The Patriot Post® · Thursday Top Headlines

• Repealing ObamaCare without replacement fails in Senate with 45-55 vote. (The Washington Free Beacon)

• Here are the six Republican senators who flip-flopped on ObamaCare repeal. (Washington Examiner)

• So-called fact checkers keep butchering the facts about ObamaCare. (The Federalist)

• Former transgender: Trump “made right decision,” “military is a fighting force, not a gender clinic.” (The Daily Signal)

• Texas booms (+3.9%) as California flatlines (0.1%); mining, manufacturing drive growth. (CNS News)

• Apple supplier Foxconn announces $10 billion investment in Wisconsin and up to 13,000 jobs. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

• Rep. Steve Scalise discharged from the hospital, enters rehab. (Townhall)

• ICE chief considers smuggling charges against leaders of illegal immigrant “sanctuaries.” (The Washington Times)

• Trump administration files brief claiming discrimination law does not protect LGBT workers from bias. (Washington Examiner)

• Trump picks Sam Brownback as international religious freedom ambassador. (The Washington Free Beacon)

• State actors are likely behind recent ransomware attacks. (The Daily Signal)

• General: North Korean ICBM test was “game changer.” (The Washington Free Beacon)

• Policy: Republicans can’t afford to blow health care reform. (Washington Examiner)

• Policy: Infrastructure spending must justify itself. (Real Clear Policy)

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