Montana Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock is edging closer to a 2020 presidential bid, according to associates.

Bullock, a rare mix of outdoorsman, tax cutter and Washington lawyer, is being encouraged to run by those who see the list of potential Trump challengers filling up with Washington liberals. …
- Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy got his first ride on Air Force One when President Trump hosted a rally in Duluth, Minn., and the Republican lawmaker made the best of it. Of course he grabbed a couple of boxes of M&Ms that carry Trump’s signature. And he called his family from the jet. Duffy said his daughter thought it was “probably the best thing in the world.” …
.@RepSeanDuffy took a trip across state lines to appear at Duluth rally. He talked up the Packers and did a Wisconsin-is-better-than-Minnesota riff. He won the crowd over when he professed his full devotion to Trump and told the crowd tonight was his first trip on Air Force One.
— Jeff Zeleny (@jeffzeleny) June 20, 2018
- There was no love lost between President Trump and his former national security adviser, H.R. McMaster, fired in March. Now the retired Army general is working on his payback. At least two publishers are looking at his latest book, and insiders say that one of them has even purchased the contract to print it. …
- Top Ford Motor Company lobbyist Ziad S. Ojakli is moving to the SoftBank Group as senior vice president and global government affairs officer, effective August 1, 2018. He was former President George W. Bush’s deputy assistant to for legislative affairs.
