What Washington is Talking About:

White House comms director Hope Hicks is expected to appear before the House Intel Committee in a closed session. And movement on gun legislation appears to be stalled after the background check Fix NICS bill was blocked from being fast-tracked in the Senate yesterday. What America is Talking About: IHOP is giving away free pancakes today for National Pancake Day. Poll of the Day: The percentage of Americans who say they're confident President Trump is doing enough to prevent foreign countries from influencing future US elections, according to a CNN poll:

Meanwhile, 60% say they're not confident. In related news, NSA director Mike Rogers told the Senate Intel Committee today Trump hasn't told him to confront Russia's cyber operations, and said, "we have not opted to engage in some of the same behaviors we are seeing" with Russia and, "they have not paid a pricethat is sufficient to change their behavior." Trump Org Says It's Donated Foreign Profits: The Trump Organization's chief compliance counsel George A. Sorial said Monday the company has donated profits made in the past year from foreign governments to the US Treasury. "Although not a legal requirement, this voluntary donation fulfills our pledge to donate profits from foreign government patronage at our hotels and similar business during President Trump’s term in office," Sorial said. The company declined, however, to detail how much money was donated, which foreign governments it came from, and from which Trump properties the donations came. The District of Columbia Attorney General's office said it violates the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution. "Whether the Trump Organization donated the proceeds from those foreign emoluments is irrelevant to our case, but we would certainly be interested in learning more about which foreign governments have paid the President," the AG's spokesman Rob Marus said, per the Washington Post.

FedEx Keeps NRA Discounts, Delta Faces Backlash for Cutting its Ties : In a statement, FedEx said although it "opposes assault rifles being in the hands of civilians," it doesn't set or change rates based on their political beliefs and won't end its discounts for NRA members. Meanwhile, Georgia state lawmakers are threatening to kill a measure that would save Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines tens of millions of dollars in jet fuel taxes over its severed ties with the NRA. US Women's Hockey Team Visiting Washington Friday: The gold medalists will visit the State Department, a senior official tells our Michelle Kosinski. No word yet if they'll also hit up the White House. The Warriors Heading to African-American Museum Today: Guard Klay Thompson said the Golden State Warriors will visit the National Museum of African-American History and Culture with students today in lieu of visiting the White House for the traditional NBA champs visit. He said: "The White House is a great honor, but there are other circumstances that we felt not comfortable going. We’re not going to politicize anything. We’re just going to go hang out with some kids and take them to the African-American Museum and teach them things we learned along the way, life lessons and hopefully give them some great memories." You Can Finally Get Your Hands on a Pair of Equality LeBron15s: Nike is giving away 400 pairs of the shoes -- 200 in white and 200 in black -- through an online drawing. You can enter for free for the chance to get a pair, or donate $10 for a pop for unlimited entries. All donations will go to the National Museum of African-American History and Culture. Just What the House Needs, a "Clueless" Congresswoman: Stacey Dash has filed to run for Congress in California. Also, Another Sanders: Bernie Sanders' son Levi Sanders is running for Congress in New Hampshire. Dolly in D.C.: Dolly Parton was at the Library of Congress this morning to commemorate the 100 millionth book donated by her nonprofit, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. The milestone book was "Coat of Many Colors," which she wrote, and she read/sang it to the kids there. What an icon and national treasure. Fun fact: Dolly said she reads 52 books a year (!) and singled out the Bible as a favorite. "That was the first book that we had in our home and the one that meant the most and one that has followed me more through my life," she said.