CBN News in a Minute: Today's Top Headlines – July 28

Ben Kennedy
07-28-2017

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1. Obamacare remains the law of the land after a failed late night vote on what's being referred to as a "skinny repeal." After seven years campaigning on a promise to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, Senate Republicans came up just one vote short of a approving a measure to dismantle parts of the law.

2. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., passed a decisive no vote on the Obamacare "skinny repeal," calling for his colleagues to send the bill back to committee, hold hearings and get input from both sides.

President Trump tweeted, "3 Republicans & 48 Democrats let the American people down. As I said from the beginning let Obamacare implode, then deal. Watch!"

3. U.S. military sources tell CBN News that North Korea is getting ready to test yet another intercontinental ballistic missile. Now, the top general in the Army is speaking out, saying it will soon be time to take action.

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Ben
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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
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