Good Thursday morning, I'm Anna Palmer and welcome to your Politico Playbook Audio Briefing, sponsored by Morgan Stanley.

And I'm Jake Sherman. Buzz is growing inside the Capitol that there could be a smaller tax package passed this year if Congress can't squeeze through a big reform bill by the end of the year.

This would allow Republicans to claim that they did cut taxes before the end of the year and continue working on a larger package to pass in 2018.

There is optimism, some would say it's irrational exuberance, that Republicans will be able to pass a full-bore tax reform package before the end of the year.

The Washington Post is out with a story on how the EPA, Scott Pruitt, took charter and military

flights that cost taxpayers more than $58,000.

While the scrutiny of Trump's cabinet's travel has been underway since Politico started

investigating HHS Secretary Tom Price's travel habits, some cabinet secretaries haven't gotten caught in the mix.

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chow was spotted flying coach yesterday from Phoenix to BWI.

She was attending the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.

Capitol Hill Bureau Chief John Bresnahan has the story of the day, looking at how Senate

Republicans say they've never even heard of Roy Moore.

Breznihan writes that numerous Republican senators said they're not familiar with the Alabama

Senate candidates' controversial views, but they do want him elected.

Ileana Johnson writes that Moore's victory conjures nightmares for 2018 for both parties. Meanwhile,

Josh Dossi has a story about how Steve Bannon is looking to repeat his victory in Alabama

in other states, including Colorado. The AP is reporting that now even money is running out in

Storm hit Puerto Rico. Meanwhile, Rich Rubin of the Wall Street Journal breaks down the five

takeaways from the GOP tax framework.

He reports that you shouldn't work too hard to calculate your tax bill because the framework

is nowhere near detailed enough to figure out what you might pay. The New York Times has a piece

out on how Trump's tax plan will benefit the wealthy, including Trump. Trump will meet with

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