Updated Day 204

Author: mkiser

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 6/ **Despite the rhetoric, the Trump administration has been engaged in back channel diplomacy with North Korea for several months**. Officials call it the “New York channel," which has been used on-and-off for years by past administrations. Shortly after the inauguration, the Trump administration reinitiated talks, which had gone silent over the last seven months of Obama’s presidency after Pyongyang broke them off in anger over US sanctions imposed on Kim Jong Un. ([Associated Press](https://apnews.com/686ac7c761694b28b67793a1d8297145))
 
-7/ **The Freedom Caucus is trying to force vote on an outright repeal of Obamacare** – a mirror of the 2015 repeal proposal that Obama vetoed. They're seeking a “discharge petition,” which would enable them to bypass House leaders to put the bill up for a vote. To do so, they'll need signatures from at least half the House – 218 members – to bring the bill to the floor, which is unlikely to succeed. ([Politico](http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/19/house-freedom-caucus-obamacare-repeal-vote-240728))
+7/ **The Freedom Caucus is trying to force a vote on an outright repeal of Obamacare** – a mirror of the 2015 repeal proposal that Obama vetoed. They're seeking a “discharge petition,” which would enable them to bypass House leaders to put the bill up for a vote. To do so, they'll need signatures from at least half the House – 218 members – to bring the bill to the floor, which is unlikely to succeed. ([Politico](http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/19/house-freedom-caucus-obamacare-repeal-vote-240728))
 
 poll/ **52% of Americans have a favorable view of Obamacare – the highest ever**. 39% have an unfavorable view of the ACA. 60% of Americans say it's a “good thing” the Senate didn't pass the repeal and replace bill. ([Kaiser Health Tracking](http://www.kff.org/health-reform/poll-finding/kaiser-health-tracking-poll-august-2017-the-politics-of-aca-repeal-and-replace-efforts/))