NATION & WORLD

COUNTERING MUELLER: President Donald Trump said Friday that his lawyers are preparing a “major Counter Report” in response to expected findings from special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into possible coordination between Russia and Trump’s 2016 campaign.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE BILL: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s reluctance to hold a vote on a popular criminal justice bill has angered top Republican senators and created an unusual rift with a longtime GOP ally, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa. It also brought on a tweet from President Donald Trump.