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Chief of Staff John Kelly to leave by end of month, Trump says President Trump said he would announce John F. Kelly's replacement in the next day or so, signaling the end to the retired general's rocky tenure and marking another personnel change in the White House. Nick Ayers, currently Vice President Pence's chief of staff, is in protracted negotiations about the job, according to White House officials. By Josh Dawsey, Seung Min Kim and Philip Rucker  •  Read more » Mueller flashes some cards in Russia probe, but hides his hand A flurry of court filings shows just how deeply the investigations surrounding President Trump have gone, but the special counsel is still waiting to reveal his conclusions about possible conspiracy. By Devlin Barrett and Matt Zapotosky  •  Read more »   Former Nixon counsel: Congress will have to 'start impeachment' process John Dean, a White House counsel under President Richard M. Nixon, received jail time for his role in the Watergate scandal. By Michael Brice-Saddler  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Analysis: George Conway blasts Trump's claim that Cohen filing 'totally clears the President' Conway has been a frequent critic of Trump and his administration. By Cleve Wootson  •  Read more »   The Take | Analysis Who will speak for the Democrats and what will he or she have to say? The challenge for the Democrats will be to produce someone whose voice ultimately rises above the others. By Dan Balz  •  Read more »   Ammon Bundy spoke kindly about the migrant caravans. The backlash has him reevaluating his supporters. One of the figureheads of what is sometimes called the Patriot Movement, Bundy made waves last week when he criticized the Trump administration for demonizing the migrant caravan. By Leah Sottile and Eli Rosenberg  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT @PKCapitol | Analysis McConnell resists pressure to move on criminal justice overhaul, angering some Republicans The Senate majority leader, without ever taking a public position on the bill, has told President Trump and his colleagues that there simply is not enough time to take up the complex issue. By Paul Kane  •  Read more »   Sen. Tim Scott tells fellow Republicans: Do better on judicial nominees Scott made his point in a letter countering a Wall Street Journal editorial that criticized opposition to nominee Thomas Farr as "racial politics." By Sean Sullivan  •  Read more »   Party on? The White House's holiday press soiree may be a ghost of Christmas past. The event, a tradition for decades, appears unlikely this year under President Trump. By Paul Farhi  •  Read more »   Oversight of U.S. military's food suppliers called into question after fraud indictment A contractor responsible for supplying deployed U.S. troops with food, water and basic supplies faces federal fraud charges, four years after its predecessor pleaded guilty to similar charges. By Aaron Gregg  •  Read more »   Endangered Hawaiian monk seals keep getting eels stuck up their noses, and scientists want them to stop It all began about two years ago when a scientist woke up to a strange email from researchers in the field. The subject line was short: "Eel in nose." By Allyson Chiu  •  Read more »

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