Impeachment Articles Filed; GOP Health Bill; Monkey Selfie: Patch Morning Briefing

Good morning! It's Thursday, hopefully the week has been treating you well. Here's what you need to know to start your day.

California Lawmaker Pushes Impeachment

Democratic Rep. Brad Sherman of California is pushing articles of impeachment against President Trump in the wake of recent developments in the Russian collusion story. While new revelations may mean real legal trouble for the Trump team, Sherman's efforts clearly lack the support necessary to make impeachment an imminent possibility. A White House spokeswoman said the move was "utterly and completely ridiculous." (Patch)

GOP Senators To Release New Health Reform Bill Thursday

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said that a new version of the Senate's health care reform bill, meant to fulfill the party's promise to repeal and replace Obamacare, will be released today. A Congressional Budget Office score of the bill will come out next week. Under the first draft of the Senate bill, the CBO said that changes to health insurance law would add 22 million people to the ranks of the uninsured by 2026. (Patch)

Monkeys Can't Own Selfie Copyrights — Can They?

Naruto, the Indonesian macaque monkey that — or who, depending on what side of a looming argument you fall on — snapped the selfie that set off a bizarre copyright infringement case is getting another day in court. The animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to review a federal judge’s earlier decision holding that Naruto doesn’t have rights to the photo because the U.S. Copyright Act doesn’t extend to the animal kingdom. (Patch)

Quick Hits

Margarita Pitchers Banned In Alabama (Patch)

Amazon Prime Day Shatters Company's Sales Records (Patch)

Ariana Grande Named First Honorary Citizen of Manchester (Patch)

Critically Endangered Sumatran Tiger Cub Born At National Zoo In DC (Patch)

Trump Arrives In Paris

Will Harvard University Ban Fraternities And Sororities In An Effort To Be More Inclusive?

Last year, Harvard issued a new policy that penalized single-gender clubs. Now, faculty members are saying the policy didn't go far enough. (Patch)

Kill ‘Every Last Muslim’: Michigan Official Stands By Social Media Post

“I owe nobody an an apology for exercising my First Amendment rights,” he said, adding he thinks the kerfuffle is partially backlash over a sign at his business, Sieting Hotel, which asks residents and visitors to pray for President Trump. (Patch)

Top White House Aides Seeking To Slash Legal Immigration

According to a new report from Politico, the Trump administration may crack down on legal immigration, despite the fact that the president repeatedly said that targeting undocumented immigrants was his main concern. (Politico)

Neil Patrick Harris Defends 'OC Rainbow Boy' From James Woods Tirade

Actors Neil Patrick Harris and James Woods sparred over Twitter about one Orange County family who is "raising their rainbow" son. (Patch)

Iceberg The Size of Delaware Breaks Off Antarctica

"We will be watching closely for signs of further changes across the area," one researcher said. (Patch)

This Day In History

2016 — UK Prime Minister David Cameron resigns after the country shocks the world by voting for Brexit

Famous Birthdays

100 BCE — Julius Caesar, a general, politician and dictator of the Roman Republic

1940 — Patrick Stewart, a British actor known for his leading roles in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and the "X-Men" movies

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