Friday, July 28, 2017

Evening Edition: Health-care defeat threatens to further divide GOP

The Fix: The few options left for Republicans to salvage their failure; The Health 202: McConnell may have failed at a repeal, but he did appear to accomplish something; How a ham-handed phone call to Sen. Murkowski backfired ; The night John McCain killed the GOP's health-care fight; There are three branches of government, and two are in distress; North Korea fires missile, its latest step toward putting U.S. within reach; WorldViews: The inevitability of North Korea's nuclear weapons; Parents of Charlie Gard say he has died, according to British media reports; Tampa Bay is due for a major hurricane. It is not prepared.; In the Mooch's debut screw-up, the language was bad. The cluelessness was worse.; Russia to seize 2 U.S. diplomatic properties in retaliation for sanctions bill; U.S. economy rebounds strongly in the second quarter; 'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli, borrowing from Trump, calls case against him 'silly witch hunt'; David Bradley is selling the Atlantic magazine to Laurene Powell Jobs' organization; 'Goodbye my brother': A Marine's loving sendoff for the cancer-stricken dog who saved him; Is it unusual for a president to publicly berate members of his Cabinet?; How do I tell my son that I've become 'friends with benefits' with his father?;
 
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Evening Edition
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Health-care defeat threatens to further divide GOP
Republicans' latest effort to redraw the health-care law failed after Sens. John McCain, Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski voted against the "skinny repeal" measure. The legislation's defeat was a huge setback for Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and threw into doubt the GOP's ability to overturn the 2010 law.
The Fix: The few options left for Republicans to salvage their failure
Republicans control all of Washington and just failed to deliver on their top campaign promise. Ouch.
 
The Health 202: McConnell may have failed at a repeal, but he did appear to accomplish something
The Senate scene last night was surreal.
 
The Daily 202 | Analysis
How a ham-handed phone call to Sen. Murkowski backfired
A lot of the media coverage in the wake of the vote will focus on Sen. John McCain. But Sen. Lisa Murkowski's opposition was equally decisive and perhaps most illustrative of the problems ahead for President Trump.
 
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The night John McCain killed the GOP's health-care fight
The bold move by the nation's most famous senator stunned his colleagues and possibly put the Senate on the verge of protracted bipartisan talks that McCain is unlikely to participate in as he begins treatment for an aggressive form of brain cancer.
 
The Take | Analysis
There are three branches of government, and two are in distress
Washington hasn't been working for some time. That dysfunction is one reason Trump was elected. But in the past six months, things have turned even worse, with the breakdown reaching new depths this week.
 
North Korea fires missile, its latest step toward putting U.S. within reach
U.S., South Korean and Japanese officials confirmed the launch, but it was not immediately clear whether the missile was an intercontinental one capable of reaching the continental United States.
 
WorldViews: The inevitability of North Korea's nuclear weapons
The debate about when Pyongyang would theoretically be able to hit the U.S. mainland with a nuclear-tipped ballistic missile has shifted from "if" to "when."
 
Parents of Charlie Gard say he has died, according to British media reports
The infant died only a day after a judge approved a plan for Charlie to be moved to hospice and be disconnected from a ventilator.
 
Tampa Bay is due for a major hurricane. It is not prepared.
Analysts say this Florida metropolitan area is the most vulnerable in the United States to damage if a major hurricane ever makes a direct hit. Yet its slow response is a case study in how American cities reluctantly prepare for the worst.
 
Perspective
In the Mooch's debut screw-up, the language was bad. The cluelessness was worse.
Does the world's most important spokesman know the basic rules of dealing with the press?
 
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Russia to seize 2 U.S. diplomatic properties in retaliation for sanctions bill
Russia also demanded that the U.S. reduce its staff at its Moscow embassy and consulates in three other cities. The Russia Foreign Ministry said it was responding to new financial sanctions awaiting President Trump's signature.
 
U.S. economy rebounds strongly in the second quarter
The country's gross domestic product, a broad measure of economic activity, grew 2.6 percent at an annualized pace, the Commerce Department said.
 
'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli, borrowing from Trump, calls case against him 'silly witch hunt'
The former hedge fund manager, who faces 20 years in prison on eight charges of securities and wire fraud, took to Facebook to render his judgment on the trial.
 
David Bradley is selling the Atlantic magazine to Laurene Powell Jobs' organization
The widow of Steve Jobs is one of the richest people in the world. The price of the sale was not disclosed.
 
'Goodbye my brother': A Marine's loving sendoff for the cancer-stricken dog who saved him
Fellow Marines credited Cena, who deployed into harm's way three times in Afghanistan, with saving countless American and Afghan lives by uncovering buried explosives.
 
'Can He Do That?'
Is it unusual for a president to publicly berate members of his Cabinet?
Can a president fire the attorney general? How much can a president influence the Justice Department? Reporter Ashley Parker, historian Tim Naftali and law professor Steve Vladeck discuss the politics, historical context and legal limitations.
 
Chat Transcript
How do I tell my son that I've become 'friends with benefits' with his father?
The advice columnist takes your questions about the strange train we call life.
 
 
     
 
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