memeorandum: Reince's final humiliation (Mike Allen/Axios)

12:20 PM ET, July 29, 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.

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.

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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

Brandon Carter / The Hill:

Trump once summoned Priebus to kill a fly in Oval Office: report — President Trump reportedly once summoned former White House chief of staff Reince Priebus to kill a fly in the Oval Office during a meeting, according to a Friday report. — A source told The Washington Post that once during …

Discussion: RedState, Washington Post, Political Wire and New York Magazine

Wall Street Journal:

Priebus Wasn't the Problem — Trump names a new chief of staff but will he listen to John Kelly?

Discussion: Political Wire

Mike Allen / Axios:

Reince's final humiliation — White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus told me last weekend that the arrival of Anthony Scaramucci would mean “a fresh start” for the West Wing. This wasn't what he had in mind. — Landing in the rain at Andrews Air Force Base, Trump tweeted that his new chief …

Discussion: Politico, ABC News, FiveThirtyEight and neo-neocon

Associated Press:

Trump's six-month stall sparks a White House shake-up — https://apnews.com/59ee25f98f704db3bb8a 072279ca575a — Link copied! — WASHINGTON (AP) — Six months into his presidency, Donald Trump is saddled with a stalled agenda, a West Wing that resembles a viper's nest …

Fox News:

If Kelly and Trump can become a real team, it will be a game changer — I first met then-Lt. Col. John Kelly when he was the Marine Corps liaison to the House of Representatives, and I was speaker of the House. We traveled together on a number of overseas trips.

Washington Post:
Trump names Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly as White House chief of staff, ousting Reince Priebus

Matt Richardson / Fox News:
Reince Priebus said he's ‘Team Trump all the time’

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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Trump unhappy with Priebus for not ‘returning fire’ at Scaramucci: report

Discussion: Power Line and RedState

Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Priebus wasn't acting today like someone who resigned yesterday

Discussion: ABC News and Washington Free Beacon

John Bowden / The Hill:
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

Discussion: CNBC, Geller Report, Vox and The Gateway Pundit

New York Times:
Reince Priebus Is Ousted Amid Stormy Days for White House

Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
With Priebus out, Trump moves still further away from the Republican establishment

Discussion: CNN

Daniella Diaz / CNN:
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

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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 …

Discussion: Liberal Values, The Atlantic and Washington Post

Avik Roy / National Review:
For Conservatives, Health-Care Reform Is Not Optional

Discussion: bradford-delong.com and CNBC

Peter Suderman / Hit & Run:
On Obamacare, Republicans Achieved Nothing

Discussion: CNBC

Michael Grunwald / Politico:
McConnell's Strange Achievement

Discussion: Media Matters for America

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

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: John Hawkins' Right Wing News and 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

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: New York Times, KTLA, The Daily Caller, BBC, Reuters, Task & Purpose, Gizmodo, CNN, Sputnik International, The Atlantic, RT, RedState, Politico, Outside the Beltway, VICE News and The Diplomat

George F. Will / Washington Post:

Trump is something the nation did not know it needed — Looking, as prudent people are disinclined to do, on the bright side, there are a few vagrant reasons for cheerfulness, beginning with this: Summer love is sprouting like dandelions. To the list of history's sublime romances …

Joe Concha / The Hill:

Fox News host floats Sessions to replace Kelly at Homeland Security — Fox News co-host Dana Perino on Friday night suggested former Homeland Security head John Kelly was named new White House chief of staff to clear a path for President Trump to remove Attorney General Jeff Sessions

Discussion: RedState