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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 2: White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and Madeleine Westerhout watch as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with North Korean defectors in the Oval Office at the White House in... WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 2: White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and Madeleine Westerhout watch as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with North Korean defectors in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC on Friday, Feb. 02, 2018. President Donald Trump talked to reporters and members of the media about the release of a secret memo on the F.B.I.'s role in the Russia inquiry. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images) MORE LESS

By Nicole Lafond and Caitlin Macneal

August 30, 2019 8:18 a.m.

Happy Friday, August 30. President Trump’s personal assistant, who has served in the Trump administration since day one, was barred from entering the White House and forced to resign on Friday, according to the New York Times. Here’s more on that and other stories we’re following.

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