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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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Wall Street Journal:
Priebus Wasn't the Problem — Trump names a new chief of staff but will he listen to John Kelly?
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.
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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.
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Andrew deGrandpre / Washington Post:
John Kelly, Trump's new chief of staff, 'won't suffer idiots and fools'
John Kelly, Trump's new chief of staff, 'won't suffer idiots and fools'
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neo-neocon, Political Wire, The Week and Politico
Paul Bond / Hollywood Reporter:
Anthony Scaramucci Executive Producing HBO Movie While in White House
Anthony Scaramucci Executive Producing HBO Movie While in White House
Sam Levine / HuffPost:
Trump Was Reportedly Upset Reince Priebus Didn't Fight Back Against Anthony Scaramucci
Trump Was Reportedly Upset Reince Priebus Didn't Fight Back Against Anthony Scaramucci
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IJR, The Last Tradition and Axios
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Who will replace Kelly at Homeland Security?
Who will replace Kelly at Homeland Security?
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BuzzFeed, Washington Examiner, RedState, Business Insider, AOL, Breitbart, Fox News and The Week
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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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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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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Matt Viser / BostonGlobe.com:
Congressional Republicans promised action. By the numbers, they haven't delivered
Congressional Republicans promised action. By the numbers, they haven't delivered
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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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ExpressVPN:
Apple removes VPN Apps from China App Store — ExpressVPN - Tortola, British Virgin Islands — We received notification from Apple today, July 29, 2017, at roughly 04:00 GMT, that the ExpressVPN iOS app was removed from the China App Store. Our preliminary research indicates that all major VPN apps for iOS have been removed.
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Paul Mozur / New York Times:
Apple Removes Apps From China Store That Help Internet Users Evade Censorship
Apple Removes Apps From China Store That Help Internet Users Evade Censorship
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Luke Rosiak / The Daily Caller:
Wasserman Schultz Seemingly Planned To Pay Suspect Even While He Lived In Pakistan — Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz seemingly planned to pay cyber-probe suspect and IT aide Imran Awan even while he was living in Pakistan, if the FBI hadn't stopped him from leaving the U.S. Monday.
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Debbie Wasserman Schultz and the Pakistani IT Scammers
Debbie Wasserman Schultz and the Pakistani IT Scammers
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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 …
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New York Times, IJR and The Daily Caller
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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