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Shields and Brooks on GOP’s health care uncertainty, Trump’s UN nationalism

By PBS News Hour

Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the fate of the latest Senate Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act, President Trump’s role in the special…

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Hackers targeted election systems in 21 states, federal government says

By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

States that told The Associated Press they had been targeted include Alabama, Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin. In most cases, they had not known until notified Friday by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Column: Here’s what’s wrong with the U.S. health care system

By John Komlos

It’s worth re-examining some of the fundamental flaws of United States’ current health care system, and why adopting a single-payer model makes the most sense.

5 overlooked politics stories that are worth your time

By Jessica Yarvin

The 24-hour news cycle is filled with politics coverage, but not everything gets the attention it deserves. Here are five politics stories you may have missed in the past week.

WATCH LIVE: Pence to speak about tax reform in Indiana

By Joshua Barajas

Vice President Mike Pence will speak around 3 p.m. ET. Watch his remarks live here.

Watch Live: Trump campaigns in Alabama for Sen. Luther Strange

By Catherine Lucey, Kim Chandler, Associated Press

Buoyed by the sense the race is newly competitive, Trump heads to Huntsville, Alabama, on Friday to campaign for Sen. Luther Strange, appointed in February to temporarily fill the seat that opened up when Jeff Sessions became attorney general.

John McCain a ‘no’ on Graham-Cassidy health care repeal effort

By Joshua Barajas

Republican Sen. John McCain announced his opposition Friday to the latest repeal effort to overturn Obamacare, potentially upending GOP hopes to push a new health care bill through.

WATCH: James Comey delivers keynote address to Howard University students

By Joshua Barajas

Former FBI Director James Comey is expected to speak at Howard University at 11 a.m. ET today. Watch his remarks here.

Trump calls Kim Jong Un a ‘madman’ amid new sanctions against North Korea

By Matthew Pennington and Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press

Trump's move to punish foreign companies that deal with the North was the latest salvo in a U.S.-led campaign to isolate and impoverish Kim's government until his country halts its missile and nuclear tests.