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McCain says no on healthcare

Battle proven.
Battle proven. Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock

1. McCain strikes again

Senator John McCain said the latest Republican plan to dismantle Barack Obama’s healthcare law did not pass his test for “regular order” and he would be voting no, likely ruining the bill’s chances for passing.

McCain’s chance to do the right thing

Agreeing about Russia sanctions in January.
Agreeing about Russia sanctions in January. Photograph: ddp USA/REX/Shutterstock

'No pleasure'

I take no pleasure in announcing my opposition. Far from it. The bill’s authors are my dear friends and I think the world of them.

– Senator John McCain

'We press on'

My friendship with Senator McCain is not based on how he votes but respect for how he’s lived his life and the person he is … We press on.

– Bill co-sponsor Lindsey Graham

Summary

2. Kim trash-talks Trump

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said that he was considering retaliating at the “highest level”, calling Trump a “mentally deranged US dotard” who would “pay dearly” for threatening to destroy his regime.

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Making a statement.
Making a statement. Photograph: AP

3. Trump replies

4. DeVos rolls back campus assault guidelines

The Trump administration on Friday scrapped Obama-era guidance on investigating campus sexual assault, replacing it with new interim instructions allowing universities to decide which standard of evidence to use when handling complaints.

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DeVos last month.
DeVos last month. Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/AP

'Rationale'

5. Test of Gorsuch on abortion looms

An urgent appeal to the supreme court by Planned Parenthood has created an unexpected early test of Justice Neil Gorsuch’s views on abortion restrictions.

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All eyes on Gorsuch.
All eyes on Gorsuch. Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters

… and another thing:

... and another thing:

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