Sunday shows - John Kelly's future dominates

View in your browser     Conway: Trump has 'full confidence' in Kelly By JULIA MANCHESTER    "I spoke with the president last night about this very issue and he wanted me to reemphasize to everyone, including this morning that he has full confidence in his current chief of staff General John Kelly and that he is not actively searching for replacements," White House counselor Kellyanne Conway told ABC's George Stephanopoulos on "This Week."  Read the full story here     Mulvaney: Trump 'absolutely not' discussing Kelly's departure By MALLORY SHELBOURNE   “I think that talk about the chief’s departure is much ado about nothing,” White House budget chief Mick Mulvaney said Sunday.  Read the full story here     Jeh Johnson: Government 'best served' if Kelly stays on By LUIS SANCHEZ   As long as Donald Trump is president, our government is best served if John Kelly is in the job of chief of staff,” the former DHS secretary told Jake Tapper on CNN's "State of the Union." “That might be a minority view among my Democratic friends but that is my view.” Read the full story here     Conway: 'I have no reason not to believe the women' accusing Porter By LUIS SANCHEZ   White House counselor Kellyanne Conway on Sunday said she has no reason to doubt the two women who are accusing former aide Rob Porter of domestic abuse.  Read the full story here     Flake: White House saying it could have handled Porter allegations better an understatement By JULIA MANCHESTER   "I do think if you put on a political hat, that is a big problem, certainly how we are viewed as Republicans in the next election," Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) said.  Read the full story here     Conway: Trump's accusers 'have had their day' By JULIA MANCHESTER   White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said on Sunday pushed back on Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.), saying that the women who have accused President Trump of sexual misconduct "have had their day." Read the full story here     Schiff: Trump doesn’t want to release Dem memo because it 'undermines his claim of vindication' By MALLORY SHELBOURNE    “This is a president who puts his own personal interests above the national security interest of the country,” Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said. Read the full story here     Freedom Caucus chairman on budget deal: 'The swamp won and the American taxpayer lost' By MALLORY SHELBOURNE   “Our leadership caved,” Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) said. Read the full story here     Conservative GOP rep has 'big concerns' with Speaker Ryan By MALLORY SHELBOURNE   “I think there are big concerns because he just presided over one of the biggest spending increases in the history of the country at a time when we were elected to do just the opposite,” Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said. Read the full story here     Deficit spending no better under Republicans, Rand Paul says By MALLORY SHELBOURNE    "I think we should draw attention to the fact that we're spending so much money.” Read the full story here     Rand Paul rails against 'wasteful spending' after forcing brief government shutdown By MAX GREENWOOD    "I can give you a quick example of some of the stuff we spend money on," Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said. "We spent $700,000 last year studying what Neil Armstrong said when he landed on the moon." Read the full story here     Flake: It's not a joking matter to call someone treasonous By JULIA MANCHESTER   "Words matter," the retiring Republican senator said, referring to President Trump. "When he talks about fake news, for example, I gave another speech about how that gives aid and comfort to authoritarians around the world who are now labeling their opposition or dismissing real dissent as fake news. So these things matter."  Read the full story here     Senator: Dems can be ‘flexible’ on Trump’s wall By JOHN BOWDEN    Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) says in a new interview that Democrats could be open to a compromise on President Trump's plan for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Tipsheet       Forward this Tipsheet       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.