A week after his brain cancer diagnosis, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., returned to Washington to cast a crucial vote to begin debate on the GOP health care legislation. But he also vowed to vote against the bill in its current version, reports Yahoo News.

• CBS: Trump Announces Ban on Transgender Service Members in Military
• WashExaminer: Samantha Power Has a Date With the Senate Intelligence Committee
• CBS: Trump Announces Ban on Transgender Service Members in Military
• The Hill: Senate Rejects Obamacare Repeal, Replacement Amendment
• Townhall: Debbie Wasserman Schultz Fires Aide Arrested Trying to Flee Country

President Trump launched another public assault Tuesday morning on his own attorney general, Jeff Sessions, questioning why the Justice Department chief has not done more to investigate alleged “crimes” by Hillary Clinton and those who have leaked information to the media, reports the Washington Post.

• The Hill: Rand Paul: Conservatives Are Getting ‘Squat’ From Senate Leadership
• Politico: Obamacare Repeal Vote Still Too Close to Call
• Daily Caller: Senator Asks DOJ About Democrats’ Work With Ukraine To Smear Trump Campaign
• Guardian: ‘I Won’t Stop’: Jailed Activist Blasts US Crackdown on Anti-Trump Protesters
• The Hill: Manchin on GOP Lawmaker’s Suggestion for a Duel With Dems: I’ll ‘Step Outside With Him’

Jared Kushner said Monday that his closed-door meeting with congressional staff investigating Russian meddling in the presidential election went “very well,” reports The Hill.

• Politico: Priebus Sidelined as Washington Outsiders’ Power Grows
• The Hill: Trump Administration Seeks to Repeal Obama Fracking Rule
• Townhall: Revealed: Whopping 73 Percent of CBO’s ‘Lost Coverage’ Estimate Comes From Individual Mandate Repeal
• USA Today: Former GOP Senator: Resist the Bullying. Don’t Vote for a Mystery Health Care Bill
• Daily Caller: EXCLUSIVE: FBI Seized Smashed Hard Drives From Wasserman Schultz IT Aide’s Home