Scaramucci still stands to profit from SkyBridge from the White House  —  Anthony Scaramucci finally has his White House job, but he still stands to profit from an ownership stake in his investment firm SkyBridge Capital.  —  The incoming White House communications director earned $4.9 million …

Trump administration signals that Murkowski's health care vote could have energy repercussions for Alaska  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump isn't going to just let Sen. Lisa Murkowski's no vote on Tuesday's health care motion go.  —  Early Wednesday, Trump took to Twitter to express displeasure with Murkowski's vote.

Senate Republicans' approach to health care is bizarre and appalling  —  You can't blame Trump for this pile of lies and broken promises.  —  Nobody can tell exactly what Senate Republicans are doing with Americans' health care, largely because they keep lying about it.

Allies Warn Trump of Conservative Revolt Unless He Backs Off Sessions  —  Among those urging Mr. Trump to spare the attorney general have been Reince Priebus, the chief of staff, and Stephen K. Bannon, the president's chief strategist.  —  ON WASHINGTON  —  Lisa Murkowski, a Swing Vote on Health Care, Isn't Swayed

Jeff Bezos Surpasses Bill Gates as World's Richest Person  —  His net worth climbs more than $1 billion in intraday trading  —  Gates has held top spot on Bloomberg wealth index since 2013  —  A surge in Amazon.com Inc. shares Thursday morning in advance of the online retailer's earnings report …

Justice Dept. Weighs In Against Protections for Gays in the Workplace  —  The Department of Justice has filed court papers arguing that a major federal civil rights law does not protect employees from discrimination based on sexual orientation in a case now being considered by a New York appeals court.

ABC, NBC, And CBS Pretty Much Bury IT Scandal Engulfing Debbie Wasserman Schultz's Office  —  Well, just in case you didn't hear, an information technology officer has been accused of bank fraud.  He tried to flee the country, and now Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz's (D-FL) …

Transgender airman: ‘I would like to see them try to kick me out of my military’  —  After President Trump's surprise announcement Wednesday barring transgender people from serving “in any capacity” in the military, one prominent transgender airman said he's more determined than ever to continue serving in the Air Force.

The norms of government are collapsing before our eyes  —  The news is being reported on split screen as if the one big story in Washington is disconnected from the other.  But President Trump's lawless threats against Attorney General Jeff Sessions have a lot in common with the Senate's reckless approach …

Steve Bannon Pushing For 44 Percent Marginal Tax Rate On The Very Rich  —  Top White House adviser Steve Bannon is pushing for tax reform to include a new 44 percent top marginal tax rate, hitting people who earn more than $5 million a year, with the revenue paying for tax cuts for the rest …

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Hillary Clinton calling new book ‘What Happened’  —  https://apnews.com/2966d534b7034f64ab37 dc9b81179040  —  Link copied!  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Hillary Clinton is calling her new book “What Happened” and promising unprecedented candor as she remembers her stunning defeat last year to Donald Trump.

Exclusive: Russia used Facebook to try to spy on Macron campaign - sources  —  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Russian intelligence agents attempted to spy on President Emmanuel Macron's election campaign earlier this year by creating phony Facebook personas, according to a U.S. congressman and two other people briefed on the effort.

OnPolitics Today: Trump's Mar-a-Lago trips cost more than trans soldiers' health care  —  3.9k Shares  —  President Trump tweeted this morning that the U.S. military wouldn't allow transgender troops “in any capacity,” an apparent rejection of the military's roughly 6,000 trans troops and the Obama-era policy that embraced them.

Republican Sen. Steve Daines to make Democrats vote on single payer  —  Sen. Steve Daines is proposing an amendment to the Republican healthcare bill that would implement a government-run, single-payer insurance system in the U.S.  —  The Montana Republican doesn't support single-payer healthcare.