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CBN News in a Minute: Today's Top Headlines – July 27

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1. Senate Republicans don't have the votes to repeal and replace Obamacare, so it's on to plan B. The goal is unite behind a so called "skinny repeal" that would only undo a few of the most unpopular elements of the law, such as ending the mandate to buy insurance or pay a penalty.

2. Transgender people will no longer be allowed to serve in the U.S. military. President Donald Trump made the announcement after consulting with military advisors.

3. President Trump is set to nominate Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback as the ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom. If confirmed by the Senate, he'll run the State Department's Office of International Religious Freedom.

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Ben Kennedy is an Emmy Award-winning White House correspondent for CBN News in Washington, D.C. He has more than a decade of reporting experience covering breaking news nationwide. He's traveled cross country covering the President and scored exclusive interviews with lawmakers and White House officials. Kennedy spent seven years reporting for WPLG, the ABC affiliate in Miami, Florida. While there he reported live from Kingston, Jamaica, as Hurricane Matthew hit the island. He was the first journalist to interview Diana Nyad moments after her historic swim from Cuba to Key West. He reported