Trump Surrogates Try to Explain Comey Firing, 2026 World Cup Bid Organizers Seek Trump Meeting, Betsy DeVos Booed at Commencement at HBCU: P.M. Links

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  Trump surrogates are trying to defend the president's termination of FBI Director James Comey. Asked about the firing, Russia President Vladimir Putin said it would have "no effect" on U.S.-Russian relations.

• The Senate unexpectedly rejected an attempt to repeal a regulation on methane emissions at drilling operations on public lands.
• The U.S. government posted a $182 billion surplus, according to data from the Treasury Department.
• Organizers for the U.S.-led bid for North America to host the 2026 World Cup are seeking a meeting with President Trump.
• Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was booed while giving the commencement address at Bethune-Cookman University.
• A fistfight broke out among passengers on a Southwest flight that had landed in Burbank.