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3:30 PM ET, July 26, 2017

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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Inside Trump's snap decision to ban transgender troops  —  After a week sparring with his attorney general and steaming over the Russia investigation consuming his agenda, President Donald Trump was closing in on an important win.  —  House Republicans were planning to pass a spending bill stacked …
Discussion: CNBC, Raw Story, Balloon Juice and The Week
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Jason Noble / Des Moines Register:
Ernst breaks with Trump on transgender military ban  —  U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst on Wednesday broke with President Donald Trump's call to bar transgender Americans from serving in the military, telling the Des Moines Register that anyone qualified should be allowed to serve.
Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
The military spends five times as much on Viagra as it would on transgender troops' medical care  —  On Twitter this morning, President Trump announced a ban on transgender people serving in the military, citing “medical costs” as the primary driver of the decision.
New York Times:
Trump Says Transgender People Will Not Be Allowed in the Military  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump announced on Wednesday that the United States will no longer “accept or allow” transgender people in the United States military, saying American forces “must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory” …
Cora Lewis / BuzzFeed:
Trump Says Transgender People Cannot “Serve In Any Capacity” In The Military  —  He made the announcement on Twitter on Wednesday.  —  President Trump tweeted on Wednesday that transgender people cannot “serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military,” repeating a claim from conservative Republicans …
The Hill:
Trump to ban transgender people from all military service  —  President Trump on Wednesday said he would ban transgender people from any military service.  —  Trump made the announcement, which would represent a major shift in military policy, on Twitter.  He said he had made the decision …
Media Matters for America:   Before Trump banned transgender people from serving in military, here's who praised him as pro-LGBTQ
Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Trump announces ban on transgender people in U.S. military
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Trump to reinstate US military ban on transgender people
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
A Trump Tower of Absolute Folly  —  Donald Trump's campaign against his attorney general, Jeff Sessions, in which he is seemingly attempting to insult and humiliate and tweet-shame Sessions into resignation, is an insanely stupid exercise.  It is a multitiered tower of political idiocy …
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Fox News Insider:
Tucker Carlson Blasts Donald Trump for Attacking Jeff Sessions Attorney General  —  Tucker Carlson criticized President Trump for repeated attacks on Attorney General Jeff Sessions.  —  Carlson said Trump is continuing a “protracted rhetorical assault” on Sessions, who he said is the one cabinet member …
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
The standoff between Trump and Sessions escalates
Warren / THE WARREN (HENRY) REPORT:
Tucker Calrissian Tonight
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
On Twitter, Trump continues attacks on Sessions
Berkeley Lovelace Jr / CNBC:
GOP senators must do whatever it takes to get to 50 votes on Obamacare repeal, says HHS secretary  — Do whatever “gets us to 50 votes so that we can move forward on a health-care reform legislation,” Tom Price says.  — A plan to repeal and replace Obamacare by Senate Republicans failed …
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Plain Dealer:   Sen. Rob Portman, you just let Ohio down: editorial
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Many Republicans Doubt Clinton Won Popular Vote  —  A plurality of Republicans say President Donald Trump received more of the popular vote in 2016 than his Democratic rival, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.  —  According to a new Morning Consult/POLITICO poll …
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Poll: Voters say Mueller ouster would be inappropriate
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Mr. President, Please Be Quiet  —  Once again, Donald Trump has tweeted himself into the center of the day's news.  He does this almost every morning — even, perhaps especially, when he has nothing new to say.  Upon seeing today's efforts, I sighed and muttered “there goes Wednesday.”
Discussion: Viking Pundit
Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Matt Drudge is firing warning shots at Trump, and that should worry the president  —  Conway: White House staff is tough, but humble  —  Matt Drudge has been in the White House an awful lot these days — “all the time,” as one senior administration official puts it.
Discussion: IJR
The Hill:
Welcome to The Hill's 50 Most Beautiful!  —  After receiving hundreds upon hundreds of nominations, it was tough to choose just 50.  —  But following a lot of debate, we finalized this year's winners.  —  There is one thing that's different than our prior lists.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and AOL
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Clinton book to double down on Russia, Comey message  —  's upcoming book will double down on Russia's interference and James Comey's involvement in her stunning election defeat, according to sources familiar with the memoir.  —  Privately, Clinton has told friends and longtime associates that she …
WKBN-TV:
Police remove protesters from Trump rally  —  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) - There were no arrests at President Donald Trump's rally in Youngstown on Tuesday, but a few protesters were removed during his speech.  —  Youngstown Police officers, working with Mahoning County Sheriff's deputies …
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Fox News:
Russia probe: Democrats block key witness against shadowy firm Fusion GPS  —  Senate Democrats used a parliamentary maneuver Wednesday to cut short a high-profile hearing, where a key witness was set to testify on Russia's misdeeds and also raise fresh allegations against the company behind the infamous anti-Trump dossier.
Discussion: Daily Wire and The Gateway Pundit
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
Jeff Flake's Gamble  —  The constituents filing into the Mesa Convention Center one evening in mid-April for the Republican senator Jeff Flake's town hall had a decidedly un-Republican look.  Tattoos and political T-shirts abounded.  Activists stood near the entrance distributing stickers …
Timothy Gardner / Reuters:
U.S. energy secretary duped into fake interview with Russian comedians  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry optimistically discussed expanding American coal exports to Ukraine and other energy matters during a lengthy phone call this month with a Russian prankster who Perry thought was Ukraine's prime minister.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Eyes Tax-Code Overhaul, With Emphasis on Middle-Class Break  —  In Oval Office interview with the Journal, president again criticizes Sessions  —  In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, President Trump continued to criticize Attorney General Jeff Sessions over his decision …
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Paul Beckett / Wall Street Journal:
Transcript: Donald Trump's Interview With The Wall Street Journal
Michael Kruse / Politico:
To America, It Looks Like Chaos.  For Trump, It's Just Tuesday.  —  It started Monday morning with Donald Trump calling his own attorney general “beleaguered.”  It continued with an Air Force One flight to West Virginia and a rambling, partisan speech to thousands of hollering Boy Scouts.
 
 
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Elaina Plott / Washingtonian:
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Ryan Struyk / CNN:
Trump's approval is underwater in 11 states he won in November
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Danika Worthington / Denver Post:
In Denver speech, Michelle Obama urges women to seize their power while not hiding their scars
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Lee Drutman / New York Times:
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