• Sen. John McCain, independent voice of the GOP establishment, dies at 81 (NBC News)

• White House flag back at full staff — bad form and needless antagonism (The Resurgent)

• U.S., Mexico reach tentative new NAFTA deal (Fox News)

• Democrats move to limit role of superdelegates in presidential nominations (The Hill)

• DNC goes gender-neutral, demands equal number of men and women on committees (The Daily Wire)

• Trump’s power to fire federal workers curtailed by judge (The New York Times)

• Trump cancels Pompeo trip to North Korea, citing lack of “sufficient progress” on denuclearization (The Washington Free Beacon)

• Pope Francis accused of covering up for abusive ex-cardinal (The Daily Wire)

• Assailant at Jacksonville Landing gaming event kills two before killing himself (Fox News)

• Feds charge 19 noncitizens with illegally voting in 2016 (The Washington Times)

• U.S. cuts more than $200 million in aid to Palestinians (Townhall)

• Obama CDC director charged with sexual abuse (National Review)

• Boston: No Christian flags over city hall; rainbow flags okay (The Daily Wire)

• Chinese Communist Party funds Washington think tanks (The Washington Free Beacon)

• Humor: Libertarian just gonna kick back and enjoy watching faith in government institutions crumble (The Babylon Bee)

• Policy: Three examples of how Social Security robs Americans of greater income before, during retirement (The Daily Signal)

• Policy: The missing ingredient of HSA reform (Real Clear Policy)

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