Top Items:
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.
RELATED:
Washington Post:
Trump names Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly as White House chief of staff, ousting Reince Priebus … President Trump ousted White House chief of staff Reince Priebus and replaced him with Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly on Friday, a major shake-up designed to bring order …
Discussion:
The Hill, USA Today, Politicus USA, The Atlantic, The Guardian, IJR, Military.com, New York Magazine, The Gateway Pundit, New York Times, Raw Story, TheStreet, The Daily Signal, Talking Points Memo, Business Insider, Weekly Standard, VICE News, TalkLeft, The Federalist, Mashable, Pacific Standard, Washington Free Beacon, Refinery29, Splinter, Above the Law, MyNewsLA.com, Mediaite and Daily Kos, more at Mediagazer »
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
The Memo: GOP in shock over White House drama — Republicans are in shock this weekend as the chaos around the Trump White House reaches a new intensity. — Recent days have brought a deluge of drama. — Embattled chief of staff Reince Priebus was ousted, in news that broke late Friday afternoon.
Discussion:
Raw Story
Andrew deGrandpre / Washington Post:
John Kelly, Trump's new chief of staff, 'won't suffer idiots and fools' — Twelve days after Donald Trump's election victory, the president-elect asked John Kelly to meet with him at the stately Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., to discuss the roles of secretaries of State and Homeland Security.
Discussion:
Politicus USA
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Trump unhappy with Priebus for not ‘returning fire’ at Scaramucci: report
Trump unhappy with Priebus for not ‘returning fire’ at Scaramucci: report
Discussion:
RedState and Power Line
New York Times:
Reince Priebus Is Ousted Amid Stormy Days for White House
Reince Priebus Is Ousted Amid Stormy Days for White House
Discussion:
Hot Air, ABC News, Business Insider, Washington Post, IJR, CANNONFIRE, Conservative News Today, The Gateway Pundit, Daily Wire, MyNewsLA.com, ThinkProgress, France 24, Mashable, Washington Times, KQED News, Deadline, CBS New York, CBS Philly, Raw Story, TheBlaze, CBS Los Angeles, CBS Pittsburgh, CBS Dallas, Balloon Juice, KTLA, Fox 59, WCMH-TV, FOX40, New York's PIX11, NPR, The Atlantic, myfox8.com, twitchy.com, Washington Free Beacon, Sputnik International, The Week, Little Green Footballs, Mediaite, Fox News Insider, NBC News, TVNewser, WWAY-TV, NTK Network, Shareblue, LGBTQ Nation, Mother Jones, Talking Points Memo, Common Dreams, Naked Politics, Refinery29, bradford-delong.com, CNN, Reuters, NewsBusters, VICE News, Hullabaloo, Salon, New York Post and The Hill, more at Mediagazer »
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Priebus wasn't acting today like someone who resigned yesterday
Priebus wasn't acting today like someone who resigned yesterday
Discussion:
Washington Free Beacon
John Bowden / The Hill:
Sessions: Officials holding briefing next week on intel leaks
Sessions: Officials holding briefing next week on intel leaks
Discussion:
The Daily Caller
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Names Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly as New Chief of Staff
Trump Names Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly as New Chief of Staff
Discussion:
CNBC, Geller Report and The Gateway Pundit
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
Discussion:
MyNewsLA.com, Mediaite and Daily Kos
Matt Richardson / Fox News:
Reince Priebus said he's ‘Team Trump all the time’
Reince Priebus said he's ‘Team Trump all the time’
Discussion:
Breitbart, CNN, New York Post, FOX6Now.com, Vox, The Guardian, New York Times, Alabama Today, ABC News, The Daily Caller and The Gateway Pundit
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Priebus out as chief of staff, Trump names Kelly as replacement
Priebus out as chief of staff, Trump names Kelly as replacement
Discussion:
Fox News, Washington Free Beacon, The Nation, Associated Press, Daily Wire, IJR and NPR
Daniella Diaz / CNN:
Reince Priebus: Trump ‘wanted to go a different direction’
Reince Priebus: Trump ‘wanted to go a different direction’
Discussion:
Fox News, Patterico's Pontifications, twitchy.com, Business Insider and Political Wire
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
Discussion:
AOL, TheBlaze, FOX6Now.com, Mashable, TheStreet, Deadline, The Nation, IJR, twitchy.com and ImmigrationProf Blog
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
Discussion:
CNN and Political Wire
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
Discussion:
Axios, FiveThirtyEight, ABC News and neo-neocon
Vicky Ward / HuffPost:
Here's The Real Reason Anthony Scaramucci Hates Reince Priebus
Here's The Real Reason Anthony Scaramucci Hates Reince Priebus
Discussion:
New York Times, Politico, BarbWire.com, New Yorker, Washington Post, The Resurgent, USA Today and Vox
Peter Suderman / Hit & Run:
On Obamacare, Republicans Achieved Nothing — In the end, on Obamacare, Republicans accomplished nothing. — Not repeal. Not replace. Not even “skinny repeal”—the hastily constructed package eliminating a handful of discrete provisions from Obamacare that the Senate drafted, debated, and voted on last night.
