News in Brief Insurers Come Out Against Skinny Repeal America's Health Insurance Group points out that insurers don't have time to wait around while the Senate and House attempt to reach an agreement on health-care legislation. Dwyer Gunn
News in Brief America Set Seven Big Drug-Control Goals in 2010. It Failed All of Them. Researchers point to the opioid epidemic as a major reason for the policy setback. Francie Diep
News in Brief Trump Announces Ban on Transgender Individuals in the Military A Trump administration official said the reasoning behind the decision was more political than economic. Kate Wheeling
News in Brief Donald Trump, Humiliator-in-Chief A University of Chicago law professor argues the president is great at put-downs, but inept at his job. Tom Jacobs
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
Economics Is the Democrats’ Economic Agenda Enough to Win Back the House in 2018? Some of the ideas contained within the new policy agenda reflect the growing influence of the party's progressive wing. Dwyer Gunn
News in Brief Ted Lieu Tries (Again) to Strip Jared Kushner of His Security Clearance The measure is almost certainly doomed. Morgan Baskin
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 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