Evening Edition: Trump backs ban on transgender people in U.S. military

Transgender ban stands out as another example of political malpractice by the White House; The Fix: Trump's transgender military ban should frighten the GOP; As Democrats slam ban, GOP is caught by surprise; Which health-care plans the Senate is voting on (and who to watch); Senate rejects measure to repeal much of the Affordable Care Act; What is the Senate GOP trying to pass and why is it so complicated?; The Health 202: GOP's Obamacare rollback quest is about to get skinny; Trump launches new attacks on Sessions; Trump's speech to the Boy Scouts could put AT&T's CEO in a tricky spot; Voter by voter, GOP super PAC tries to separate the party from Trump; Foxconn to announce new factory in Wisconsin in much-needed win for Trump and Scott Walker; Police shot and killed a man while trying to serve a warrant — at the wrong house; Congressional IT staffer charged with home equity loan fraud; Is it wrong to send a dish back because it has cilantro in it?;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   Trump backs ban on transgender people in U.S. military President Trump announced on Twitter that he will ban transgender people from serving in the military in any capacity, reversing an Obama administration decision to allow them to serve openly and drawing dismay and anger from advocates. By Abby Phillip, Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Dan Lamothe  •  Read more » The Fix | Analysis Transgender ban stands out as another example of political malpractice by the White House The White House's failure to talk to key Republican lawmakers and other stakeholders about the transgender military ban is a stunning indictment of how the issue was handled. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   The Fix: Trump's transgender military ban should frighten the GOP Some White House officials suggest President Trump's ban could be used as a political wedge. And it's not difficult to see an embattled president believing the same. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   As Democrats slam ban, GOP is caught by surprise Senate Armed Services Chairman John McCain said it was "yet another example of why major policy announcements should not be made via Twitter." By Mike DeBonis and Ed O'Keefe  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Health-Care Vote Which health-care plans the Senate is voting on (and who to watch) Republicans have an idea of what plans will be voted on, but it's unclear what will pass. By Kim Soffen and Kevin Schaul  •  Read more »   BREAKING NEWS Senate rejects measure to repeal much of the Affordable Care Act Senators are hoping to produce some sort of legislation that could garner enough support to serve as the basis of negotiations with the House. By Kelsey Snell, Juliet Eilperin and Sean Sullivan  •  Read more »   What is the Senate GOP trying to pass and why is it so complicated? We try to explain what you're seeing on C-SPAN. By Kelsey Snell  •  Read more »   The Health 202: GOP's Obamacare rollback quest is about to get skinny The "skinny repeal" may be the GOP's last best hope. By Paige Winfield Cunningham  •  Read more »   Trump launches new attacks on Sessions The president took to Twitter to question why his attorney general hasn't replaced the acting FBI director — which Donald Trump himself can do. By Matt Zapotosky and Devlin Barrett  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump's speech to the Boy Scouts could put AT&T's CEO in a tricky spot Randall Stephenson, national president of the Boy Scouts, is awaiting word from the Justice Department on his company's proposed takeover of Time Warner as parents and former Scouts have called for an apology about the president's speech. By Jena McGregor  •  Read more »   Voter by voter, GOP super PAC tries to separate the party from Trump The Congressional Leadership Fund, a deep-pocketed super PAC backed by House Speaker Paul Ryan (R.Wisc.), is an ambitious bet that the Republican House majority can be spared from a Trump midterm backlash. By David Weigel  •  Read more »   Foxconn to announce new factory in Wisconsin in much-needed win for Trump and Scott Walker One of the world's largest electronics companies will manufacture flat-screen displays in House Speaker Paul Ryan's home district. By Danielle Paquette, Todd C. Frankel and Hamza Shaban  •  Read more »   Police shot and killed a man while trying to serve a warrant — at the wrong house The victim's wife and neighbors dispute the claim that he was holding a gun and say that they didn't hear officers tell him multiple times to drop the gun before they opened fire. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.  •  Read more »   Congressional IT staffer charged with home equity loan fraud Imran Awan, who had most recently worked for Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), pleaded not guilty after his arrest Monday at Dulles International Airport. By Spencer S. Hsu  •  Read more »   Chat Transcript Is it wrong to send a dish back because it has cilantro in it? 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