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11:45 PM ET, July 28, 2017

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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 …
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.
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.
Discussion: RedState and Power Line
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 …
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 …
Vicky Ward / HuffPost:
Here's The Real Reason Anthony Scaramucci Hates Reince Priebus
Discussion: Politico, Washington Post and Vox
Washington Post:
Trump names Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly as White House chief of staff, ousting Reince Priebus
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
‘Deidre is not a fan of Trump’: Scaramucci's wife reportedly files for divorce over his ‘naked political ambition’
Discussion: IJR
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
With Priebus out, Trump moves still further away from the Republican establishment
Discussion: CNN
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Priebus out as chief of staff, Gen. John Kelly to replace him
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 …
Discussion: Liberal Values and The Atlantic
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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
Discussion: bradford-delong.com and CNBC
John Amato / Latest from Crooks and Liars:   Rep. Gohmert: I Prayed For McCain, Cancer 'Doesn't Give Him Right To Make People Suffer'
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Taking Stock Of Trumpcare's Epic Collapse
Discussion: bradford-delong.com
Alexia Fernández Campbell / Vox:
What McCain did was hard. What Murkowski and Collins did was much harder.
Gary Martin / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Obamacare repeal bill dies in Senate; McCain votes ‘no’
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.
Discussion: IJR, more at Mediagazer »
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 …
Discussion: Washington Post and Axios
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Dan Lieberman / CNN:
MS-13 members: Trump makes the gang stronger
Associated Press:
Trump appears to advocate rough police treatment of suspects
Discussion: Chicagoist
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.
Discussion: alicublog
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 …
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.
Sally Q. Yates / New York Times:
Sally Yates: Protect the Justice Department From President Trump  —  The spectacle of President Trump's now daily efforts to humiliate the attorney general into resigning has transfixed the country.  But while we are busy staring at the wreckage of Attorney General Jeff Sessions' relationship …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:   Justice Department briefing at White House fuels ethics worries
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 …
Discussion: JustOneMinute
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 …
Discussion: Political Wire
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 …
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 …
 
 
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Damon Linker / The Week:
What happened? What happened?! You blew it, Hillary.
Gretchen Morgenson / New York Times:
Wells Fargo Forced Unwanted Auto Insurance on Borrowers
Discussion: Washington Post and The Atlantic
Josh Levin / Slate:
Donald Trump Just Stole Jerry Seinfeld's Old Bit About Police Brutality
Mary Finlay / The Guardian:
Experience: my dog underwent gender reassignment surgery
Discussion: IJR and The Daily Caller
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Democrats want to know who's behind Trump dossier
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and RedState
John Leland / New York Times:
The Rise and Fall of Liz Smith, Celebrity Accomplice
Discussion: Jezebel
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Guarding Trump's Mar-a-Lago club by air and sea has cost taxpayers $6.6 million
Discussion: The Hill
 Earlier Items: 
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
Choire Sicha wins Times Styles Section Bake-Off
Susan Ferrechio / Washington Examiner:
Mark Meadows: New healthcare bill is coming ‘that can get to 51’
Discussion: Axios, Vox, STAT and TheBlaze
Monica Hesse / Washington Post:
Did a 9-year-old called ‘Pickle’ really write that letter to Trump? Yep, he's real.
USA Today:
Russia probe could reveal Trump's closest-held secrets