Trump and Dems still both to blame for government appointment failures

http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/democrats-senate-trump-recess-appointments/2017/07/25/id/803700/

Congress still not able to make any progress on Health Care.

http://www.businessinsider.com/senate-health-care-vote-repeal-without-replace-2017-7

Good News: Scalise discharged from hospital

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/scalise-discharged-from-hospital-beginning-rehabilitation/ar-AAoRXyR?OCID=ansmsnnews11

Trump needs to ignore Russia distractions and focus on tax plan

http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/NigelGreen/trump-tax-reform-growth/2017/07/20/id/802839/

Republicans start process for tax reform in House

http://www.unionleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20170719/news06/170729950

What's next for ISIL in Iraq?

http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2017/07/20/after-mosul-whats-next-for-the-fight-in-iraq/

Infrastructure is a job creator and may become a crisis

http://www.infrastructurereportcard.org/

Helping youth find jobs, why couldn't this be bipartisan?

https://democraticunderground.com/10029346006

GOP doesn't know what bill they are about to vote on. Reminds me of Pelosi with O-Care saying you have to pass it to find out what's in it. Unacceptable then and surely now after 7 years to get their ducks in order

http://www.businessinsider.com/ap-ahead-of-key-vote-details-of-gop-health-bill-still-unknown-2017-7

Trump nominess, both White House and democrats to blame for slow confirmations

http://www.therepublic.com/2017/07/11/us-trump-nominees-spin-meter-2/

List of President Trump's executive orders

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/here-s-full-list-donald-trump-s-executive-orders-n720796

Bills passed by President Trump

http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/29/politics/president-trump-legislation/index.html

Kate's Law to have tough fight in Senate

https://www.amren.com/news/2017/07/kates-law-battle-shifts-senate-testing-dems/

ISIL driven out of Mosul but destruction is everywhere

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/09/world/middleeast/mosul-isis-liberated.html

G20 Summit: Syrian ceasefire and not much more accomplished.

http://www.newsnation.in/world-news/g20-summit-president-donald-trump-wins-key-concessions-on-climate-trade-from-world-leaders-article-176421.html

The other side of the Interstate Health Insurance Question

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/01/upshot/the-problem-with-gop-plans-to-sell-health-insurance-across-state-lines.html

One side of the Interstate Health Insurance argument

http://thefederalist.com/2014/05/28/why-selling-health-insurance-across-state-lines-is-a-good-thing/

Transfer Obamacare to state level?

http://thefederalist.com/2017/06/30/solve-health-care-impasse-gop-senators-extend-flexibility-want-states/

US/Cuba Policy Changes

http://www.denverpost.com/2017/07/02/donald-trump-cuba-policy-travel/

2017 Tax Reform proposals

https://www.kitces.com/blog/understanding-the-2017-income-tax-reform-proposals-president-trump-vs-the-house-republicans/

ISIS in Iraq

http://www.torontosun.com/2017/07/02/isis-is-down-in-iraq-but-not-destroyed

Progress of VA Accountability Act

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr1259

Summary of "TrumpCare"

https://lintvwavy.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/kkf-summary-of-the-american-health-care-act-march-2017.pdf

Left and center democrats split over healthcare

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/democrats-split-joining-gop-health-care-fix-n777816

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