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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Anthony Scaramucci's wife files for divorce — MORE FROM: … Anthony Scaramucci, the White House's potty-mouthed new communications director, has been dumped by his beautiful blond wife because of his “naked political ambition,” multiple sources exclusively tell Page Six.
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New York Times:
Reince Priebus Is Ousted Amid Stormy Days for White House — WASHINGTON — Reince Priebus, the White House chief of staff who failed to impose order on a chaos-racked West Wing, was pushed out on Friday after a stormy six-month tenure, and President Trump replaced him with John F. Kelly …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Names Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly as New Chief of Staff — Kelly to replace former Chief of Staff Reince Priebus — WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump said Friday that he has replaced his chief of staff Reince Priebus with Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, a retired Marine Corps general.
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Washington Post:
Trump names Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly as White House chief of staff, ousting Reince Priebus … President Trump on Friday ousted his White House chief of staff Reince Priebus and named his homeland security secretary, retired Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly, to replace him in a major shake …
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Trump unhappy with Priebus for not ‘returning fire’ at Scaramucci: report — President Trump was reportedly unhappy with former chief of staff Reince Priebus for not “returning fire” at White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci following an explosive interview with the New Yorker this week.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Priebus wasn't acting today like someone who resigned yesterday — Reince Priebus told CNN he resigned on Thursday. If that's true, today he sure wasn't acting like someone who had quit, according to sources with direct knowledge. — Priebus was seeing subtle assurances from colleagues about his future …
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Vicky Ward / HuffPost:
Here's The Real Reason Anthony Scaramucci Hates Reince Priebus
Here's The Real Reason Anthony Scaramucci Hates Reince Priebus
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Matt Richardson / Fox News:
Reince Priebus said he's ‘Team Trump all the time’
Reince Priebus said he's ‘Team Trump all the time’
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
‘Deidre is not a fan of Trump’: Scaramucci's wife reportedly files for divorce over his ‘naked political ambition’
‘Deidre is not a fan of Trump’: Scaramucci's wife reportedly files for divorce over his ‘naked political ambition’
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Washington Post:
Trump names Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly as White House chief of staff, ousting Reince Priebus
Trump names Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly as White House chief of staff, ousting Reince Priebus
Erin Gloria Ryan / The Daily Beast:
Anthony Scaramucci's Self-Help Books Are All Self and No Help
Anthony Scaramucci's Self-Help Books Are All Self and No Help
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Daniella Diaz / CNN:
Reince Priebus: Trump ‘wanted to go a different direction’
Reince Priebus: Trump ‘wanted to go a different direction’
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CNN:
Reince Priebus out, John Kelly in as White House chief of staff
Reince Priebus out, John Kelly in as White House chief of staff
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
With Priebus out, Trump moves still further away from the Republican establishment
With Priebus out, Trump moves still further away from the Republican establishment
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Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Why Anthony Scaramucci's Rant Probably Ticked Off the FBI
Why Anthony Scaramucci's Rant Probably Ticked Off the FBI
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Priebus out as chief of staff, Gen. John Kelly to replace him
Priebus out as chief of staff, Gen. John Kelly to replace him
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump “loved” Scaramucci's quotes — but he hates being upstaged
Trump “loved” Scaramucci's quotes — but he hates being upstaged
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David Mack / BuzzFeed:
Watch The Shocking Moment John McCain Killed The Republican Health Care Bill — There is so much going on in this clip. I can't stop watching. — While you were sleeping, Senate Republicans held a late-night vote to try to pass their last-ditch effort to repeal Obamacare …
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Michael Grunwald / Politico:
McConnell's Strange Achievement — For obvious reasons, the big story out of the failed Republican effort to repeal Obamacare was the surprise tie-breaking vote cast by Senator John McCain. For political drama, it's hard to beat a cancer-stricken war hero defying his party to save …
Avik Roy / National Review:
For Conservatives, Health-Care Reform Is Not Optional
For Conservatives, Health-Care Reform Is Not Optional
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Josh Barro / Business Insider:
John McCain saved Republicans from themselves
John McCain saved Republicans from themselves
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Taking Stock Of Trumpcare's Epic Collapse
Taking Stock Of Trumpcare's Epic Collapse
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Alexia Fernández Campbell / Vox:
What McCain did was hard. What Murkowski and Collins did was much harder.
