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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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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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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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John Podesta / Washington Post:
The best advice I could have given to John Kelly: Don't do it! — John Podesta, the chair of Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, served as counselor to President Barack Obama and chief of staff to President Bill Clinton. — As a former White House chief of staff …
Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
Anthony Scaramucci's Ouster May Show That John Kelly Has the Rare Ability to Rein In Trump
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Blain Rethmeier / Washington Examiner:
Take it from this former colleague: John Kelly will bring order to the White House chaos
Mike Allen / Axios:
5 tests for new WH Chief of Staff John Kelly
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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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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Flake: Republicans in denial about Trump … (R-Ariz.) on Monday said the Republican Party is in denial about President Trump's first few months in office, calling for members of the GOP to speak out against some of the leader's rhetoric and policies. — “First, we shouldn't hesitate …
Jennifer Senior / New York Times:
Republican Senator Jeff Flake Rails Against Trump, but to What End?
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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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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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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 …
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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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 …
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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Sam Thielman / Talking Points Memo:
Stinger Missiles And Shady Deals: Ex-Biz Partner To Trump Has A Tall Tale To Tell — In December 2015, an Associated Press reporter asked Donald Trump why he had appointed Felix Sater, a man who'd been convicted for stock fraud, his senior advisor. “Felix Sater, boy, I have to even think about it,” Trump told the AP.
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Nearly all Cabinet officials attend Bible lessons with right-wing pastor who compares Trump to biblical heroes — Christian Broadcast News has suggested President Donald Trump's cabinet is the most evangelical cabinet in history even more than born again Christian George W. Bush.
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Jennifer Wishon / CBN.com:
Bible Studies at the White House: Who's at the Heart of This Spiritual Awakening?
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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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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.
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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