Will SCOTUS give Trump his travel ban? ... Climate deal advocates reeling in wake of decision ... Trump knocks London mayor after attacks

View this email in your browser June 4, 2017   |   by Eli Watkins Will the Supreme Court endorse the travel ban? In response to news of an attack in London Saturday evening, President Donald Trump took to Twitter, writing: "We need to be smart, vigilant and tough. We need the courts to give us back our rights. We need the Travel Ban as an extra level of safety!"  Courts have so far blocked his two attempts to restrict travel temporarily from seven, then six Muslim-majority nations. The Department of Justice reached for the nation's highest court on Thursday evening, so some kind of decision could come soon. Read more from CNN's Ariane de Vogue: "Many believe the justices will ultimately want to review the lower court opinions that struck down a major initiative of the Executive Branch. But would they allow the ban to go into effect immediately, before they even have the opportunity to hear arguments? As the court contemplates the government's requests -- and the country and much of the world waits -- legal experts are in overdrive exploring potential off ramps for the justices. As usual, Justice Anthony Kennedy could be the decider-in-chief." STRAIGHT UP "It troubles me so much to see the type of tweets the President has put out in the last twelve hours or so."   -- Democratic Sen. Mark Warner on CNN's "State of the Union" BUZZING Sen. Bob Corker and former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning joined President Donald Trump for a trip to Trump International Golf Club on Sunday. The White House would not say if they golfed. BAR TALK Critics continue to grapple with Trump's decision on the Paris agreement Former Vice President Al Gore called President Donald Trump's decision to initiate withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement "reckless," "indefensible" and a threat to humankind's ability to solve climate change. And he said, with or without Trump, people would move forward on clean energy. Read more from his interview on CNN's "State of the Union." Former Secretary of State John Kerry, who helped negotiate the deal, mocked Trump for saying the US would seek to renegotiate it. "He's going to go out and find a better deal?" Kerry said on NBC. "That's like O.J. Simpson saying he's going to go out and find the real killer." On the administration's side, UN ambassador Nikki Haley went where many others from Trump's team would not, saying Trump does believe in climate change. LAST CALL 5 things you might have missed Where Trump's border rhetoric meets reality: CNN's Tal Kopan takes a trip down to the border and explores the feasibility of building President Donald Trump's wall along the whole thing.  Trump criticized for London mayor tweet: Trump appeared to misconstrue a statement from Mayor Sadiq Khan. A spokesman for Khan said the mayor "has more important things to do than respond to Donald Trump's ill-informed tweet." Read more from CNN's James Masters and Karl de Vries. Tiananmen vigil draws relatively small crowd: The annual Hong Kong vigil for the Chinese government's 1989 crackdown went on Sunday without the support of local student leaders, report Bloomberg's Fion Li, Daniela Wei and Miaojung Lin. White House trying to counter-program Senate hearing: A White House official said Trump will push a trillion dollar infrastructure plan with former FBI Director James Comey set to testify in an open hearing on Thursday. Read more from CNN's Dan Merica. Trump files for tax extension: Trump, who has refused to make his tax returns public, filed for an extension on his 2016 return, a White House official said. Read more from CNN's Dan Merica and Miranda Green. Gorsuch speaks: Newly-minted Justice Neil Gorsuch made his first public remarks since getting the big job. Read more from the New York Times' Adam Liptak. CLOSING TIME France taunts the US by editing a White House video on the Paris climate agreement. ...  Here's a rundown of statements that have made Education Secretary Betsy DeVos such a lightning rod for controversy. ... Vice President Mike Pence kicked off a busy summer campaign schedule in Iowa. Thanks for reading the CNN Politics Nightcap. Your bartender is Eli Watkins. The tip jar: nightcap@cnn.com. We'd love to share our other newsletters with you. Check out Five Things for Your New Day, CNN's morning newsletter. Give us five minutes, and we'll brief you on all the news and buzz people will be talking about. Share Tweet Forward Get the Nightcap, a comprehensive summary of the most important political news, delivered to your inbox daily. Your bartender for CNN Politics' Nightcap is Eli Watkins — Tips, thoughts and beer recommendations are always welcome at nightcap@cnn.com. Copyright © 2017 Cable News Network, LP, LLLP. 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