What McCain did was hard. What Murkowski and Collins did was much harder.
BuzzFeed:
Part Four: The Secrets Of The Spy In The Bag — Vladimir Putin's former media czar was murdered in Washington, DC on the eve of a planned meeting with the U.S. Justice Department, according to two FBI agents whose assertions cast new doubts on the US government's official explanation of his death.
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Dara Lind / Vox:
Trump just delivered the most chilling speech of his presidency — The president of the United States is explicitly encouraging police violence. — In a speech to law enforcement officials in Long Island on Friday, the president of the United States delivered a clear and chilling message …
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Dan Lieberman / CNN:
MS-13 members: Trump makes the gang stronger
MS-13 members: Trump makes the gang stronger
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Associated Press:
Trump appears to advocate rough police treatment of suspects
Trump appears to advocate rough police treatment of suspects
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
On Long Island, Trump highlights violence from MS-13 gang to push Congress on immigration
On Long Island, Trump highlights violence from MS-13 gang to push Congress on immigration
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Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Is Woody Allen Without the Humor — Half his tweets show utter weakness. They are plaintive, shrill little cries, usually just after dawn. — The president's primary problem as a leader is not that he is impetuous, brash or naive. It's not that he is inexperienced, crude, an outsider.
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David Wright / All Things Nuclear:
North Korean ICBM Appears Able to Reach Major US Cities — Based on current information, today's missile test by North Korea could easily reach the US West Coast, and a number of major US cities. — Reports say that North Korea again launched its missile on a very highly lofted trajectory …
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John Delaney / Washington Post:
Why I'm running for president — John Delaney, a Democrat, represents Maryland's 6th Congressional District in the House. — The American people are far greater than the sum of our political parties. It is time for us to rise above our broken politics and renew the spirit that enabled us to achieve the seemingly impossible.
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Daniel Hoffman / New York Times:
The Russians Were Involved. But It Wasn't About Collusion. — Russians are fond of a proverb, “besplatniy sir biyvaet tol'ko v mishelovke”: “Free cheese can be found only in a mousetrap.” — Having long considered the United States its main enemy, the Kremlin deploys a full quiver …
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Wall Street Journal:
P&G Cuts More Than $100 Million in ‘Largely Ineffective’ Digital Ads — Consumer product giant steers clear of ‘bot’ traffic and objectionable content — Procter & Gamble Co. PG -.52% said that its move to cut more than $100 million in digital marketing spend in the June quarter …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
House Republicans despair after health care collapse — Speaker Paul Ryan had none of his Eagle Scout-like optimism. — At a closed-door conference meeting with House Republicans hours after Sen. John McCain scuttled perhaps the last best hope of repealing Obamacare, Ryan read an excerpt from …
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Donald Trump Endorses Police Brutality In Speech To Cops — The president said law enforcement officers shouldn't protect suspects' heads when putting them into police cars. — WASHINGTON President Donald Trump received applause on Friday when he endorsed police brutality while delivering …
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Mary Finlay / The Guardian:
Experience: my dog underwent gender reassignment surgery — It was only when she started taking walks outside that we noticed unusual behaviour — he death of our collie Bonnie in 2006 hit my husband Frank and me so hard that it was almost a decade before we considered taking on another dog.
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Democrats want to know who's behind Trump dossier — There's been a stark partisan divide over the Trump dossier — the collection of “salacious and unverified” allegations about Donald Trump (the words are former FBI Director James Comey's) that was reportedly gathered by Trump's opponents …
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Ed Rogers / Washington Post:
The quest to prove collusion is crumbling
The quest to prove collusion is crumbling
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