memeorandum: Trump's six-month stall sparks a White House shake-up (Associated Press)

11:25 AM ET, July 29, 2017

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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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Niall Stanage / The Hill:

The Memo: GOP in shock over White House drama — Republicans are in shock this weekend as the chaos around the Trump White House reaches a new intensity. — Recent days have brought a deluge of drama. — Embattled chief of staff Reince Priebus was ousted, in news that broke late Friday afternoon.

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Andrew deGrandpre / Washington Post:

John Kelly, Trump's new chief of staff, 'won't suffer idiots and fools' — Twelve days after Donald Trump's election victory, the president-elect asked John Kelly to meet with him at the stately Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., to discuss the roles of secretaries of State and Homeland Security.

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Associated Press:

Trump's six-month stall sparks a White House shake-up — https://apnews.com/59ee25f98f704db3bb8a 072279ca575a — Link copied! — WASHINGTON (AP) — Six months into his presidency, Donald Trump is saddled with a stalled agenda, a West Wing that resembles a viper's nest …

Brandon Carter / The Hill:

Trump once summoned Priebus to kill a fly in Oval Office: report — President Trump reportedly once summoned former White House chief of staff Reince Priebus to kill a fly in the Oval Office during a meeting, according to a Friday report. — A source told The Washington Post that once during …

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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 …

Mike Allen / Axios:

Reince's final humiliation — White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus told me last weekend that the arrival of Anthony Scaramucci would mean “a fresh start” for the West Wing. This wasn't what he had in mind. — Landing in the rain at Andrews Air Force Base, Trump tweeted that his new chief …

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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Trump unhappy with Priebus for not ‘returning fire’ at Scaramucci: report

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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Priebus wasn't acting today like someone who resigned yesterday

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New York Times:
Reince Priebus Is Ousted Amid Stormy Days for White House

John Bowden / The Hill:
Sessions: Officials holding briefing next week on intel leaks

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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Names Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly as New Chief of Staff

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Matt Richardson / Fox News:
Reince Priebus said he's ‘Team Trump all the time’

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Daniella Diaz / CNN:
Reince Priebus: Trump ‘wanted to go a different direction’

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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
With Priebus out, Trump moves still further away from the Republican establishment

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CNN:
Reince Priebus out, John Kelly in as White House chief of staff

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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Priebus out as chief of staff, Gen. John Kelly to replace him

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Vicky Ward / HuffPost:
Here's The Real Reason Anthony Scaramucci Hates Reince Priebus

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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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Avik Roy / National Review:
For Conservatives, Health-Care Reform Is Not Optional

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Peter Suderman / Hit & Run:
On Obamacare, Republicans Achieved Nothing

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Michael Grunwald / Politico:
McConnell's Strange Achievement

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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:

Debbie Wasserman Schultz and the Pakistani IT Scammers — There's more than bank fraud going on here. — In Washington, it's never about what they tell you it's about. So take this to the bank: The case of Imran Awan, Debbie Wasserman Schultz's mysterious Pakistani IT guy, is not about bank fraud.

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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 …

Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Taking Stock Of Trumpcare's Epic Collapse

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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 …

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George F. Will / Washington Post:

Trump is something the nation did not know it needed — Looking, as prudent people are disinclined to do, on the bright side, there are a few vagrant reasons for cheerfulness, beginning with this: Summer love is sprouting like dandelions. To the list of history's sublime romances …

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 …

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The White House:

Remarks by President Trump to Law Enforcement Officials on MS-13 — THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you very much. This is certainly being home for me. I spent a lot of time right here. I was in Queens, so I'd come here, and this was like the luxury location for me. And I love it.

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Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Donald Trump Endorses Police Brutality In Speech To Cops

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Dara Lind / Vox:
Trump just delivered the most chilling speech of his presidency

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Grant Stern / The Stern Facts:

Trump Jr. Now Tied to Mexican Drug Cartel's Money Laundering Bankers — Baltic International Bank confirmed that Donald Trump Jr. collaborated with them one time in 2012. — But they denied any transactions showing their bank laundering money in a written statement last month. — Their denial is a lie.

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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:

Federal Court: Public Officials Cannot Block Social Media Users Because of Their Criticism — Does the First Amendment bar public officials from blocking people on social media because of their viewpoint? — Mark Joseph Stern is a writer for Slate. He covers the law and LGBTQ issues.

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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.

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