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Jake Tapper / CNN:
White House officials tricked by email prankster — (CNN)A self-described “email prankster” in the UK fooled a number of White House officials into thinking he was other officials, including an episode where he convinced the White House official tasked with cyber security that he was Jared Kushner …
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New York Times:
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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CNN:
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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Associated Press:
Kelly flexes muscle his first day on the job at White House — https://apnews.com/290dfd4f9e364a29ba0e 4d7f6e7ad9aa — Link copied! — WASHINGTON (AP) — Raised voices could be heard through the thick door to the Oval Office as John Kelly — then secretary of Homeland Security — offered some tough talk to President Donald Trump.
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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.
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Mike Allen / Axios:
5 tests for new WH Chief of Staff John Kelly — Booting Mooch was the easy part — hardly a fair fight for a four-star general. — Jonathan Swan adds: Kelly is an almost perfect lab test of whether a Trump White House can be functional. He has all the ingredients to succeed …
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Majority of voters believe White House is in chaos
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Inside Mooch's firing
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Washington Post:
Trump dictated son's misleading statement on meeting with Russian lawyer … On the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Germany last month, President Trump's advisers discussed how to respond to a new revelation that Trump's oldest son had met with a Russian lawyer during the 2016 campaign …
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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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Jennifer Senior / New York Times:
Republican Senator Jeff Flake Rails Against Trump, but to What End?
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The Daily Beast:
Corey Lewandowski Has Been Fired From The One America News Network … Corey Lewandowski has been fired. Again. — Three sources with knowledge of the situation tell The Daily Beast that the former Trump campaign manager and current informal adviser to the president has been let go from …
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Naomi Jagoda / The Hill:
White House aide hopes to see tax reform done by November — White House legislative affairs director Marc Short said Monday that Republicans are planning an “aggressive” timetable on tax reform, with the expectation that legislation can head to the president's desk by November.
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David Morgan / Reuters:
Senate Democrats offer Republicans help on tax reform - with conditions
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Susan Cornwell / Reuters:
Exclusive: Senate too divided to keep up healthcare push - Senator Hatch
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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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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
State Department considers scrubbing democracy promotion from its mission — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has ordered his department to redefine its mission and issue a new statement of purpose to the world. The draft statements under review right now are similar to the old mission statement …
Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Republicans ignore Trump's Obamacare taunts — Senate Republicans have no plans to revive their party-line attempts to repeal Obamacare this summer, despite President Donald Trump's increasing frustration over the chamber's failed attempts last week to gut the law.
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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
GOP leaders say it's time for Senate to move on from health care
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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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New York Times:
Russia's Military Drills Near NATO Border Raise Fears of Aggression — WASHINGTON — Russia is preparing to send as many as 100,000 troops to the eastern edge of NATO territory at the end of the summer, one of the biggest steps yet in the military buildup undertaken by President Vladimir V. Putin …
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Neil MacFarquhar / New York Times:
After Russia's Retaliation, Embassy Workers Brace for a ‘Shock to the System’
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Obama's Inner Circle Is Urging Deval Patrick to Run — BOSTON—Barack Obama is nudging him to run. His inner circle is actively encouraging it. Obamaworld's clear and away 2020 favorite is sitting right here, on the 38th floor of the John Hancock Building, in a nicely decorated office at Bain Capital.
Zach Helfand / Los Angeles Times:
Kicker Matt Boermeester was removed from USC after an unfair investigation, girlfriend says — Zoe Katz said the Title IX office made her feel harassed and discriminated against. — The girlfriend of former USC kicker Matt Boermeester said Sunday that the Title IX investigation that led …
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Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
J.K. Rowling apologizes for falsely accusing Trump of ignoring boy in wheelchair — It took three days, but J.K. Rowling says she's sorry. — The “Harry Potter” author apologized on Monday for a series of tweets that falsely accused President Donald Trump of refusing to shake the hand …
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Piers Morgan / Daily Mail:
PIERS MORGAN: JK Rowling's disabled boy slur against Trump and her refusal to withdraw it proves …
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Alex Pfeiffer / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Kellyanne Conway May Be The Next Communications Director — REVOLVING DOOR: 11 People Who Have Joined And Left The Chaotic Trump Administration — POLITICS | PETER HASSON — Smashed Hard Drives Can Still Talk — INVESTIGATIVE GROUP | MARK TAPSCOTT — ‘Even if it is hit with a hammer’
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Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
The Military Coup Against Donald Trump of 2018, Part 2 — The New York contingent of plotters gathered in the Times building so they could use the company's considerable communications resources to monitor the coup. In Washington, the plotters were spread out - the State Department …
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