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2:45 PM ET, July 29, 2017

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

Discussion: The Week

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: Political Wire, neo-neocon, Politico, The Week, Business Insider and The Gateway Pundit, more at Mediagazer »

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: New York Post, New York Magazine, Mediaite, The Guardian, RedState, Business Insider, No More Mister Nice Blog, Raw Story, Politicus USA, Mashable, Washington Post, Political Wire and TalkLeft

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

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

Wall Street Journal:

Priebus Wasn't the Problem — Trump names a new chief of staff but will he listen to John Kelly? — FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump congratulates White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus during a swearing in ceremony for senior staff at the White House in Washington, U.S. January 22, 2017.

Discussion: Hullabaloo

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.

Paul Bond / Hollywood Reporter:

Anthony Scaramucci Executive Producing HBO Movie While in White House — The communications director for Donald Trump's White House will have a credit on a movie about disgraced football coach Joe Paterno starring Al Pacino. — Anthony Scaramucci seems plenty busy with his duties …

Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite, Page Six and AOL

Sam Levine / HuffPost:

Trump Was Reportedly Upset Reince Priebus Didn't Fight Back Against Anthony Scaramucci — Scaramucci humiliated Priebus in a series of interviews. — President Donald Trump was unhappy with Reince Priebus' decision not to fight back against White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci …

Discussion: IJR

Associated Press: Trump's six-month stall sparks a White House shake-up

New York Times:
John Kelly, New Chief of Staff, Is Seen as Beacon of Discipline

Discussion: TheBlaze, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, New York Post, IJR, AOL, Daily Kos, FOX6Now.com, Outside the Beltway, Fox News, The Nation, ABC News, Slate and Daily Wire

Wall Street Journal:
Trump Names Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly as New Chief of Staff

Discussion: Axios, Vox, The Hill, Geller Report, CNBC, Washington Post and The Gateway Pundit

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

Discussion: Power Line and RedState

John Bowden / The Hill:
Sessions: Officials holding briefing next week on intel leaks

Discussion: The Daily Caller

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

Discussion: CNN and New York Magazine

Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:

What Is “Good Trolling?” — I first met Stephen Miller on Twitter in the relatively gentle days of 2012, when he called me a “ridiculous hack” in the course of criticizing our coverage of Mitt Romney. — Miller, who writes under the name @redsteeze and isn't to be confused …

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 and New York Times

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

Sara A. Carter / circa.com:

FBI lawyer allegedly under investigation for purportedly leaking about Yahoo, Inc. program — The FBI's top lawyer is allegedly under investigation for purportedly leaking classified material featured in a Reuters report last year that disclosed a top-secret U.S. surveillance program built by Yahoo Inc …

Discussion: Power Line

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

Neil MacFarquhar / New York Times:

Russia's Villages, and Their Way of Life, Are ‘Melting Away’ — BARUTA, Russia — With its winding dirt lanes framed by lilacs, quaint wooden houses and graceful onion-domed church, the tiny farming hamlet of Baruta was once a veritable postcard of Russian bucolic bliss. — No longer.

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

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.

Discussion: bradford-delong.com and CNBC

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

Discussion: CNBC

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

Samantha Matsumoto / Oregonian:

Federal immigration agency lodged detainer on man accused of NE Portland attacks — Federal immigration agents lodged a detainer in December 2016 against the man accused of attacking two women in Northeast Portland this week, officials said. — Sergio Jose MartinezMCSO

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Pirate's Cove and The First Street Journal

IACP Blog:

Statement from the International Association of Chiefs of Police on Police Use of Force — Managing use of force is one of the most difficult challenges faced by law enforcement agencies. The ability of law enforcement officers to enforce the law, protect the public, and guard their own safety …

Discussion: IJR and The Daily Caller