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FROM Kevin Robillard
Stephen Bannon is out as White House strategist It's official. The White House says chief of staff John Kelly and Steve Bannon have agreed, "This will be Steve's last day." Did the President's chief strategist resign or was he fired? Kevin Robillard, who reports for Politico , has more on the reasons for Bannon's departure, where he'll go and who will replace him.
Kevin McCarthy Drops Bid for Speaker of the House House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy is abandoning the race for Speaker of the House. John Boehner is expected to step down at the end of the month, but Rep. McCarthy was unable to unite the party behind his candidacy.
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