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AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - Inside Bibi's mystery Trump meeting

White House officials were surprised in recent days to read in the Israeli press that President Trump would host Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday. - In fact, no meeting has been scheduled. Why it matters: Netanyahu has visited the Oval Office six times since Trump returned to office a year-and-a-half ago — more than any other world leader. Each of those meetings was scheduled within a matter of hours or days. This time, Netanyahu has been trying to get an appointment for more than two weeks. - The fact that Trump isn't rushing to sit down with Netanyahu in front of the cameras signals not only the divergence of interests between the two, but also how disillusioned the White House is with the Israeli leader five months after…

AXIOS (Adriel Bettelheim) - Trump health readout leaves key blanks unfilled

President Trump 's medical checkups have turned into mini dramas pitting the public's right to know against a public figure's medical privacy — with a heavy overlay of political intrigue. The big picture: The White House added another twist late Friday night by releasing a three-page memo summarizing Trump's visit to Walter Reed Military Medical Center the prior Tuesday that concluded he was "in excellent health" and "fully fit" to carry out all of his duties. - It took three days to release the findings, which arrived at 10:44pm ET on a Friday night. - And while they were more comprehensive than some past readouts, the memo from White House physician Sean Barbabella didn't put to rest persistent questions about about apparent…