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8:45 AM ET, July 25, 2017

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Washington Post:
Trump leaves Sessions twisting in the wind while berating him publicly  —  President Trump and his advisers are privately discussing the possibility of replacing Attorney General Jeff Sessions, and some confidants are floating prospects who could take his place were he to resign or be fired, according to people familiar with the talks.
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CNN:
Rudy Giuliani: Jeff Sessions ‘made the right decision’ to recuse from Russia probe  —  (CNN)Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani on Monday swatted away a report that he is a contender to replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions, and said Sessions made the right decision to recuse himself from the Russia investigation.
Lesley Clark / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Trump messes with Sessions, and Senate Republicans are not pleased  —  President Donald Trump is getting a bitter Washington lesson when he messes with Jeff Sessions - you don't pick a fight with one of the Senate's guys.  —  It's a lesson that could cost him politically in a Senate …
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Cruz being considered to replace Sessions: report  —  President Trump and his advisers are floating possible replacements for Attorney General Jeff Sessions  —  (R-Texas), The Washington Post reports.  —  Cruz and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) are reportedly among …
Discussion: The Week, RedState, Balloon Juice and Vox
Washington Post:
New communications director moves toward possible staff purge at White House … Anthony Scaramucci, the flashy financier President Trump hired to overhaul the White House communications operation, is exercising a broad mandate from the president and intends to follow through on threats …
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Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
The Note: Trump has sights set on belittling Sessions  —  WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY  — Is Jeff Sessions in danger of losing his job?  The president is continuing his public attacks against Sessions, tweeting this morning: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions has taken a VERY weak position …
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Trump shames Sessions amid shake-up speculation  —  President Donald Trump continued his public humiliation of his attorney general on Monday, and West Wing aides wondered whether other senior officials would exit the administration following a shake-up in the communications department.
Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump in phone call: “What would happen if I fired Sessions?”  —  President Trump, in one of his hallmark rituals, recently called a longtime political associate and asked out of the blue: “What would happen if I fired Sessions?”  — Trump has been openly undermining Attorney General Jeff Sessions …
Discussion: Business Insider and Raw Story
Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
Pressure on Trump grows as Kushner is questioned
Discussion: Politico
Eric W. Dolan / Raw Story:
CNN analyst rips Kushner's statement to shreds: He's going to solve the Middle East but can't fill out forms
Discussion: Common Dreams and CNN
Graham Lanktree / Newsweek:
REX TILLERSON DEBATES QUITTING AFTER ‘UNPROFESSIONAL’ TRUMP BASHES JEFF SESSIONS
Associated Press:
The Latest: McConnell calls for GOP dissenters to back bill  —  https://www.apnews.com/aa59b766a4294989 a62c922112580af7  —  Link copied!  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the ongoing effort by congressional Republicans to pass a health care bill (all times local):
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Wall Street Journal:
Can Republicans Govern?  —  Some Senators want to talk forever about health care.  Time for a vote.  —  Mitch McConnell is scheduling another showdown vote in the Senate—the third attempt—as early as Tuesday on a motion to proceed to debate on health reform.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trumpcare Is the Worst-Designed Social Policy in History  —  One of the most powerful indictments of the Republican health-care strategy is that, after its plan underwent large, involuntary revisions Friday evening, party leaders did not even pause.  In case you missed this news …
Discussion: The Atlantic
Dylan Scott / Vox:
John McCain to return to Senate for pivotal health care vote
Discussion: Politico and Axios
Sam Baker / Axios:
No one knows what the Senate's going to do. But it will do it today.
Discussion: Politico and Vox
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Boehner predicts Republicans will ‘never’ repeal and replace Obamacare  —  Former House speaker John A. Boehner, who has mostly avoided public commentary since leaving Congress two years ago, told a business gathering last week that Republicans are “not going to repeal and replace Obamacare” …
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William Sullivan / American Thinker:   For leading Republicans today, the answer is almost certainly yes.
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McCain returning to Senate in time for health vote  —  (R-Ariz.) will return to the Senate on Tuesday after being diagnosed with brain cancer, giving the GOP push to repeal and replace ObamaCare a boost of momentum.  —  “Senator McCain looks forward to returning to the United States Senate tomorrow …
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CNN:
John McCain to return to Senate Tuesday for health care vote
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and RedState
Kevin Dolak / ABC News:
John McCain set for Senate return on Tuesday following cancer diagnosis
Discussion: The Week and Associated Press
William D. Cohan / New York Times:
This Is Not the Mooch I Know  —  It's been a rough start for my friend Anthony Scaramucci as President Trump's surprise — and surprising — choice as the new White House communications director.  That's too bad, because I would like nothing better than for him to succeed wildly in his new job.
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CNN:
Videos suggest Russian government may be arming Taliban  — Two videos obtained by CNN suggest the Taliban have received improved weaponry supplied by the Russian government  — Russia's Foreign Ministry declined to comment but has previously called claims they are arming the Taliban “utterly false”
Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
A pro-Putin California congressman has been accused of violating US sanctions on Russia  —  A new complaint filed with the Treasury's Office of Foreign Asset Control alleges that California Rep. Dana Rohrabacher and his staff director, Paul Behrends, violated the Magnitsky Act when they tried …
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Boos for Obama as Trump speaks at Boy Scout jamboree  —  The crowd attending President Trump's Monday evening speech to the Boy Scouts of America's National Jamboree appeared to boo former President Barack Obama  —  at one point.  —  “By the way, just a question.  Did President Obama ever come to a jamboree?”
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Los Angeles Times:
Migrants trapped in sweltering truck in Texas were ‘lying on the floor like meat,’ driver says
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Health Affairs Blog:
Medicaid Expansion Reduced Unpaid Medical Debt And Increased Financial Satisfaction  —  As federal lawmakers continue to debate whether to repeal, and perhaps eventually replace, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), it is clear that Republican health care proposals would significantly scale …
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Sarah Kliff / Vox:
In 24 hours, the Senate will vote on a mystery health care bill
Discussion: Daily Kos and New York Magazine
 
 
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Alison R. Parker / Shareblue:
Trump rolls eyes at female reporter's questions, admonishes her to be “quiet”
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Wall Street Journal:
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Jason Chaffetz, who recently stepped down from the House …
Discussion: Mediaite and Hullabaloo
Rachel Roubein / The Hill:
Cornyn floats conference of House, Senate healthcare bills
Discussion: Political Wire
Juan Williams / The Hill:
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Matthew Sheffield / Salon:
Alt-right activists say Trump and Bannon are giving them “space to destroy” by keeping FBI away
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
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Discussion: Balloon Juice and Mother Jones
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Trump Needs To Be Smart About How He Fires Mueller
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