grappling with the potential down-ballot effects of his controversial presidential campaign, ABC's BENJAMIN SIEGEL and ALI ROGIN note. While Republican leaders spoke cautiously of party unity after huddling with Trump following his victory in the primaries, backlash to the real estate mogul's candidacy has complicated Republicans' plans on Capitol Hill, and potentially endangered their House and Senate majorities. At one point, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, stopped taking questions about Trump at his weekly news conferences, and recently said he "clearly needs to change" to win in November. House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, who quietly endorsed Trump in an op-ed in his hometown newspaper, has repeatedly criticized the presumptive nominee in the month since. http://abcn.ws/29k9JK2

Voices From the Hill

"I expect to cringe a lot between now and November," Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, one of Trump's early Hill supporters, said in an interview. "I didn't endorse a perfect candidate." Vulnerable Republicans, like Reps. Bob Dold, R-Illinois, and Mike Coffman, R-Colorado, are scrambling to distance themselves from the New York billionaire. The warier GOP members -- many of whom are skipping the GOP convention in two weeks -- aren't sure they'll meet with him Thursday. "I haven't looked at my schedule yet. I'm very wrapped up at the moment," said, Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio. http://abcn.ws/29k9JK2

FBI Director to Face Questions on Clinton Investigation

FBI Director James Comey will be facing skeptical and angry Congressional Republicans this morning in a hastily called hearing on Capitol Hill, ABC's JACK CLOHERTY notes. The criminal case against Hillary Clinton and her aides is closed, but top Republicans want to know why she was not prosecuted for mishandling classified information while using a private email server as Secretary of State. Tuesday, Comey harshly criticized Clinton and her State Department team for being "extremely careless" in their handling of very sensitive, highly-classified information. But then, Comey announced that the FBI would recommend against charging Clinton or her aides criminally. http://abcn.ws/29o734k

Ryan to Formally Request That Clinton Be Denied Classified Information During Campaign

House Speaker Paul Ryan will formally ask Director of National Intelligence James Clapper to deny Hillary Clinton access to classified information during the presidential campaign, ABC's BENJAMIN SIEGEL reports. The Wisconsin Republican first proposed the idea in an interview Tuesday night, after FBI Director James Comey's announcement that the agency would not recommend criminal charges against Clinton over her private email use when she was secretary of state, which he also called "extremely careless." "There is no legal requirement for your to provide Secretary Clinton with classified information, and it would send the wrong signal to all those charged with safeguarding our nation's secrets if you choose to provide her access to this information despite the FBI's findings," Ryan wrote in a letter to Clapper obtained by ABC News. "I firmly believe this is necessary to reassure the public that our nation's secrets are secure." http://abcn.ws/29jUuFU

Trump Says Newt Gingrich 'Is Going to Be Involved In Our Government'

Donald Trump stoked speculation about his potential vice presidential pick once again by giving Newt Gingrich a big shout out at a campaign event in Cincinnati Wednesday night. "Newt has been my friend for a long time. And I'm not saying anything, and I'm not telling even Newt anything, but I can tell you, in one form or another, Newt Gingrich is going to be involved with our government," he said. "That I can tell you." Trump said Gingrich, the former Speaker of the House is "smart" and "tough." The former Speaker of the House was on hand to introduce Trump at last night's event, and the pair hosted a brief Facebook Live video shortly before the start of the event, ABC's MEGHAN KENEALLY and CANDACE SMITH note. http://abcn.ws/29zODdP

Why The New Magic Number For Anti-Trump GOP Forces Is 28

The new magic number: 28. That's how many rules panel members anti-Trump forces will need to force a vote on unbinding delegates on the floor of the Republican convention. Donald Trump has already far-surpassed the 1,237 delegates needed to clinch the GOP nomination. But a last-ditch effort to change the rules and let delegates vote their consciences faces a steep uphill climb in Cleveland. The goal? Take a vote on unbinding the delegates on the convention floor. ABC's ALANA ABRAMSON and RYAN STRUYK look at what would need to happen -- and how likely it is. http://abcn.ws/29PGLns

Sanders, Clinton Campaigns in Talks of Possible Endorsement

Bernie Sanders' and Hillary Clinton's campaigns are in talks about a possible event at which Sanders would endorse Clinton, ABC News has confirmed, according to sources close to his campaign. Sanders' endorsement of Clinton could come sometime next week, possibly at an event in New Hampshire, according to ABC's MARYALICE PARKS. While the Vermont senator has said he would vote for Clinton in November, he has withheld his endorsement of the presumptive Democratic nominee as the two campaigns engage in negotiations over policy details for the Democratic Party's official platform. http://abcn.ws/29nSNpy

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