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Hope Hicks, who has been serving as interim communications director since Anthony Scaramucci was fired, will keep the job permanently.
Why it matters: Trump trusts Hicks to speak on his behalf in a way he'll never trust another member of the comms staff, viewing her almost as another daughter, Axios' Jonathan Swan points out. And Hicks understands that Trump largely views himself as the communications director in charge of his own messaging.
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U.S. forces yesterday used tear gas on peaceful protesters outside the White House gates, prior to a declared curfew, clearing a path for President Trump to visit a riot-damaged church for a photo opportunity.
The state of play: Two of the largest U.S. producers of tear gas are owned by private equity firms, but those firms have no interest in discussing their ownership.
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Cerberus Capital Management has agreed to sell control of community hospital group Steward Health Care back to the company, as first reported by the New York Times and confirmed by Axios.
Why it matters: This would make Steward one of the country's largest physician-owned and operated companies. It also marks the end of a 10-year ownership period for Cerberus, which was most recently marked by threats to shutter a Pennsylvania hospital in March, despite the pandemic, if the facility didn't receive state bailout funds.
People entering the Washington Post building in D.C. in 2019. Photo: Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images
The Washington Post has signed all 30 of McClatchy's local news outlets to its Zeus Performance product, a software that gives sites better speed, ad view-ability and performance, executives tell Axios.
Why it matters: By adding more local news outlets, The Post can start to build a local news ecosystem within its tech stack.