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First Lady, Flexing Political Muscle, Seeks Aide’s Firing

Mira Ricardel, who has been serving as a deputy to the national security adviser, John Bolton, looks on at right as President Donald Trump takes part in a ceremony to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, at the White House on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018. Ricardel is expected to be dismissed after the first lady, Melania Trump, complained about her to John Kelly, the White House chief of staff, according to a person familiar with the situation. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)