John Kelly to resign as Trump's White House chief of staff ‘in the coming days’, reports say

John Kelly is expected to resign from his post as White House chief of staff in the coming days, putting an end to his 17-month tenure at Donald Trump’s side.

Mr Kelly and the president he serves have reportedly stopped talking in recent days, in a further souring of a relationship that had previously been rumoured to have been on the rocks and close to breaking.

The latest wave of discontent comes as Mr Trump has become increasingly concerned with a Democratic takeover of the House of Representatives following the 2018 midterm elections, and has reportedly said privately he would like someone else in charge of helping to mould the final two years of his first term, according to CNN.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/john-kelly-resigns-trump-white-house-chief-of-staff-quits-replacement-rob-porter-resignation-a8672741.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1544205845

Google CEO Sundar Pichai will face Congress next week

Google CEO Sundar Pichai will testify before the House Judiciary Committee on Dec. 5, according to a release from the committee.

Pichai will be asked about potential bias in the platform and transparency around Google's practices.

Google previously declined to send the CEO to a hearing with the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/28/google-ceo-sundar-pichai-totestify-for-house-judiciary-committee.html?__source=sharebar|twitter&par=sharebar

Nadler: I'm ending investigation into FBI, DOJ when I become chairman

.@RepJerryNadler: I'm ending investigation into FBI, DOJ when I become chairman

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/420267-nadler-im-ending-investigation-into-fbi-doj-when-i-become-chairman

.@CNN's @jimsciutto tries to blame @realDonaldTrump for a local Republican Party official being attacked for his Muslim faith.

Shahid Shafi, vice-chairman of the Tarrant County TX Republican Party, shut it down real quick: "That’s not what the Republican Party is about."

https://twitter.com/DailyCaller/status/1071110467366674432

https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/china-launch-historic-mission-moon-s-far-side-ncna944991?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/420287-altria-to-invest-18b-in-canadian-marijuana-grower

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-kelly-idUSKBN1O61DV?utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=5c0abe8504d3017e55069a2c&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

John Kelly was interviewed by Robert Mueller’s team

White House chief of staff John Kelly — who is expected to call it quits in the days ahead — was interviewed by special counsel Robert Mueller’s team, CNN reported Friday, citing a trio of sources.

Kelly answered a narrow set of questions from investigators in recent months after White House lawyers objected to Mueller’s initial request to do the interview earlier this summer, the sources said.

Kelly is the latest high-ranking White House official known to give information for Mueller’s probe.

Most of the other witnesses interviewed were connected to Trump’s campaign, but Kelly didn’t join the administration until after the president was sworn in January 2017.

Mueller’s team asked Kelly — whom the network earlier reported was no longer on speaking terms with Trump — about what he remembered about Trump’s attempt to fire Mueller and whether the president had tried to obstruct justice.

The White House counsel’s office at first fought the Mueller request to talk to Kelly, a retired marine general.

One source told the network that Emmett Flood wanted to make sure “ground rules” were negotiated.

“In order to question a government official about things that happened during the course of government business, you’ve got to show that it’s highly important and you can’t get it anywhere else,” the source said.

https://nypost.com/2018/12/07/john-kelly-was-interviewed-by-robert-muellers-team/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPTwitter

GOP SENATORS INTRODUCE BILL TO FUND THE BORDER WALL IN FULL

https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/06/republican-senators-fund-wall/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=atdailycaller&utm_medium=Social

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2018/12/07/two-grenades-were-launched-at-the-us-consulatein-mexico-n2537122

LA

https://twitter.com/zerohedge/status/1071115173723848704

FCC orders investigation of U.S. wireless carriers over data discrepancies

Read more: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2018/12/07/FCC-orders-investigation-of-US-wireless-carriers-over-data-discrepancies/8571544207161/#ixzz5Z1frvDOM

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2018/12/07/FCC-orders-investigation-of-US-wireless-carriers-over-data-discrepancies/8571544207161/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

https://www.weeklystandard.com/holmes-lybrand/fact-check-is-this-obamas-fake-id

JUST IN: Trump expected to pick Army Chief Milley as next chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff - U.S. officials tell @Reuters

https://twitter.com/ReutersPolitics/status/1071116297554010113

McCabe, Rosenstein opened obstruction probe after Trump fired Comey, before Mueller was hired: report

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/420203-mccabe-rosenstein-opened-obstruction-probe-after-trump-fired-comey?__twitter_impression=true

BREAKING: Stocks sink again, continuing a dismal streak for markets; Dow Jones Industrial Average drops 500 points.

https://twitter.com/AP/status/1071117448789876736

Danske Bank elects top shareholder's candidate as chairman

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-danske-bank-moneylaundering-egm/danske-bank-elects-top-shareholders-candidate-as-chairman-idUSKBN1O61FA?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=twitter