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Good morning. I'm James Holman from the Washington Post and this is the Daily 202 for Friday, July 6th.

In today's news, America's tariffs on China took effect at midnight.

President Trump appears to have narrowed his Supreme Court shortlist down to two.

And the Army has begun discharging immigrants who were promised a pathway to citizenship.

But first the big idea. Scott Pruitt is finally pushed out as Trump reaches his

boiling point. The embattled chief of the Environmental Protection Agency

Scott Pruitt was pushed out on Thursday following months of ethics and spending scandals that have started more than a dozen separate federal inquiries into his behavior.

The scandals included questions about taxpayer-funded first-class travel,

a discounted condo rental from a DC lobbyist's wife, and the installation of a

$43,000 soundproof phone booth in his office.

Pruitt's reputation as a dogged deregulator, an outspoken booster of the president,

allowed him to weather the scandals for a surprising duration of time.

But revelations about his behavior continued to mount, including

reports that he repeatedly enlisted subordinates to help him search for

housing, book personal travel, and help search for a six-figure job for his wife.

In recent weeks in Exodus of staffers help search for a six-figure job for his wife.

In recent weeks, an exodus of staffers left Pruitt feeling increasingly isolated, and, crucially,

some Republican lawmakers tired of defending him.

That was a key factor. Ultimately, inside Trump world this is a

huge win for White House Chief of Staff John Kelly. He's been on the outs with

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