Paris, China, Bill O’Reilly: Your Morning Briefing [The New York Times] • White House officials are pushing to resurrect a Republican health care bill before President Trump’s 100th day in office, which falls on April 29. _____ • In Indonesia, Vice President Mike Pence praised the country’s religious tolerance, saying the "tradition of moderate Islam frankly is an inspiration to the world." He also announced that President Trump plans to visit the region this fall, heading to the Philippines for a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. _____ • President Trump launched an investigation into whether steel imports from China and other countries are a threat to national security. In his adopted state of California, it is decreed by law: "The governor annually shall proclaim April 21 to be ‘John Muir Day.’ " Born in Scotland on this day in 1838, Mr. Muir is perhaps best known for his naturalist writings and for cofounding the Sierra Club, the largest environmental organization in the United States. _____ • There are signs that President Trump’s approach to foreign relations — so far a confrontational mix of chest thumping and real action — has made an impact on the Chinese. Separately, officials said that a visit to Moscow last July by Carter Page, a onetime foreign policy adviser to Mr. Trump, helped trigger the F.B.I. Named the Greatest Californian in 1976 by the California Historical Society, Mr. Muir is also the namesake of more places in the state than any other person.
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