Evening Edition: McConnell hurrying to send revised health-care bill to CBO by Friday

The Daily 202: Secrecy backfires on McConnell; Senate GOP focuses on insurance premiums, but would health plans be affordable?; Unafraid of Trump, GOP senators feel free to 'go their own way'; They fled terrorism and famine — and then they were forced back; Trump’s pledge to keep the world from laughing at us hits another setback; DHS announces enhanced security measures for all flights to U.S. but won't expand laptop ban; Jason Chaffetz to join Fox News as a contributor; 'I don't like bullies': Journalist explains why he confronted Sarah Huckabee Sanders; Where’s Jimmy Gomez? California congressman-elect still hasn’t been sworn in.; Mormon Church starts offering paid maternity leave, will let women wear pants; One man keeps ramming his car into Ten Commandments statues on government property; A woman threw coins at her plane for luck. One landed in the engine and caused a 5-hour delay.;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   McConnell hurrying to send revised health-care bill to CBO by Friday The effort reflects the tight timeline Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell faces in his attempt to hold a vote before the August recess — and the pressure he is under to make changes that improve the Congressional Budget Office's measure of coverage levels and federal spending. By Paige Winfield Cunningham and Sean Sullivan  •  Read more » The Daily 202: Secrecy backfires on McConnell Regular order would have meant more GOP defenders By James Hohmann  •  Read more »   Senate GOP focuses on insurance premiums, but would health plans be affordable? Several analyses show that the bill would place such large financial burdens on many people, especially those who are poor, that millions of Americans probably would decide they could not afford to be insured. By Amy Goldstein  •  Read more »   Unafraid of Trump, GOP senators feel free to 'go their own way' History suggests that presidents who have governed successfully have been both revered and feared. But GOP fixtures in Washington are beginning to conclude that Trump may be neither. By Philip Rucker, Robert Costa and Ashley Parker  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   They fled terrorism and famine — and then they were forced back Over the past few months, at least 5,000 Nigerian refugees have been rounded up in Cameroonian villages and refugee camps and expelled, according to U.N. officials. Refugees around the world are facing growing hostility from host countries and shrinking protection from the legal framework put in place to defend such vulnerable people decades ago. By Kevin Sieff  •  Read more »   Analysis Trump’s pledge to keep the world from laughing at us hits another setback After speaking for double the allotted time at a German conference, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross got his mic cut, triggering laughter and applause from the audience. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   DHS announces enhanced security measures for all flights to U.S. but won't expand laptop ban Since March, passengers on flights to the U.S. from certain mostly Middle Eastern countries have been prohibited from bringing laptops and tablets on board. But those restrictions could be lifted if airlines and airports adopt the new security protocols, officials said. By Lori Aratani  •  Read more »   Jason Chaffetz to join Fox News as a contributor The Utah Republican and House Oversight Committee chairman, who is resigning from Congress this week, will appear on various Fox and Fox Business shows beginning Saturday. By Emily Heil  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   'I don't like bullies': Journalist explains why he confronted Sarah Huckabee Sanders Sanders was in the middle of blasting the media, specifically the use of anonymous sources and the now-retracted CNN story on Russia ties with the Trump campaign, when newspaper editor Brian Karem interjected. By Kristine Phillips  •  Read more »   Where’s Jimmy Gomez? California congressman-elect still hasn’t been sworn in. Three weeks after winning a special election, the new lawmaker is set to miss votes on legislation that would have an outsize impact on his constituents. By Ed O'Keefe  •  Read more »   Mormon Church starts offering paid maternity leave, will let women wear pants Women, who were required to wear dresses or skirts, may now wear pantsuits or dress slacks, the church says. Mormon men, known for their crisp white shirt and tie look, are now able to wear light-colored dress shirts. By Sarah Pulliam Bailey  •  Read more »   One man keeps ramming his car into Ten Commandments statues on government property Michael Tate Reed is charged with criminal trespass, first-degree criminal mischief and defacing objects of public interest. It's the second time he destroyed the monument with his car. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.  •  Read more »   A woman threw coins at her plane for luck. One landed in the engine and caused a 5-hour delay. A China Southern Airlines flight was pushed back after an 80-year-old woman was spotted throwing coins at the plane during the boarding process. By Amy B Wang  •  Read more »           Share Evening Edition:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Headlines. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. 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