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Trump Removes Anthony Scaramucci From Communications Director Role — WASHINGTON — President Trump has decided to remove Anthony Scaramucci from his position as communications director, three people close to the decision said Monday, relieving him just days after Mr. Scaramucci unloaded …
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EXCLUSIVE: Kelly called Comey to express anger over firing, sources say — Who is John Kelly? — Washington (CNN)New White House chief of staff John Kelly was so upset with how President Donald Trump handled the firing of FBI Director James Comey that Kelly called Comey afterward …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Inside Mooch's firing — Shortly after new White House Chief of Staff John Kelly was sworn in this morning, he brought Anthony Scaramucci to his office and told him that he had to go. A source familiar said Kelly needed to assert his influence over the staff, but was gracious in the way he did it.
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Donald Trump's shocking disloyalty — Trump promised to hire “the best people.” He has built a White House that will only attract the worst. — There are few traits Donald Trump claims to value the way he values loyalty. In a remarkable passage in The Art of the Deal …
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump ousts Scaramucci as communications director — President Donald Trump has removed Anthony Scaramucci as communications director, a little more than a week after the former financier was named to the post, the White House said on Monday. — The change came at the request of new chief …
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Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
Anthony Scaramucci's Ouster May Show That John Kelly Has the Rare Ability to Rein In Trump — On Monday afternoon, John Kelly, the new White House chief of staff, made his first major staffing decision, forcing out the White House communications director, Anthony Scaramucci, after less than two weeks on the job.
Emily Heil / Washington Post:
Anthony Scaramucci erroneously listed as dead in the new Harvard Law alumni directory
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Axios:
Scaramucci out as White House communications director
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John Santucci / ABC News:
Anthony Scaramucci out as White House communications director
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Yascha Mounk / Slate:
Authoritarian by Instinct — Trump is subverting democracy …
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Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Deepens GOP Divide
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Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
How Anthony Scaramucci Paid His Way Into ‘Wall Street 2’—and Donald Trump Got Cut
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Bloomberg:
Ivanka, Kushner Give Kelly Support That Priebus Never Got
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John Santucci / ABC News:
Anthony Scaramucci out as White House communications director
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Jeff Flake / Politico:
My Party Is in Denial About Donald Trump — Who could blame the people who felt abandoned and ignored by the major parties for reaching in despair for a candidate who offered oversimplified answers to infinitely complex questions and managed to entertain them in the process?
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Steve Inskeep / NPR.org:
Sen. Jeff Flake: ‘As Conservatives, Our First Obligation Is To Be Honest’
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Jeannette Walls / CBS News:
Sen. Jeff Flake says Republican Party has “lost its way”
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Megan Cassidy / Arizona Republic:
Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio found guilty of criminal contempt of court — The immigration policies that elevated former Sheriff Joe Arpaio to fame were the same that would ultimately lead to his political demise, and now have convicted him of a federal crime.
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Judge rules Sheriff Joe Arpaio guilty in criminal contempt case
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J. Weston Phippen / The Atlantic:
Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Convicted Criminal
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Jennifer Wishon / CBN.com:
Bible Studies at the White House: Who's at the Heart of This Spiritual Awakening? — WASHINGTON - A spiritual awakening is underway at the White House. — Some of the most powerful people in America have been gathering weekly to learn more about God's Word, and this Trump Cabinet Bible study is making history.
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James Hibberd / EW.com:
HBO hacked: Upcoming episodes, Game of Thrones data leaked online — HBO chairman: ‘Disruptive, unsettling, and disturbing for all of us’ — HBO has joined the ranks of Hollywood entertainment companies to suffer a major cyber attack. — EW has learned that upcoming episodes …
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Jenna McLaughlin / Foreign Policy:
Kushner to Interns: Trump Team Too Disorganized to Collude With Russia — In off-the-record remarks, the president's son-in-law offers a unique defense. — Donald Trump's election team could not have colluded with Russia because they were barely talking to each other, according to Jared Kushner …
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Rasmussen Reports:
in Politics — The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday shows that 39% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Trump's job performance. Sixty-one percent (61%) disapprove. — The latest figures for Trump include 26% who Strongly Approve of the way Trump is performing and 49% who Strongly Disapprove.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Who Ate Republicans' Brains? — When the tweeter-in-chief castigated Senate Republicans as “total quitters” for failing to repeal the Affordable Care Act, he couldn't have been more wrong. In fact, they showed zombie-like relentlessness in their determination to take health care away …
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Joe Bilello / Mediaite:
Jill Stein Slams ‘Demonization of North Korea’ in Bizarre MSNBC Interview — Political activist and former Green Party nominee for President, Jill Stein, appeared on MSNBC on Sunday to provide an impassioned defense for the rogue dictatorship of North Korea and Vladimir Putin's Russia.
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The Hill:
Dem campaign chief vows no litmus test on abortion — Democrats will not withhold financial support for candidates who oppose abortion rights, the chairman of the party's campaign arm in the House said in an interview with The Hill. — Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) …
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Susan Cornwell / Reuters:
Exclusive: Senate too divided to keep up healthcare push - Senator Hatch — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch said on Monday that senators for now are too divided to keep working on healthcare overhaul legislation and that he and other senior Republicans will take that message to the White House.
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David Wharton / Los Angeles Times:
Los Angeles makes deal to host 2028 Summer Olympics — Olympic champion Allyson Felix was part of the LA 2024 team that helped bring the Summer Games back to Southern California. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) — Los Angeles has reached an agreement with Olympic leaders on terms …
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GQ:
Ryan Zinke, Trump's Cowboy Enforcer, Is Ready for His Closeup — He raised eyebrows for his threats against Senator Lisa Murkowski after she voted to block the Republican health care bill; he raised ire for slashing Obama-era environmental protections. And all the while, Ryan Zinke …
BJ Lutz / WISN:
NJ gov gets in Cubs fan's face: 'You're a big shot' — Brad Joseph says the governor made contact with him with his knee and asked if he wanted to ‘do something’ and ‘start something’ — HIDE TRANSCRIPT SHOW TRANSCRIPT — MILWAUKEE — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie paused …
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