Nick Ayers won't be Trump's next chief of staff after all

Nick Ayers, the 36-year-old chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, will not be taking the chief of staff job at the White House, according to a report Sunday. Ayers had long been discussed as the individual who would replace John Kelly, who will be leaving by the end of the year. President Trump broke the news himself, telling reporters about Kelly’s exit as he left for the Army-Navy game on Saturday. The New York Times reported on Ayers’ trepidation Saturday, while also naming Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, budget director Mick Mulvaney and U.S. trade rep Robert Lighthizer as possible candidates.