Top Items:
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Sean Spicer Resigns as White House Press Secretary — WASHINGTON — Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, resigned on Friday morning, telling President Trump he vehemently disagreed with the appointment of the New York financier Anthony Scaramucci as communications director.
Discussion:
Politico, Townhall.com, Shareblue, The Atlantic, ABC News, Breitbart, Mediaite, NewsBusters, Vox, Boing Boing, Media Matters for America, The Daily Signal, TheBlaze, Business Insider, Axios, Washington Post, The Daily Caller, Recode, CNBC, The Nation, Washington Monthly, Outside the Beltway, AOL, The Gateway Pundit, vice, Daily Kos, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Raw Story, Sputnik International, Talking Points Memo, Conservative News Today, Mashable, Common Dreams, The Week, ThinkProgress, Refinery29, Power Line, CBS Boston, The Root, Infowars, myfox8.com, Patterico's Pontifications, The Slot, Daily Wire, TVNewser, New York Magazine, Little Green Footballs, Washington Free Beacon, Mother Jones, NTK Network, Joe.My.God., Grist, New York's PIX11, Shakesville, RedState and WREG-TV, more at Mediagazer »
RELATED:
The Daily Beast:
Anthony Scaramucci Loved Hillary, Gave to Obama, and Deleted Anti-Trump Tweets … Anthony Scaramucci deleted tweets in which he previously criticized Donald Trump hours after accepting his new job as White House communications director on Friday. — Scaramucci also previously expressed support …
Discussion:
Raw Story, The Guardian, Business Insider, Common Dreams and IJR
Dana Bash / CNN:
Exclusive: Mueller asks WH staff to preserve all documents relating to June 2016 meeting — WaPo, NYT: Trump legal team trying to undercut Mueller — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — (CNN)Special counsel Robert Mueller has asked the White House to preserve all documents relating to the June 2016 meeting …
Discussion:
Politico, Boing Boing, Raw Story, Axios, Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Spicer quits amid White House feud — White House press secretary Sean Spicer resigned on Friday following his disagreement with President Donald Trump's decision to appoint Anthony Scaramucci, a Wall Street financier, as the new communications director, according to multiple White House officials.
Discussion:
Slate, ABC News, The Atlantic, Associated Press, New York Daily News, BBC, Bloomberg, RedState, Daily Wire, New York Times, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, New York Magazine, Conservative News Today, Business Insider, The Gateway Pundit, Axios, AOL, Washington Free Beacon, Vox, CBS New York, NPR, Fusion, Townhall.com, Fox 59, Refinery29, The Daily Caller, CBS Boston, TheBlaze, NBC News, FOX News Radio, The Week, Fox News Insider and twitchy.com
The Daily Beast:
Spicey Bails, White House Flails, As Mooch Prevails … President Donald Trump finally pushed his Press Secretary Sean Spicer to the breaking point on Friday after he chose to hire Wall Street personality Anthony Scaramucci as his next communications director.
Discussion:
Mother Jones, Raw Story, Politicus USA, IJR and Fusion
Benny Johnson / IJR:
Americans Disgusted That Media Ran Live-Feed of Sean Spicer's Family Residence After Resignation
Americans Disgusted That Media Ran Live-Feed of Sean Spicer's Family Residence After Resignation
Discussion:
Washington Free Beacon, The Daily Caller and Daily Wire
Ben Terris / Washington Post:
The ballad of Sean Spicer: He snagged the Washington dream job, but at a price.
The ballad of Sean Spicer: He snagged the Washington dream job, but at a price.
Discussion:
Business Insider, The Week and IJR, more at Mediagazer »
Mike Allen / Axios:
Inside the room at Sean Spicer's resignation announcement
Inside the room at Sean Spicer's resignation announcement
Discussion:
The Atlantic, New York Times, Politico, Mediaite, The Gateway Pundit and The Daily Caller, more at Mediagazer »
Annie Karni / Politico:
Steve Bannon's disappearing act
Steve Bannon's disappearing act
Discussion:
ABC News, Axios, IJR, Mediaite, Talking Points Memo, The Gateway Pundit, AOL and Washington Free Beacon
Jack Shafer / Politico:
Should You Feel Sorry for Sean Spicer?
Should You Feel Sorry for Sean Spicer?
Discussion:
Washington Post, Vanity Fair, ABC News, Mediaite and AOL
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Trump's new communications chief once called him a ‘hack’
Trump's new communications chief once called him a ‘hack’
Discussion:
The Atlantic, ABC News, Mother Jones, TheBlaze and IJR
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Inside Steve Bannon's apocalyptic ideology: “Like [Karl] Rove on an acid trip”
Inside Steve Bannon's apocalyptic ideology: “Like [Karl] Rove on an acid trip”
Discussion:
Raw Story
Washington Post:
Sessions discussed Trump campaign-related matters with Russian ambassador, U.S. intelligence intercepts show … Russia's ambassador to Washington told his superiors in Moscow that he discussed campaign-related matters, including policy issues important to Moscow, with Jeff Sessions during …
Wall Street Journal:
Jared Kushner Discloses Dozens More Assets in Revised Financial Filing — Ivanka Trump disclosed $2.5 million in salary and severance from her father's businesses — WASHINGTON— Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and a senior White House adviser, on Friday released …
Discussion:
Raw Story
RELATED:
Washington Post:
White House taps new acting ethics chief, elevating general counsel over chief of staff … The White House has tapped David J. Apol, general counsel of the Office of Government Ethics, to serve as the agency's acting director and temporarily succeed Walter M. Shaub Jr. …
Jonathan O'Connell / Washington Post:
In revised filing, Kushner reveals dozens of previously undisclosed assets
Manu Raju / CNN:
First on CNN: Rice privately meets with Senate Intel on Russia probe — (CNN)Susan Rice, who served as former President Barack Obama's national security adviser, quietly met behind closed doors Friday with Senate intelligence committee investigators probing Russian meddling in the elections …
Discussion:
The Hill, IJR, The Daily Caller, Business Insider, The Gateway Pundit and Raw Story
RELATED:
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Senate Intel Chair: ‘The Unmasking Thing Was All Created By Devin Nunes’ — Senate Intelligence Committee chairman Richard Burr (R-NC) on Friday accused his counterpart in the House, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA), of creating a false narrative about Obama administration national security adviser Susan Rice.
