The president has long cheered on Mr. Woods, who will receive the Medal of Freedom on Monday. But he has also cultivated the golfer as a celebrity who could add a sheen to his properties around the globe.
The House Judiciary Committee sets Wednesday vote to hold Attorney General William P. Barr in contempt of Congress after he failed to turn over an unredacted Mueller report.
The stance put the president at odd with Democrats and his own attorney general, setting up another confrontation over presidential authority and the separation of powers.
Mr. Morgan led the Border Patrol during the last months of the Obama administration, but he has expressed agreement with many of President Trump’s hard-line views.
While the “must defeat Trump” calculus has largely buoyed male presidential candidates, several women in the Democratic field have a track record of winning over skeptical voters.