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Good morning. I'm James Holman from the Washington Post and this is the Daily

2002 for Wednesday, November 14th. In today's news, Kevin McCarthy is poised to get elevated to House Minority Leader.

Reported hate crimes spike for a third consecutive year.

And top economists predict the U.S. economy is headed for a recession right as President

Trump seeks re-election. But first, the big idea.

President Trump has been lashing out in frustration over the midterm results

and has poorly received trip to Europe.

He's seriously considering a major shakeup in his

reality TV administration. As he jented to Paris last Friday, Trump received a

congratulatory phone call aboard Air Force One.

British Prime Minister Theresa May was calling to celebrate the Republican Party's

wins in the midterms.

Never mind that Democrats seized control of the House.

But her appeal to the American president's vanity was met with an

ornery outburst. Trump berated May for Britain not doing enough in his assessment to

contain Iran. He questioned her over Brexit and complained about the trade deals he sees as unfair with European countries.

Mays endured Trump's churlish behavior before, but her aides were shaken by his especially foul mood.

For Trump, that testy call set the tone for five days of fury.

Trump told advisors over the weekend that he is seriously considering replacing White House Chief of Staff John Kelly.

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