Discussion:
CNBC
RELATED:
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, The Atlantic and Washington Post
Avik Roy / National Review:
For Conservatives, Health-Care Reform Is Not Optional
For Conservatives, Health-Care Reform Is Not Optional
Discussion:
bradford-delong.com and CNBC
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Debbie Wasserman Schultz and the Pakistani IT Scammers — There's more than bank fraud going on here. — In Washington, it's never about what they tell you it's about. So take this to the bank: The case of Imran Awan, Debbie Wasserman Schultz's mysterious Pakistani IT guy, is not about bank fraud.
Discussion:
Red Alert Politics, New York Times and Instapundit
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 …
Discussion:
Task & Purpose, BBC, Reuters, New York Times, Gizmodo, CNN, Sputnik International, The Atlantic, The Daily Caller, RT, RedState, Politico, Outside the Beltway, The Diplomat and VICE News
Wayne Washington / Palm Beach Post:
‘Trump Divorce’ cited in split between ex-NFL cheerleader and Florida state attorney — A former NFL cheerleader's split from her state attorney husband is described as the “Trump Divorce,” according to an unusual press release from the woman's PR firm. — The release notes that Dave Aronberg …
Discussion:
IJR
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 …
Discussion:
Lawyers, Guns & Money and Talking Points Memo
The White House:
Remarks by President Trump to Law Enforcement Officials on MS-13 — THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you very much. This is certainly being home for me. I spent a lot of time right here. I was in Queens, so I'd come here, and this was like the luxury location for me. And I love it.
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo
RELATED:
Dara Lind / Vox:
Trump just delivered the most chilling speech of his presidency
Trump just delivered the most chilling speech of his presidency
Discussion:
Washington Post and Axios
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Federal Court: Public Officials Cannot Block Social Media Users Because of Their Criticism — Does the First Amendment bar public officials from blocking people on social media because of their viewpoint? — Mark Joseph Stern is a writer for Slate. He covers the law and LGBTQ issues.
Discussion:
Above the Law and New York Magazine
Grant Stern / The Stern Facts:
Trump Jr. Now Tied to Mexican Drug Cartel's Money Laundering Bankers — Baltic International Bank confirmed that Donald Trump Jr. collaborated with them one time in 2012. — But they denied any transactions showing their bank laundering money in a written statement last month. — Their denial is a lie.
Discussion:
CANNONFIRE
Natalie O'Neill / New York Post:
‘Sharknado’ creator: Epic fishy storm could actually happen — SEE ALSO — Climate change bites! — A “Sharkicane” — a terrifying twist on the meteorological havoc wrought in the cult flick “Sharknado” — is more likely than ever to strike Earth, the movie's creator jawed to The Post.
Discussion:
Pirate's Cove
Robin Eberhardt / The Hill:
Poll: Majority of Americans opposes Trump's transgender military ban — A majority of Americans thinks that transgender people should be allowed to serve in the military, according to a Reuters poll released Friday. — The poll found that 58 percent of adults think transgender people …
Discussion:
Reuters and Hullabaloo
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 …
Discussion:
The Gateway Pundit, Daily Wire and CBS New York