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Philip Shenon / Politico:
McCain Once Almost Left the GOP. What About Now? — In the long, tumultuous political career of Senator John McCain, it would have been remembered as a turning point. It was only rumored at the time. But the Arizona senator nearly bolted from the Republican Party in 2001.
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Erica Martinson / Alaska Dispatch News:
Murkowski faces tough prospect of bipartisan, process-focused health care reform — WASHINGTON — When Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski returns to Congress on Monday, she'll face a likely daunting proposition of starting anew on health care and trying to make actual progress on bipartisan legislation.
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The Nevada Independent, Politico, Emily Kwong, NBC News, Business Insider and Raw Story
Rachael Bade / Politico:
As Trump steams, Senate Republicans consider new repeal effort — Senate Republicans' party-line attempts to repeal Obamacare aren't dead just yet — at least not if President Donald Trump has anything to say about it. — Trump, increasingly impatient with the long-stalled repeal effort …
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The Nevada Independent, New York Magazine and Politicus USA
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Tries to Regroup as the West Wing Battles Itself — WASHINGTON — President Trump enters a new phase of his presidency on Monday with a new chief of staff but an old set of challenges as he seeks to get back on course after enduring one of the worst weeks that any modern occupant …
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CANNONFIRE, Taylor Marsh, Political Wire, Daily Kos and AOL
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump enlists Kelly to enforce order, but can the ‘zoo’ be tamed? — President Trump is trying to take command of his floundering administration by enlisting a retired four-star Marine general as his White House chief of staff, empowering a no-nonsense disciplinarian to transform …
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Who will replace Kelly at Homeland Security?
Who will replace Kelly at Homeland Security?
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Washington Examiner, ABC News, BuzzFeed, RedState, Breitbart, Business Insider, AOL, Fox News, New York Times and Washington Post
Wall Street Journal:
Priebus Wasn't the Problem — Trump names a new chief of staff …
Priebus Wasn't the Problem — Trump names a new chief of staff …
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Dana Schuster / Page Six:
Scaramucci's fed-up wife left him while nine months pregnant — Anthony Scaramucci's wife demanded a divorce three weeks ago, while she was nine months pregnant, sources told The Post. — Deidre Scaramucci, 38, fed up with her three-year marriage to the new White House communication director …
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Mediaite, TheBlaze, Political Wire and USA Today
Washington Examiner:
A succession of Republican failures on healthcare — What happened early Friday morning, with the collapse of Republican efforts to pass Obamacare reform legislation in the Senate wasn't mostly a story of Sen. John McCain, the maverick. Nor was it a failure of vote whipping or presidential rallying this summer.
Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Biden lobbied McCain on healthcare vote: report — (R-Ariz.) ahead of Friday's vote on Senate Republicans' healthcare bill, asking that he oppose the legislation. — According to a report by The Washington Post, McCain was called by both Biden and former Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) …
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Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
Jeff Sessions: This Time, It's Personal — Trump's willful misunderstanding of the obligations of an Attorney General reflects a larger flaw in his Presidency and in his character. — The Attorney General of the United States supervises all federal prosecutors, and one of the rituals …
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Fox News host floats Sessions to replace Kelly at Homeland Security
Fox News host floats Sessions to replace Kelly at Homeland Security
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Cleve R. Wootson Jr / Washington Post:
U.S. police chiefs blast Trump for endorsing ‘police brutality’ — Police leaders across the country moved quickly to distance themselves from — or to outright condemn — President Trump's statements about “roughing up” people who've been arrested. — The swift public denunciations came …
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New York Times, Business Insider, ABC News, Talking Points Memo, Gothamist and The Week
David Nather / Axios:
Trump may end health subsidy for members of Congress — The other part of President Trump's tweet this morning that will get a lot of attention from members of Congress: he hinted he might overturn an Obama-era rule that allows members of Congress and their staffers to get subsidies …
Jon Russell / TechCrunch:
Apple removes VPN apps from the App Store in China — The Chinese government's crackdown on the internet continues with the news that Apple has removed all major VPN apps, which help internet users overcome the country's censorship system, from the App Store in China.
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Apple removes VPN Apps from China App Store
Apple removes VPN Apps from China App Store
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NPR, The Verge, Mashable, Instapundit, New York Times and Clayton Cramer
Matthew Rozsa / Salon:
Democrats move to revoke Jared Kushner's security clearance — New bill would authorize FBI Director to revoke Jared Kushner's security clearance — If Rep. Don Beyer of Virginia and 20 of his fellow Democrats have their way, the Director of the FBI will have the authority to revoke …
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