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8:55 AM ET, July 29, 2017

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Washington Post:
Trump names Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly as White House chief of staff, ousting Reince Priebus … President Trump ousted White House chief of staff Reince Priebus and replaced him with Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly on Friday, a major shake-up designed to bring order …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Priebus wasn't acting today like someone who resigned yesterday  —  Reince Priebus told CNN he resigned on Thursday.  If that's true, today he sure wasn't acting like someone who had quit, according to sources with direct knowledge.  —  Priebus was seeing subtle assurances from colleagues about his future …
New York Times:
Reince Priebus Is Ousted Amid Stormy Days for White House  —  WASHINGTON — Reince Priebus, the White House chief of staff who failed to impose order on a chaos-racked West Wing, was pushed out on Friday after a stormy six-month tenure, and President Trump replaced him with John F. Kelly …
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Trump unhappy with Priebus for not ‘returning fire’ at Scaramucci: report  —  President Trump was reportedly unhappy with former chief of staff Reince Priebus for not “returning fire” at White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci following an explosive interview with the New Yorker this week.
Discussion: RedState and Power Line
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Names Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly as New Chief of Staff  —  Kelly to replace former Chief of Staff Reince Priebus  —  WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump said Friday that he has replaced his chief of staff Reince Priebus with Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, a retired Marine Corps general.
Matt Richardson / Fox News:
Reince Priebus said he's ‘Team Trump all the time’
John Bowden / The Hill:
Sessions: Officials holding briefing next week on intel leaks
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
With Priebus out, Trump moves still further away from the Republican establishment
Discussion: CNN and Political Wire
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Anthony Scaramucci's wife files for divorce  —  MORE FROM: … Anthony Scaramucci, the White House's potty-mouthed new communications director, has been dumped by his beautiful blond wife because of his “naked political ambition,” multiple sources exclusively tell Page Six.
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
‘Deidre is not a fan of Trump’: Scaramucci's wife reportedly files for divorce over his ‘naked political ambition’
Discussion: IJR
David Mack / BuzzFeed:
Watch The Shocking Moment John McCain Killed The Republican Health Care Bill  —  There is so much going on in this clip.  I can't stop watching.  —  While you were sleeping, Senate Republicans held a late-night vote to try to pass their last-ditch effort to repeal Obamacare …
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Michael Grunwald / Politico:
McConnell's Strange Achievement  —  For obvious reasons, the big story out of the failed Republican effort to repeal Obamacare was the surprise tie-breaking vote cast by Senator John McCain.  For political drama, it's hard to beat a cancer-stricken war hero defying his party to save …
Avik Roy / National Review:
For Conservatives, Health-Care Reform Is Not Optional  —  The proximate reason, of course, for the failure of the GOP effort to repeal and replace Obamacare is that moderate Republican senators voted against it: in the most recent instance, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and John McCain.
Discussion: bradford-delong.com and CNBC
New York Times:
Behind Legislative Collapse: An Angry Vow Fizzles for Lack of a Viable Plan  —  WASHINGTON — The closing argument was a curious one: Vote yes, Republican leaders told the holdouts in their conference.  We promise it will never become law.  —  After seven years of railing against the evils …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Taking Stock Of Trumpcare's Epic Collapse
David Wright / All Things Nuclear:
North Korean ICBM Appears Able to Reach Major US Cities  —  Based on current information, today's missile test by North Korea could easily reach the US West Coast, and a number of major US cities.  —  Reports say that North Korea again launched its missile on a very highly lofted trajectory …
Natalie O'Neill / New York Post:
‘Sharknado’ creator: Epic fishy storm could actually happen  —  SEE ALSO  —  Climate change bites!  —  A “Sharkicane” — a terrifying twist on the meteorological havoc wrought in the cult flick “Sharknado” — is more likely than ever to strike Earth, the movie's creator jawed to The Post.
Discussion: Pirate's Cove
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Bjorn Lomborg / Wall Street Journal:   Al Gore's Climate Sequel Misses a Few Inconvenient Facts
BuzzFeed:
Part Four: The Secrets Of The Spy In The Bag  —  Vladimir Putin's former media czar was murdered in Washington, DC on the eve of a planned meeting with the U.S. Justice Department, according to two FBI agents whose assertions cast new doubts on the US government's official explanation of his death.
New York Post:
Couple caught in ‘financial spiral’ jump to their deaths  —  A couple jumped to their death in Murray Hill early Friday.  —  Seth Gottfried  —  A broke Manhattan chiropractor and his wife jumped to their deaths from an office building Friday — leaving suicide notes describing how they …
Wall Street Journal:
P&G Cuts More Than $100 Million in ‘Largely Ineffective’ Digital Ads  —  Consumer product giant steers clear of ‘bot’ traffic and objectionable content  —  Procter & Gamble Co. PG -.52% said that its move to cut more than $100 million in digital marketing spend in the June quarter …
Discussion: Political Wire
Daniel Hoffman / New York Times:
The Russians Were Involved.  But It Wasn't About Collusion.  —  Russians are fond of a proverb, “besplatniy sir biyvaet tol'ko v mishelovke”: “Free cheese can be found only in a mousetrap.”  —  Having long considered the United States its main enemy, the Kremlin deploys a full quiver …
Discussion: JustOneMinute
Wayne Washington / Palm Beach Post:
‘Trump Divorce’ cited in split between ex-NFL cheerleader and Florida state attorney  —  A former NFL cheerleader's split from her state attorney husband is described as the “Trump Divorce,” according to an unusual press release from the woman's PR firm.  —  The release notes that Dave Aronberg …
Discussion: IJR
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Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Donald Trump Endorses Police Brutality In Speech To Cops  —  The president said law enforcement officers shouldn't protect suspects' heads when putting them into police cars.  —  WASHINGTON President Donald Trump received applause on Friday when he endorsed police brutality while delivering …
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Alan Pyke / ThinkProgress:
Trump praises police violence to audience of laughing cops
Discussion: Washington Monthly
 
 
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Aqil Shah / New York Times:
Pakistan's Court Sets a Dangerous Precedent
Discussion: NPR, VICE News and The Atlantic
Robin Eberhardt / The Hill:
Poll: Majority of Americans opposes Trump's transgender military ban
Discussion: Reuters and Hullabaloo
Grant Stern / The Stern Facts:
Trump Jr. Now Tied to Mexican Drug Cartel's Money Laundering Bankers
Discussion: CANNONFIRE
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Federal Court: Public Officials Cannot Block Social Media Users Because of Their Criticism
Ed Rogers / Washington Post:
The quest to prove collusion is crumbling
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Damon Linker / The Week:
What happened? What happened?! You blew it, Hillary.
John Amato / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Rep. Gohmert: I Prayed For McCain, Cancer 'Doesn't Give Him Right To Make People Suffer'
Josh Levin / Slate:
Donald Trump Just Stole Jerry Seinfeld's Old Bit About Police Brutality
Discussion: Vox and The Daily Caller
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Experience: my dog underwent gender reassignment surgery
Discussion: IJR, The Daily Caller and Instapundit
Dara Lind / Vox:
Trump just delivered the most chilling speech of his presidency
Discussion: Washington Post and Axios
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Democrats want to know who's behind Trump dossier
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and RedState
John Leland / New York Times:
The Rise and Fall of Liz Smith, Celebrity Accomplice
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Susan Ferrechio / Washington Examiner:
Mark Meadows: New healthcare bill is coming ‘that can get to 51’
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