Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check - May 23, 2018

The President at play:

Politico reports that two senior officials say PRESIDENT TRUMP uses a White House cellphone that isn't equipped with sophisticated security features designed to shield his communications. That's a major departure from his predecessors that experts say potentially exposes him to hacking or surveillance.
Politico says that president uses at least two iPhones --one capable only of making calls and the other equipped only with the Twitter app and preloaded with a handful of news sites. They're issued by White House Information Technology and the White House Communications Agency, an office staffed by military personnel that oversees White House telecommunications. (Pacelli)

Filling a need:

The U.S. Postal Service will be celebrating summer with the first-ever scratch-and-sniff stamps. The Forever stamps will be out after Jun 20 and have watercolor drawings of popsicles on the front.

Trendspotting:

Sephora has announced plans to offer transgender people complimentary in-store beauty classes. Fashionista.com says the "Bold Beauty for the Transgender Community" classes, which will be available nationwide for people who identify as transgender or non-binary. The classes will show techniques for creating smooth texture and color-correcting areas of concern while also creating a flawless complexion using Sephora's Color iQ system. (Bartha)

Grace notes from Vinny Marino:

There was a minute of silence yesterday on radio stations across the UK. It was the one year anniversary of the deadly bombings at ARIANA GRANDE's concert in Manchester. She Tweeted (quote), "I love you with all of me and am sending you all of the light and warmth I have to offer on this challenging day." There were also remembrance events in Manchester as well as a concert. (Marino)