Discussion:
Daily Kos
Jake Tapper / CNNMoney:
Sean Hannity will no longer receive Buckley Award after controversy — Bernstein: ‘We are in a cold civil war’ — Fox News Channel star anchor Sean Hannity will no longer receive the conservative Media Research Center's William F. Buckley Award for Media Excellence at its September 21 gala …
Discussion:
Politico, Mediaite, RedState, TheBlaze, Raw Story, Daily Wire and Joe.My.God., more at Mediagazer »
Reuters:
Exclusive: Moscow lawyer who met Trump Jr. had Russian spy agency as client — 5 MIN READ — MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian lawyer who met Donald Trump Jr. after his father won the Republican nomination for the 2016 U.S. presidential election counted Russia's FSB security service among …
Discussion:
Washington Monthly, The Atlantic, The Guardian, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, ThinkProgress, IJR and The Week
New York Times:
These Americans Hated the Health Law. Until the Idea of Repeal Sank In. — DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — Five years ago, the Affordable Care Act had yet to begin its expansion of health insurance to millions of Americans, but Jeff Brahin was already stewing about it. — “It's going to cost a fortune,” he said in an interview at the time.
Discussion:
Health Affairs Blog, Washington Monthly, Bangor Daily News, Mother Jones, Real Clear Politics and Althouse
RELATED:
Joe Lawlorstaff / Press Herald:
Sen. Collins slams current Senate bill that would repeal and replace Affordable Care Act
Sen. Collins slams current Senate bill that would repeal and replace Affordable Care Act
Discussion:
Kennebec Journal & …
Carla K. Johnson / Talking Points Memo:
Doctors' Group To Senate: Don't Repeal, But Fix Obamacare
Doctors' Group To Senate: Don't Repeal, But Fix Obamacare
Discussion:
Daily Kos
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Senate heads to new healthcare vote with no clear plan — Senators are hurtling toward an ObamaCare repeal vote early next week, even though they currently lack the votes for either option on the table. — Senators are unclear what they will be voting on next week, with just days …
Discussion:
Wall Street Journal and Talking Points Memo
RELATED:
Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Under fire for opposing health bill, Mike Lee hits back
Under fire for opposing health bill, Mike Lee hits back
Discussion:
The Resurgent and Talking Points Memo
NBC News:
Russia's Lavrov Says Trump May Have Met Putin More Times — MOSCOW — President Donald Trump may have held more meetings with Vladimir Putin at the G-20 summit earlier this month, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday — but he shrugged off the importance of the encounters.
Discussion:
Shareblue, CNN, Shakesville, RT, Associated Press, Mediaite and The Daily Caller
Jennifer Levitz / Wall Street Journal:
Joseph Rago, Wall Street Journal Editorial Writer, Dies at 34 — Pulitzer Prize winner was known for his well-reported pieces and policy influence — Joseph Rago, a Pulitzer Prize winning editorial writer at The Wall Street Journal who was known for his richly reported pieces and influence …
Discussion:
New York Times and National Review, more at Mediagazer »
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed:
Trump's New Lead Lawyer Denies The Legal Team Is Looking Into Pardons — John Dowd, the lawyer now leading President Trump's personal legal team, denied on Friday that the outside legal team has been looking into the president's pardon power. — In a phone interview with BuzzFeed News on Friday …
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo, The Hill, Daily Kos, The Atlantic, CNN, Townhall.com, Washington Post, Vox, IJR, Shareblue, New York Times, Politico, Business Insider, CBS News, Salon and Lawfare, more at Mediagazer »
RELATED:
David Remnick / New Yorker:
A Conversation with Maggie Haberman, Trump's Favorite Foe — One of the saving graces of the Trump era is the journalism it has inspired. Maggie Haberman is a tireless, keen-eyed example. As part of the New York Times' White House team, she has repeatedly added to the sum total …
Discussion:
Political Wire
Florida Today:
Teens filmed, mocked drowning man, Cocoa police say — COCOA - Police and prosecutors say little can be done legally after the revelation that a group of teens filmed the dying moments of a 32-year-old disabled man last week, with the teens mocking, cursing and laughing while the man drowned in a fenced-off pond.
Discussion:
New York Times, Raw Story, Associated Press, CNN, TheBlaze, New York Post, The Resurgent, The Week, Conservative News Today, The Root, The Gateway Pundit, AOL and Daily Wire
Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Some parts of GOP health bill violate Senate rules — The Senate parliamentarian ruled Friday that some parts of the Senate health care bill do not comply with budget rules, meaning that if they're included in the bill, they'll need 60 votes to pass. (They won't get 60 votes.)