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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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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Gingrich: Trump and Scaramucci ‘speak the same language’ — Trump ally and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on Sunday praised President Trump's decision to appoint Anthony Scaramucci to run the White House press shop this week, saying Scaramucci makes Trump “happy.” — “President Trump is a New Yorker.
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump enlists Kelly to enforce order, but can the ‘zoo’ be tamed?
Trump enlists Kelly to enforce order, but can the ‘zoo’ be tamed?
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Who will replace Kelly at Homeland Security?
Who will replace Kelly at Homeland Security?
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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
Murkowski faces tough prospect of bipartisan, process-focused health care reform
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
As Trump steams, Senate Republicans consider new repeal effort
As Trump steams, Senate Republicans consider new repeal effort
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ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 7-30-17: Tom Price, John Podesta, Sergei Ryabkov — THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT FOR ‘THIS WEEK’ on July 30, 2017 and it will be updated. — MARTHA RADDATZ, ABC HOST: President Trump's Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price joins me now.
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David Nather / Axios:
Price hints HHS might weaken individual mandate — Health and Human Services secretary Tom Price suggested this morning that he might expand waivers from the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate — a step that health insurers have warned against because it could drive up premiums.
David Nather / Axios:
Trump may end health subsidy for members of Congress
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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Brian M. Rosenthal / New York Times:
Police Criticize Trump for Urging Officers Not to Be ‘Too Nice’ With Suspects — President Trump's admonition that the police should not be “too nice” while transporting suspects drew laughter and cheers from a crowd of officers on Friday, but police officials swiftly made it clear they did not find the words funny.
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Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
Death of a F***ing Salesman — Donald Trump can't close the deal. — A few years ago in New York, Al Pacino starred in a revival of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross, and the casting was poignant: In 1992, a much younger and more vigorous Pacino had played the role of hotshot salesman Ricky Roma …
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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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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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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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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