Scaramucci Fired
- Scaramucci out as WH communications director by Jordan Fabian (The Hill)
- Anthony Scaramucci sacked as Trump media chief (BBC)
- Scaramucci removed as White House communications chief (Al Jazeera)
- Scaramucci Out As White House Communications Director by Geoff Bennett (NPR)
- Trump ousts Scaramucci as communications director by Tara Palmeri & Josh Dawsey (Politico)
- The Spectacular Self-Destruction of Anthony Scaramucci by David A. Graham (The Atlantic)
Putin / Russia Sanctions
- Putin to Kick Out 755 US Diplomatic Staff in Revenge for Sanctions by David Gilbert (VICE)
- Kremlin says up to Washington to decide which embassy staff to cut by Maria Tsvetkova and Jack Stubbs (Reuters)
- Putin is playing hardball with Trump. And Trump is conspiculously silent by Aaron Blake (The Washington Post)
Healthcare
- “Why Shouldn’t It Hurt”? Trump Threatens to Begin Sabotaging Obamacare by Isobel Thompson (Vanity Fair)
- Trump on healthcare: ‘Why should Congress not be paying what public pays?’ by Rebecca Savransky (The Hill)
- It’s not impossible: Four ways Republicans could still take action on Obamacare by Amber Philips (The Washington Post)
- Trump aims at insurers in battle over healthcare subsidies by Susan Heavey and Caroline Humer (Reuters)
- Trump studying executive action on healthcare, senator Rand Paul says (Reuters)
Kelly – Chief of Staff
- Trump swears in new chief of staff by Jordan Fabian (The Hill)
- Trump: No doubt Kelly ‘will do a spectacular job’ as chief of staff by Nolan D. McCaskill (Politico)
- Trump praises new chief of staff for avoiding controversy by Roberta Rampton (Reuters)
- John Kelly’s greatest challenge now is ‘without question’ Trump himself, expert says by Amy B. Wang (Washington Post)
News
- Trump to award first Medal of Honor to Vietnam Army medic by Darlene Superville (AP)
- Timeline: Foreign Efforts To Hack State Election Systems And How Officials Responded by Pam Fessler (NPR)
- Trump bump: Court fights draw big money into attorney general races by Dan Levine and Lawrence Hurley (Reuters)
- Trump says White House not in chaos by Rebecca Savransky (The Hill)
- Trump says no ‘Chaos!’ at White House, but continues threats by Eileen Sullivan (The NY Times)
- Trump risks US being seen as ‘kleptocracy’, says ex-ethics chief Walter Shaub by David Smith (The Guardian)
- Trump dictated son’s misleading statement on meeting with Russian lawyer by Ashley Parker, Carol D. Leonnig, Philip Rucker and Tom Hamburger (Washington Post)
- Report: Trump Cabinet members attend weekly Bible study by Olivia Beavers (The Hill)
- The company behind Keystone XL isn’t even sure if there’s a need for the pipeline anymore by Natasha Geiling (ThinkProgress)
- Report: President Trump himself crafted his son’s misleading Russia statement by Andrew Prokop (Vox)
Analysis
- 4 Ways Far-Right Groups Are Winning The Social Media Battle by Kirk Siegler (NPR)
- Paul Krugman: Trump Isn’t an Aberration—He’s the Logical Conclusion of 40 Years of Conservative Lies by Ilana Novick (AlterNet)
- Is this Trump’s worst-ever Twitter move? Threatening Congress could become an epic disaster by Bob Cesca (Salon)
- Donald Trump’s shocking disloyalty by Ezra Klein (Vox)
- How Donald Trump’s kleptocracy is ruining American democracy by Zack Beauchamp (Vox)
- An overview of the firings, resignations and withdrawn nominations of the Trump White House (updated) by Philip Bump (Washington Post)
Opinion
- My Party Is in Denial About Donald Trump by Jeff Flake (Politico)