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A coalition of five conservative groups sent a letter to the White House on Friday asking the Trump administration to abandon negotiations with Amazon over a lucrative $10 billion Pentagon cloud computing contract. In a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) acting Director Russell Vought, the conservatives argued that the criteria for the Joint […]

The Treasury Department and IRS are set to miss a Friday deadline to comply with subpoenas for Trump’s tax returns, setting up a prolonged legal battle. Democrats are examining options for their next steps. But both sides agree the matter is headed to the courts. “I think Friday is the turning point,” said Rep. Bill […]

A federal judge in California on Thursday ruled that a copyright infringement lawsuit filed against InfoWars by the creator of the “Pepe the Frog” character will go to trial. Matt Furie, the creator of the popular frog, which has largely been coopted online by conservatives, sued InfoWars for copyright infringement over a poster it sold […]

Treasury Secretary Steven MnuchinSteven Terner MnuchinOn The Money: Treasury rejects Dem subpoena for Trump tax returns | Companies warn trade war about to hit consumers | Congress, White House to launch budget talks next week | Trump gets deal to lift steel tariffs on Mexico, Canada READ: Mnuchin refuses to provide Trump’s tax returns Treasury […]

Rep. Katie HillKatherine (Katie) Lauren HillCalifornia lawmaker discusses personal experience with abortion Women’s rights hashtags trend on Twitter following Alabama abortion law Overnight Energy: Dems press Interior chief to embrace climate action | Lawmakers at odds on how to regulate chemicals in water | Warren releases climate plan for military MORE (D-Calif.) opened up about […]

Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s No. 2 executive, pushed back Friday on the growing calls to break up the social media company, arguing that it would not address the issues that have prompted worldwide public scrutiny. “You could break us up, you could break other tech companies up, but you actually don’t address the underlying issues people are […]

PRUITT’S BACK IN THE NEWS OVER A $124,000 TRAVEL TAB: The watchdog overseeing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is recommending the agency demand $124,000 in reimbursements from former Administrator Scott PruittEdward (Scott) Scott PruittOvernight Energy: Dems look to bypass EPA with asbestos ban | California moves to ban brain-damaging pesticide | Researchers tout new plastic […]

Taiwan has become the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage, handing a victory to gay rights advocates in the nation who have long fought for marriage equality. According to CNN, the country passed the law on early Friday. It is reportedly scheduled to take effect later next week. ADVERTISEMENT Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen […]

Happy Thursday and welcome back to On The Money, where we’re happy to see Jimmy Carter on the mend.  I’m Sylvan Lane, and here’s your nightly guide to everything affecting your bills, bank account and bottom line. See something I missed? Let me know at [email protected] or tweet me @SylvanLane. And if you like your […]