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-Written by Elaine Godfrey (@elainejgodfrey) Today in 5 Lines President Trump held a “Celebration of America” event in lieu of the planned Philadelphia Eagles celebration. Less than 24 hours before their visit to the White House, Trump disinvited the Super Bowl champions for what he said was a disagreement on standing during the National Anthem. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt reportedly enlisted an aide to help his wife get a job with Chick-fil-A. During her testimony before a Senate subcommittee, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said that Trump’s school-safety commission will not study the role of guns in campus violence. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell canceled most of the body’s August recess in an effort to push through Trump’s nominees and pass government spending bills. Trump is reportedly considering pardoning Alice Marie Johnson, a 63-year-old woman serving a life sentence for drug possession and money laundering. Kim Kardashian met with Trump last week to advocate for Johnson’s release. (David A. Graham) The Races We’re Watching Voters in California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, and New Mexico are heading to the polls for their state primaries. In California, all eyes are on Orange County, where Democrats are contesting two seats being vacated by Republican Representatives Ed Royce and Darrell Issa. These are some of the other races you should keep an eye on.

But on Thursday, Jenkins was in Sacramento’s Oak Park neighborhood to moderate a political forum with Noah Phillips, a candidate for Sacramento County District Attorney. The two responding officers believed he was armed and fired 20 rounds at Clark, police said. "And now, it's time to roll back those back and have more common-sense reform.” Coming up at 4: Super Bowl champ Malcolm Jenkins with Noah Phillips, candidate for DA in Sacramento, where Stephon Clark case is a big political issue. DA Anne Marie Schubert is in SoCal on Golden State Killer case - another big political issue. “She's trying to turn the page from what the real issue is, criminal justice reform and social justice issues related to the Stephon Clark killing." Schubert’s TV campaign ads tout her role in capturing the East Area Rapist, thanks to the collection of DNA evidence. “If I didn't know her any better, I thought that she was (criminal investigator) Paul Holes and that she solved the Golden State Killer case," Phillips said. Schubert supporter Natalia Luna, who works in the district attorney’s office, attended Thursday’s forum, while on a lunch break, to defend her boss and Schubert's work on the Golden State Killer case. During the forum, Luna tried inserting a question about Clark's case. They plan to moderate a forum on social justice with candidates for the Alameda County District Attorney's Office.