WHITE HOUSE SHAKE UP, NORTH KOREA AGGRESSION, & BUDGET / DEBT TALKS

THIS WEEK ON BACKROOM POLITICS... as the President returns from the NATO and G7 meetings (which stirred up controversy)... he faces increasing scrutiny regarding the Russia question and more indications that the inner circle may be involved... Also, as news of the White House Communications Director abruptly resigning, is this the first of many departures from the Administration OR is this the beginning of a major shake-up at the White House.  The President also faces increasingly bold maneuvers by the North Koreans as they perform ANOTHER missile test... is the idea of military action on the Korean peninsula becoming more real?  How dangerous could military confrontation in the Pacific Rim be?  Does anyone remember that there is a budget that has to be debated and a debt ceiling that we might be hitting?  Well, it apparently caught Congress by surprise...can Congress pass a budget bill and a debt compromise through all of the other noise in DC?  ALL OF THIS AND MORE, THIS WEEK ON BACKROOM POLITICS