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Saturday, June 24, 2017

Can Trump Destroy Obama’s Legacy?

by Peter Baker

The New York Times

The president seems determined to define his time in office by demolishing what his predecessor did.

White House responds to Comey tape inquiry with Trump tweet

by Jeff Zeleny, Tom LoBianco, Dan Merica

CNN

The White House is letting President Donald Trump's tweet Thursday -- asserting that he had not taped former FBI Director James Comey -- stand as the President's official statement.

Trump joins the effort to pass a health-care bill, but another GOP senator is opposed

by Robert Costa, Sean Sullivan, Kelsey Snell

The Washington Post

President Trump and his allies are waging their most aggressive effort yet to help Senate GOP leaders pass an expansive health-care bill next week, but the endeavor encountered new resistance Friday when a fifth Republican senator said he does not support the bill as is.

California restricts state travel to Texas, other states over LGBT laws

by Reid Wilson

The Hill

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra (D) will bar state employees from business trips to four states after those states passed measures limiting the rights of LGBT people.

The US Military Probably Won't Meet Its Deadline To Fully Integrate Transgender Troops

by Nancy Youssef

BuzzFeed

The Army and Air Force want two more years before they fully include transgender recruits in their ranks, BuzzFeed News has learned. The Marine Corps wants another year.