The Patriot Post® · Friday Top Headlines

• McCain “no” vote kills ObamaCare repeal effort in Senate. (The Washington Times)

• Firm behind anti-Trump dossier also worked for Russia, Senate witness says. (Fox News)

• Ted Cruz: Voters will feel “sense of betrayal” over ObamaCare failure. (Washington Examiner)

• Ryan gives up on border-adjusted tax on imports after attack. (Bloomberg)

• Not so hot: Al Gore’s “Inconvenient Sequel” meets with skepticism even from the Left. (The Washington Times)

• Feds spends millions on failed program to combat extremism in America. (The Washington Free Beacon)

• Twitter’s stock plummets on report it is losing money and losing users in the U.S. (Hot Air)

• U.S., El Salvador team up to target MS-13 gang members. (CNS News)

• Venezuela’s socialist government bans all protests starting Friday. (Hot Air)

• Marxist group disbands because members were too rich, white. (Campus Reform)

• African-American women are increasingly buying guns, statistics show. (The New York Times)

• Trump awards officers Medals of Valor for actions in Scalise shooting. (Fox News)

• Humor: Jeff Sessions wakes up next to severed horse head. (The Babylon Bee)

• Policy: Yes, we should block-grant Medicaid. (National Review)

• Policy: The Democrats’ unprecedented nominations blockade. (Senate Republican Policy Committee)

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