memeorandum: Republicans are in full control of government — but losing control of their party (Sean Sullivan/Washington Post)

8:00 AM ET, July 24, 2017

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Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:

Anthony Scaramucci On Hot Mic: I Called On CNN To Send A Message To Jeff Zucker — “I have to call on CNN and send a message to Zucker that we are back in business,” Scaramucci said on a hot mic Sunday in between morning show appearances. — Anthony Scaramucci is already working to smooth …

Discussion: Raw Story, more at Mediagazer »

Jonathan Swan / Axios:

Trump wishes Reince would take the hint — A much-discussed question at the top of the White House: just what magnitude of indignity would it take for Chief of Staff Reince Priebus to resign? — President Trump knew that appointing Anthony Scaramucci as communications director would humiliate Reince, who fought hard against it.

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Political Wire

John King / CNN:

A chill emanating from the White House reaches State Department — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)Talk of a potential “Rexit” at Foggy Bottom, new tests for President Trump on immigration, tax reform and media relations and a big challenge for the nation's oldest civil rights organization …

Tara Palmeri / Politico:

Priebus sidelined as Washington outsiders' power grows — Reince Priebus took the punishing job of President Donald Trump's chief of staff with the idea that he would stick it out for at least one year. — Six months in, with one of his top allies in the West Wing — press secretary Sean Spicer …

Fox News:
Scaramucci vows to take ‘drastic action’ to stop White House leaks

Discussion: The Last Tradition

Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Anthony Scaramucci, New Communications Chief, Woos Trump on TV

Discussion: The Week

Josh Dawsey / Politico:
GOP despairs at inability to deliver

Discussion: Political Wire

Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Scaramucci promises ‘dramatic action’ to stop White House leaks

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CNN:
STATE OF THE UNION

Discussion: Daily Wire and Althouse

CBS News:
Transcript: Anthony Scaramucci on “Face the Nation,” July 23, 2017

Discussion: American Prospect

David Edwards / Raw Story:
Scaramucci makes liar out of Trump lawyer: I talked pardons ‘in the Oval Office with the president last week’

Discussion: Fox News, New York Magazine and RedState

CNN:

READ: Jared Kushner's statement on Russia to congressional committees — Bolding below included as submitted in statement — STATEMENT OF JARED C. KUSHNER TO CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES — I am voluntarily providing this statement, submitting documents, and sitting for interviews in order …

Discussion: Business Insider and Mediaite

CNN:

Kushner: No additional contacts with Russians — (CNN)Jared Kushner, the President's son-in-law and senior adviser, said in a statement Monday to the Senate and House intelligence committees that he had no additional contacts with individuals who were or may have been Russian government representatives …

Discussion: Business Insider, The Week and Raw Story

New York Times:

‘I Did Not Collude,’ Kushner Says in Prepared Remarks to Senators — WASHINGTON — President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, said on Monday that he had been unaware that a June 2016 meeting he attended at Trump Tower was set up in hopes that a Russian lawyer would provide the Trump campaign …

Discussion: Mediaite and Political Wire

Associated Press:

The Latest: Kushner denies any improper contacts with Russia — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the Russia investigations (all times local): — The son-in-law of President Donald Trump says a June 2016 meeting with a Russian-American lawyer was such a “waste of time” …

Discussion: ABC News

Annie Karni / Politico:
Kushner defends himself ahead of Senate intel meeting: ‘I did not collude’

Discussion: ABC News and The Resurgent

Mike Allen / Axios:
Jared Kushner tells Congress: “I did not collude”

Discussion: ABC News

Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Kushner to face intel committee on Monday behind closed doors

Discussion: Raw Story, CNN, Power Line, Business Insider, Vox, NBC News and Washington Free Beacon

Associated Press:

Democrats attempt rebranding with populist new agenda — Democratic leaders believe they lost to President Donald Trump partly because voters don't know what the party stands for. So they're trying to rebrand themselves with a new slogan and a populist new agenda as they look ahead to the 2018 midterms.

Discussion: Politico, ABC News and Axios

The Daily Beast:

Schumer Rips Hillary: Don't Blame Comey or Russia, ‘Blame Yourself’ — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer ripped his former colleague, Hillary Clinton, over her election loss to President Donald Trump and her subsequent efforts to explain why she lost. “When you lose to somebody …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Politico and Washington Post

Chuck Schumer / New York Times:
A Better Deal for American Workers

Discussion: Washington Post

Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:

Joe and Mika (and Donald): A Beltway Love Story — Joe, Mika, and their star-crossed relationship with the president. — It was Joe Scarborough's 53rd birthday, April 9, 2016, and his youngest child, an 8-year-old boy named Jack, was trying to tell him something. “Dad, look at the birthday cake,” he said.

Discussion: Raw Story

Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:

Republicans are in full control of government — but losing control of their party — Six months after seizing complete control of the federal government, the Republican Party stands divided as ever — plunged into a messy war among its factions that has escalated in recent weeks to crisis levels.

Discussion: Balloon Juice

Wall Street Journal:
Senate Republicans Unsure of What Health-Care Measure They Will Vote On

Discussion: The Week and Political Wire

Rosie Gray / The Atlantic:

The Man McMaster Couldn't Fire — Just 24 days into his tenure as Donald Trump's national-security adviser, Michael Flynn was forced to resign, having reportedly misled Vice President Mike Pence about his contacts with Russian officials. When Flynn departed, the men and women he'd appointed …

David E. Sanger / New York Times:

For Trump and Putin, Sanctions Are a Setback Both Sought to Avoid — WASHINGTON — Throughout 2016, both Donald J. Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin complained that American-led sanctions against Russia were the biggest irritant in the plummeting relations between the two superpowers.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo

Greg P. / twitchy.com:

IT'S HAPPENING! New poll has Kid Rock up by 4 over Debbie Stabenow — He's going to win: — New MI-Sen poll: Kid Rock 30%, Debbie Stabenow 26%, undecided 44%http://politicalwire.com/ ... — Taegan Goddard (@politicalwire) July 23, 2017 — The poll was conducted by Delphi Analytica from July 14-18 of 668 Michigan residents:

Discussion: Politico