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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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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 …
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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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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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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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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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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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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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 …
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Avik Roy / National Review:
For Conservatives, Health-Care Reform Is Not Optional — The proximate reason, of course, for the failure of the GOP effort to repeal and replace Obamacare is that moderate Republican senators voted against it: in the most recent instance, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and John McCain.
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Leigh Ann Caldwell / NBC News:
Obamacare Repeal Fails: Three GOP Senators Rebel in 49-51 Vote
Obamacare Repeal Fails: Three GOP Senators Rebel in 49-51 Vote
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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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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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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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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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Ed Rogers / Washington Post:
The quest to prove collusion is crumbling — While everyone is fixated on President Trump's unbecoming and inexplicable assault on Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the media has been trying to sneak away from the “Russian collusion” story. That's right. For all the breathless hype …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Democrats want to know who's behind Trump dossier
Democrats want to know who's behind Trump dossier
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New York Times:
Behind Legislative Collapse: An Angry Vow Fizzles for Lack of a Viable Plan — WASHINGTON — The closing argument was a curious one: Vote yes, Republican leaders told the holdouts in their conference. We promise it will never become law. — After seven years of railing against the evils …
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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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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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New York Post:
Couple caught in ‘financial spiral’ jump to their deaths — A couple jumped to their death in Murray Hill early Friday. — Seth Gottfried — A broke Manhattan chiropractor and his wife jumped to their deaths from an office building Friday — leaving suicide notes describing how they …
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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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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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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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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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