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Vicky Ward / HuffPost:
Why The Mooch Lost His Cool — Anthony Scaramucci tells HuffPost about the highs and lows of his fiery stint at the White House and what that cuss-filled rant was really about. … I received a call Monday night from Roger Stone, the infamous political prankster and Donald Trump confidant.
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TMZ.com:
Anthony Scaramucci Mum On Goodbyes to Trump, Send-off Message for Gen. Kelly — Anthony Scaramucci is not done with D.C. yet — the morning after he bolted from the White House, he was cruising out of the Trump Hotel ... and talking about his future. — This is the first time the Mooch …
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CNNMoney:
Scaramucci says he will pay taxes on sale of investment company
Scaramucci says he will pay taxes on sale of investment company
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Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Kelly eyes DHS spokesman for communications director, sources say
Kelly eyes DHS spokesman for communications director, sources say
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CNN and Washington Post
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Former Fox News Executive Said to Be Considered for White House Job
Former Fox News Executive Said to Be Considered for White House Job
Monica Hesse / Washington Post:
‘The moment when it really started to feel insane’: An oral history of the Scaramucci era
‘The moment when it really started to feel insane’: An oral history of the Scaramucci era
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Business Insider
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Scaramucci ‘working on being the best person I can be’
Scaramucci ‘working on being the best person I can be’
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Axios, Washington Free Beacon, IJR and TMZ.com
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Behind Fox News' Baseless Seth Rich Story: The Untold Tale — The Fox News Channel and a wealthy supporter of President Trump worked in concert under the watchful eye of the White House to concoct a story about the murder of a young Democratic National Committee aide, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
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Yahoo:
Lawyer wants Trump's testimony in ‘fake news’ suit against Fox — WASHINGTON — The lawyer for a Washington private investigator who is suing Fox News over its use of allegedly invented quotes in a news story advancing a bizarre conspiracy theory said Tuesday he will seek to depose President Trump …
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
You don't have to believe everything in that Seth Rich lawsuit. What's been confirmed is bad enough.
You don't have to believe everything in that Seth Rich lawsuit. What's been confirmed is bad enough.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Donald Trump Has Finally Erased the Line Between Conservatism and Conspiracy Theories
Donald Trump Has Finally Erased the Line Between Conservatism and Conspiracy Theories
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IJR, Media Matters for America, Politicus USA, Mediaite and Raw Story
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Justice Dept. to Take On Affirmative Action in College Admissions — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is preparing to redirect resources of the Justice Department's civil rights division toward investigating and suing universities over affirmative action admissions policies deemed …
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Alan Shipnuck / amp.timeinc.net:
First Golfer: Donald Trump's relationship with golf has never been more complicated — [This article appears in the Aug. 7, 2017, edition of Sports Illustrated.] — With special reporting by Michael Bamberger, Ben Baskin and Pete Madden. — Playing golf with the 45th President …
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William Cummings / USA Today:
Trump thinks the ‘White House is a real dump,’ report says
Trump thinks the ‘White House is a real dump,’ report says
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Washington Post, Politicus USA and Raw Story
Ashley Feinberg / Wired:
Full Audio of Jared Kushner's Remarks to Congressional Interns — Earlier today, WIRED shared a portion of a speech and a subsequent question-and-answer session that Jared Kushner presented to congressional interns on Monday. You can now hear the audio of Kushner's talk in its entirety.
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Ashley Feinberg / Wired:
Kushner On Middle East Peace: “What Do We Offer That's Unique? I Don't Know.” — ON MONDAY, WHITE House senior advisor Jared Kushner spoke to a group of congressional interns as part of an ongoing, off-the-record summer lecture series. During the question-and-answer portion of the event …
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Full transcript: Trump's Wall Street Journal interview — President Donald Trump called his son-in-law a “good boy” while thanking Wall Street Journal editor-in-chief Gerard Baker for a positive editorial about Jared Kushner and said the leader of the Boy Scouts told him his jamboree speech was “the greatest speech ever made to them.”
Karen Freifeld / Reuters:
Exclusive: Former Justice Department official joins Mueller team — NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former U.S. Justice Department official has become the latest lawyer to join special counsel Robert Mueller's team investigating Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election, a spokesman for the team confirmed.
