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Lorraine Woellert / Politico:
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 …
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Kenneth W. Starr / Washington Post:
Kenneth Starr: Mr. President, please cut it out  —  Kenneth W. Starr, a former U.S. solicitor general and federal judge, served as independent counsel in the Whitewater and Monica Lewinsky investigations during the Clinton administration.  —  Mr. President, please cut it out.
Discussion: The Hill, Mediaite and Raw Story
New York Times:
Scaramucci Calls for Inquiry After ‘Leak’ of Financial Form  —  WASHINGTON — In the five days since he was named White House communications director, Anthony Scaramucci has vowed to hunt down leakers and fire anyone he catches.  By the end of his fifth day, he was on the receiving end of what he called a leak about himself.
Elizabeth Preza / Raw Story:
‘Those are public records, my dude’: Internet howls after Scaramucci accuses Priebus of leaking his disclosure forms  —  In baffling tweet on Wednesday night, White House Communications Director Andrew Scarmucci appeared to accuse Chief of Staff Reince Priebus of leaking his financial disclosure form.
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
The Real Story Behind Mooch's War on Reince  —  Anthony Scaramucci just accused Reince Priebus of a felony.  For no reason.  —  Anthony Scaramucci has had some difficulty over the course his first few days as White House communications director, but as he wrapped up his first week on the job …
Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Scaramucci claims ‘felony’ over report of public disclosures  —  White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci said Wednesday he will contact federal agencies over the “leak” of his financial disclosures, which he called a “felony,” despite the forms being publicly accessible.
Discussion: The Hill and ThinkProgress
Kashmir Hill / Splinter:
Why Did Jared Kushner Download an Encrypted, Disappearing Message App?
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
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
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Washington Post:
Trump talks privately about the idea of a recess appointment to replace Sessions … President Trump has discussed with confidants and advisers in recent days the possibility of installing a new attorney general through a recess appointment if Jeff Sessions leaves the job …
Dominic Holden / BuzzFeed:
The Justice Department Just Argued Against Gay Rights In A Major Federal Case  —  Lawyers under Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in federal court that 1964 civil rights law does not protect a gay employee from discrimination.  —  Reporting From Washington, DC
Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Sessions Abuse
Discussion: Mediaite
Erica Martinson / Alaska Dispatch News:
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.
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
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 …
Discussion: CNN, CNBC, STAT and The Guardian
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Sam Baker / Axios:
It's time to vote, and the health care bill isn't finished  —  We're hours away from a series of votes that will culminate, we think, with a brand-new bill to repeal part of the Affordable Care Act.  Of course, no one's seen it.  Senate Republicans don't know where they're headed …
Discussion: Politico
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The ‘Skinny Bill’ Is a Farce. Here's the Real Reason Republicans Are Doing It.
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Nancy Cook / Politico:
White House adviser clashes with Mnuchin over tax plan
Discussion: Washington Post and Political Wire
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Inside Trump's snap decision to ban transgender troops  —  After a week sparring with his attorney general and steaming over the Russia investigation consuming his agenda, President Donald Trump was closing in on an important win.  —  House Republicans were planning to pass a spending bill stacked …
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Cora Lewis / BuzzFeed:
Trump Says Transgender People Cannot “Serve In Any Capacity” In The Military
Kid Rock:
When my name was thrown out there for US Senate...  When my name was thrown out there for US Senate I decided to launch kidrockforsenate.com.  I was beyond overwhelmed with the response I received from community leaders, D.C. pundits, and blue-collar folks that are just simply tired of the extreme left and right bulls**t.
Matt Vespa / Townhall.com:
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) …
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Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Congressional IT staffer charged with home equity loan fraud
Page Six:
‘Dancing with the Stars’ wants Sean Spicer … Sean Spicer is taking his first steps to transition from the White House briefing room to the bright lights of a TV news studio — but he's also being courted by “Dancing with the Stars,” Page Six has learned.  —  The outgoing press secretary spent …
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Tara Palmeri / Politico:
‘Dancing With the Stars’ wants to waltz with Spicer
Discussion: The Root and TVNewser
Stephen Losey / Air Force Times:
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.
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Paul Szoldra / Business Insider:
Kristin Beck, transgender Navy SEAL hero: 'Let's meet face to face and you tell me I'm not worthy'
Bloomberg:
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 …
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
When the White House Lies About You  —  Last week the White House told a lie.  It was a small lie and, given the epic scale of this administration's mendacity, an inconsequential one.  It just happened to be about me.  —  On Thursday I interviewed Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo …
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
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.
Discussion: Vox and Washington Post
Steve Hendrix / Washington Post:
A history lesson for Trump: Transgender soldiers served in the Civil War  —  Albert Cashier served in the army as a man, lived his life as man and was buried at 71 with full military honors in 1915, as a man.  But beneath the uniform in which he fought and was buried, he was biologically a woman …
Discussion: RedState
mccain.senate.gov:
STATEMENT BY SASC CHAIRMAN JOHN McCAIN ON TRANSGENDER AMERICANS IN THE MILITARY  —  Washington, D.C. ­- U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement today on President Trump's tweet regarding transgender Americans in the military:
 
 
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Associated Press:
AP sources: US seeks to test Iran deal with more inspections
Discussion: Political Wire
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Senate Intel Committee Wants To Interview Chuck Johnson As Part Of Trump-Russia Probe
Discussion: Raw Story
Jill Leovy / Los Angeles Times:
Worried about election hacking, L.A. County officials are turning to hackers for help
Discussion: AOL
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
A Democrat Is Proposing A Constitutional Amendment To Ban Presidents From Pardoning Themselves
Discussion: National Review
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Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
Trump Is Failing As A President. But He's Succeeding As Reality TV.
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Discussion: Splinter
New York Times:
Health Care Vote: Senate Rejects Repeal Without Replace
Tom Winter / NBC News:
DOJ: Ex-Manafort Associate Firtash Is Top-Tier Comrade of Russian Mobsters
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
 

 
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