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Doctor Phil to Interview Former White House Comms Director Anthony Scaramucci and Wife

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Anthony Scaramucci, Deidre Ball, and Doctor Phil

“I ended up doing things that I totally regret,” claims Anthony Scaramucci, whose rollicking 10-day tenure as White House Communications Director ended with news that his wife was separating from him, in an interview with Doctor Phil premiering on Tuesday, March 6th at 3pm on CBS.

The episode will feature a sit-down interview between Oprah’s favorite therapist and Scaramucci and his wife, Deidre Ball. In a trailer for the special, Deirdre claims that Scaramucci “never really talked about” taking a position at the White House.

In a tweet plugging his appearance, Scaramucci claims the special will be a “real conversation about marriage and Washington’s impact”. Grab the popcorn!

Kristina Schake Joins as First Lady's Communications Director

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Kristina Schake

Even after Susan Sher left the White House last week to return to Chicago, we can welcome a new transplant to the Beltway: Kristina Schake, co-founder of communications firm Griffin|Schake, joins the administration as First Lady Michelle Obama’s communications director.

From a press release sent out this morning:

“I’m thrilled to welcome Kristina to the team.  Kristina brings a wealth of expertise that I know will make her a tremendous asset in the East Wing,” said First Lady Michelle Obama.  “Kristina has done extensive work throughout her career on child nutrition and community health issues, and that paired with her experience as part of a military family will bring invaluable insight to our work on childhood obesity and our efforts to support military families.  I look forward to working with Kristina on these efforts and more in the months and years ahead.”

Schake isn’t a stranger to working for powerful heads of state as she worked with former First Lady of California Maria Shriver among tackling obesity issues, “stem cell research and early childhood education a national priority and helped change California’s political landscape on renewable energy and civil rights.”

We can expect to see Schake around Capitol Hill starting in December.

photo via Griffin|Schake