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Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
Debt-ceiling talks between White House, Senate break up with no progress — Talks between the White House and the Senate's top Republican and Democrat broke up Tuesday with no progress on raising the country's debt ceiling, an impasse that threatens a financial crisis if left unresolved.
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Elana Schor / Politico:
McConnell plans to pass tax bill with just GOP votes
McConnell plans to pass tax bill with just GOP votes
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Political Wire and New York Magazine
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
McConnell To Trump: Changing Senate Rules Won't Fix Health Care Stalemate
McConnell To Trump: Changing Senate Rules Won't Fix Health Care Stalemate
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Political Wire
Gregory Hellman / Politico:
Coast Guard chief to transgender personnel: ‘I will not turn my back’ — The head of the Coast Guard is pledging he “will not break faith” with transgender personnel, marking the strongest rebuttal yet by a leader of the armed forces to President Donald Trump's declaration that he wants to ban all transgender troops.
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Associated Press:
Kelly flexes muscle his first day on the job at White House
Kelly flexes muscle his first day on the job at White House
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Avi Selk / Washington Post:
They trashed their wedding photographer over a $125 fee, so a jury told them to pay her $1 million — An autumn affair at the Petroleum Club in downtown Dallas, the union of a full-time beauty blogger and the love of her life, appeared to be a gorgeous thing — marred by one misfortune.
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New York Times:
Trump Loyalist Mixes Businesses and Access at ‘Advisory’ Firm — Three months ago, Corey Lewandowski, President Trump's first campaign manager, quit a new Washington lobbying firm he had helped start after the election, amid scrutiny over his firm's clients and his extraordinary access to Mr. Trump.
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Lewandowski: Trump ‘greatest communicator we have ever seen’ in office
Lewandowski: Trump ‘greatest communicator we have ever seen’ in office
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RedState
New York Times:
Republicans in Congress Bypass Trump to Shore Up Health Law — WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans moved on Tuesday to defuse President Trump's threat to cut off critical payments to health insurance companies, maneuvering around the president toward bipartisan legislation to shore …
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Political Wire
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Ken Alltucker / Arizona Republic:
‘Obamacare’ rates hinge on Trump administration's decisions, Arizona insurer says
‘Obamacare’ rates hinge on Trump administration's decisions, Arizona insurer says
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Julia Azari / FiveThirtyEight:
Trump Came In As A Weak President, And He's Made Himself Weaker — In the last week, the Republicans' Obamacare repeal effort failed on the Senate floor despite President Trump urging GOP senators to vote yes. The White House underwent rapid and chaotic staff changes.
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Washington Post
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Sasse rebuffs Heritage for top job — The conservative think tank has made a run at one of the Senate's top anti-Trump Republicans. — The Heritage Foundation has approached one of the Senate's leading anti-Trump Republicans, Ben Sasse, to gauge his interest in serving as president …
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RedState and Political Wire
James Mulvaney / Washington Post:
President Trump's reference to ‘paddy wagon’ insults Irish Americans like me — The use of the derogatory phrase “paddy wagon” wasn't the worst thing President Trump said last week. But it shouldn't get lost amid the litany of objectionable utterances. — In a speech on Long Island Friday …
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YouTube:
The Wall: Let's Get It Done — It's time for The Wall. That's why the House voted to fully fund the Trump administration's request to build it.
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Sara A. Carter / circa.com:
Former Obama Aide Ben Rhodes now a person of interest in unmasking investigation — Former Obama White House National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes is now an emerging as a person of interest in the House Intelligence Committee's unmasking investigation, according to a letter sent Tuesday …
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Adam Goldman / New York Times:
Senate Confirms Christopher Wray as New F.B.I. Director — WASHINGTON — The Senate overwhelmingly confirmed Christopher A. Wray as the next F.B.I. director on Tuesday to steer the United States' premier law enforcement agency through a politically fraught period as it investigates whether …
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Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Senate confirms Wray as next FBI director
Senate confirms Wray as next FBI director
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NPR, Splinter, Daily Kos and New York Magazine