Politics: ‘It’s not my thing’: A history of Trump’s shifting relationship with the LGBT community

Pence’s voter fraud commission will almost certainly ‘find’ thousands of duplicate registrations that aren’t duplicates. Here’s why. | Sponsored by Morgan Stanley   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images 'It's not my thing': A history of Trump's shifting relationship with the LGBT community President's newly announced military ban on transgender people reflects how his positions have changed depending on his circumstances. By Robert Samuels and Jenna Johnson  •  Read more » Analysis Pence’s voter fraud commission will almost certainly ‘find’ thousands of duplicate registrations that aren’t duplicates. Here’s why. There are 143 registered voters named Mike Pence alone. How many people share your name? By Stephen Pettigrew and Mayya Komisarchik  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Analysis Trump’s embrace of African American employment data he once scorned Taking credit for a decline in Africa American unemployment is like a rooster thinking the sun rose because he crowed. By Glenn Kessler  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   Trump dines with Sean Hannity, former Fox executive Bill Shine and Scaramucci The private dinner comes as Trump is contemplating major changes inside his White House, empowering Scaramucci to reimagine his communications strategy. By Philip Rucker  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Unions oppose Trump’s pick to head government personnel office A main point in their opposition to George Nesterczuk, a former OPM official, was his role in developing the Defense Department's National Security Personnel System, which was repealed by a Democratically controlled Congress in 2009. By Joe Davidson | Columnist  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Senate, House leaders strike a deal on sanctions The Senate will vote on the House-passed measure stepping up sanctions against Russia, Iran and North Korea, in exchange for a promise to consider expanding congressional checks on the president later. By Karoun Demirjian  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   GOP momentum grows for more modest plan to overhaul Obamacare Senate Republicans seemed to be coalescing behind a "skinny repeal" that would eliminate some mandates and at least one tax. By Juliet Eilperin,, Kelsey Snell and Sean Sullivan  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Sanders won’t vote for Republican ‘single-payer’ amendment A Sanders spokesman says the amendment proposed by Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) is a "sham" that could be ignored. By David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Trump talks privately about the idea of a recess appointment to replace Sessions Some familiar with the discussions say the president's anger has peaked and he is now headed toward an uneasy detente. By Carol D. Leonnig, Ashley Parker and Philip Rucker  •  Read more »   House Judiciary Committee votes to probe Comey and Clinton’s 2016 campaign Republicans vote to request documents about former the FBI director's conversations with the Obama administration and journalists, amending and replacing a Democratic resolution designed to obtain documents about Comey's firing by President Trump. By David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   The Senate’s possible ‘skinny repeal’ of Obamacare faces skepticism in the House House Republicans who fought tooth and nail earlier this year to expand the scope of the repeal legislation are saying "fat chance" to the skinny repeal. By Mike DeBonis  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Analysis Senate Republicans have tolerated Trump's controversies. His treatment of Sessions is different. They are warning the White House that getting rid of the attorney general would be a terrible move. By Paul Kane  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Analysis How to put Trump on Mount Rushmore, something he’s never even thought about It would probably cost at least $60 million for labor alone. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Voter by voter, GOP super PAC tries to separate the party from Trump "You can't control the national narrative," the PAC's executive director said. "You can control the narrative in 30 districts." By David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Five things to know about the Senate's bid to unwind the ACA We try to explain what you're seeing on C-SPAN. By Kelsey Snell  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   5-Minute Fix Keeping up with politics is easy now, three days a week. Sign Up »         Share Politics:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for Politics PM. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071