• Susan Collins kills Republican health reform … again (The Hill)

• Sens. Graham and Sanders agree: Don’t send taxpayer money to insurance companies — but for opposite reasons (CNS News)

• Obama, Holder group pushes $500,000 into Virginia governor race (The Washington Free Beacon)

• Democrat-appointed judges uphold Texas law against sanctuary cities (The Washington Times)

• Republican senators offer conservative alternative to DREAM Act (Fox News)

• For perspective: The North Koreans interpret everything as a “declaration of war” (Washington Examiner)

• Iran defies nuclear deal with latest ballistic missile test (The Washington Free Beacon)

• Smithsonian finally gives Clarence Thomas a spot in its National Museum of African American History (The Washington Times)

• The Michigan comeback story. How business-tax reform helped revive the state’s economy (The Wall Street Journal)

• NFL players arrested every seven days on average (The Daily Wire)

• Flag on the play? The NFL might get in trouble with the IRS for getting political (Washington Examiner)

• Policy: Trump’s new travel ban is standard security policy. (The Daily Signal)

• Policy: Time to base nutrition policy on science. (Real Clear Health)

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