News in Brief The Better Care Reconciliation Act Falters The Senate is now in recess until tomorrow, when it's expected to vote on a clean Affordable Care Act repeal bill. Dwyer Gunn
News in Brief Senate Votes to Open Debate on ACA Repeal-and-Replace Plan The Senate will now proceed to debate, and vote on, a number of ACA repeal-and-replace options over the next several days. Dwyer Gunn
Social Justice Massachusetts Court Rules Local Authorities Can’t Comply With Detention Requests From Federal Immigration Officials The ruling undercuts the leverage of federal authorities to compel local police to honor civil detainers. Kate Wheeling
News in Brief Rudy Giuliani Denies Reports That He Is Being Considered to Replace Jeff Sessions Giuliani also agreed with Sessions' decision to recuse himself from the Russia investigation. Kate Wheeling
News in Brief Ted Lieu Tries (Again) to Strip Jared Kushner of His Security Clearance The measure is almost certainly doomed. Morgan Baskin
Environment Scotland Sets New Wind Energy Record In June alone, the nation's wind turbines generated over one million megawatt hours of electricity. Kate Wheeling
News in Brief Trump Considers Rudy Giuliani to Head Department of Justice The news follows Trump's sharp criticism of Jeff Sessions in an interview published last week. Kate Wheeling
News in Brief Immigration Officials to Conduct Raids of Suspected Teenage Gang Members The raids will target teenagers who have traveled to the U.S. without guardians. Morgan Baskin
News in Brief Trump Brings Foreign Terrorist Suspect to U.S. for Trial The move may come as a surprise to the president's supporters, many of whom favored his hardline, tough-on-terrorism approach. Kate Wheeling
News in Brief The Battle Between Republicans and the CBO Is Heating Up Eight former CBO directors have some harsh words for Republicans. Dwyer Gunn