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View in your browser     The 10 essential reads you missed this week The late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) was honored this week at the Capitol and with a funeral at the Washington National Cathedral on Saturday, with his daughter Meghan McCain delivering a fiery eulogy. Here is more news you might have missed.   GOP eyes another shot at ObamaCare repeal after McCain’s death Some Arizona Republicans are pressing the governor to appoint a successor to McCain who would support GOP legislation to repeal ObamaCare, reports Alexander Bolton.     Meet the man poised to take over McCain’s powerful Senate role No official announcements have been made about McCain’s chairmanship successor, but Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) has been leading the committee for months, reports Rebecca Kheel.     ‘Monkey this up’ may re-shuffle the Florida governor's race Backlash over a comment by Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) may have changed the landscape for Florida's gubernatorial race even more than Andrew Gillum’s upset primary win this week, Max Greenwood reports.     Bruce Ohr’s testimony does not soothe GOP lawmaker concerns Republicans said this week’s interview of controversial Justice Department (DOJ) official Bruce Ohr heightened their concerns about methods the DOJ used to obtain surveillance warrants, reports Olivia Beavers and Jacqueline Thomsen.      Why CBO won't estimate cost of Bernie Sanders's 'Medicare for all' bill Despite a Republican request for cost analysis, the Congressional Budget Office does not appear to be working on a spending estimate of Sen. Bernie Sanders's (I-Vt.) “Medicare for all” bill, reports Peter Sullivan.     Trump’s ‘fake news’ complaints grow sharper President Trump referenced "fake news" or attacked the media in a dozen tweets in the course of a week, escalating an already fraught relationship with media, reports Brett Samuels.      Manafort associate pleads guilty to illegal lobbying An associate of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort pleaded guilty to illegally acting as a foreign agent this week, between Manafort’s trials on similar charges, reports      Florida senator seeks to counter criticism of reelection bid Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) is facing one of the toughest reelection bids of his political career against Republican Rick Scott, reports Max Greenwood.     Trump moves forward on postal service reform Trump has called for a task force to study the Postal Service and develop administrative and legislative recommendations for reforming it by the end of the year, reports Morgan Chalfant and Jordan Fabian.     Trump nixes federal pay raise Trump announced federal workers would not receive a cost of living pay raise, setting up a fight with Congress, reports Niv Ellis.        © Getty: John McCain's funeral was held at the Washington National Cathedral on Saturday.   Read more from The Hill

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Breaking News: Meghan McCain swipes at Trump in father's eulogy: 'America was always great'

View in your browser     Meghan McCain swipes at Trump in father's eulogy: 'America was always great' Meghan McCain attacked "cheap rhetoric" and those who use it during her speech at her father's funeral service on Saturday in Washington while taking several swipes at President Trump. In her eulogy honoring Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), the first remarks from a scheduled speaker at the service, McCain, 33, battled tears as she recounted her father's wartime sacrifice in Vietnam. McCain went after the president in her speech, dropping a reference to Trump's signature 2016 campaign slogan: "The America of John McCain has no need to be made great again because America was always great." Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for Breaking News     Forward Breaking News     You Might Like       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.

Watch live: Lawmakers gather for McCain funeral in DC

View in your browser     Watch live: Lawmakers gather for McCain funeral in DC Lawmakers and a smattering of public figures are gathering at the National Cathedral in Washington on Saturday morning for the funeral service for the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). Former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama are expected to deliver eulogies Saturday. President Trump was not invited to the service, but his daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner are in attendance. Watch the funeral live here           Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for News Alerts     Forward News Alerts     You Might Like       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.