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June 26, 2017

Monday Top Headlines

  • Trump signs VA reform bill. (The Hill)

  • Trump appoints 19 ambassadors. (The Washington Times)

  • Military chiefs seek delay in allowing transgender enlistment. (CBS News)

  • CNN imposing new rules after posting fake Trump/Russia stories. (The Hill)

  • Data shows media covered Gabby Giffords shooting twice as much as Steve Scalise shooting. (The Federalist)

  • California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon shelves single-payer health care bill, calling it “woefully incomplete.” (Los Angeles Times)

  • 41% of counties could have only one insurer participating on ObamaCare exchanges. (The Washington Free Beacon)

  • 74,531,002 enrolled in Medicaid/CHIP. (CNS News)

  • Michael Brown’s family wins $1.5 million settlement. (ABC News)

  • Philando Castile’s family reaches $3M settlement in death. (The Washington Times)

  • Senior Secret Service agent who didn’t want to take “a bullet” escaped punishments. (The Washington Free Beacon)

  • Feds spend $20,000 on musical about illegal immigrant lesbian. (The Washington Free Beacon)

  • Former teacher of the year takes her union to court. (The Washington Free Beacon)

SCOTUS News:

  • Supreme Court revives Trump travel ban, further hearing scheduled for October. (The Washington Times)

  • Court will hear case on religious rights of business owners when it comes to same-sex weddings. (Fox News)

  • Court sides with Missouri church in major church-state decision over use of public funds. (The Washington Post)

  • Court won’t rule on carrying guns in public. (USA Today)

  • Policy: Understanding the Senate health care bill. (Health Affairs)

  • Policy: Germany is learning the cost of Merkel’s big heart. (The Washington Times)

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