Prayers answered. After six long and intensely emotional weeks for the Scalise family, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, who was critically wounded during an attempted assassination attempt at a baseball practice last month, has been discharged from a Washington Medstar hospital to continue his recovery at rehabilitation facility.

WASHINGTON – […] MedStar Washington Hospital Center said Wednesday that the six-term Louisiana Republican was released from the hospital on Tuesday and is beginning “intensive inpatient rehabilitation.” It did not identify the rehabilitation facility.
“Congressman Steve Scalise has made excellent progress in his recovery from a life-threatening gunshot wound six weeks ago,” the hospital said.

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President Trump is participating in a major jobs and manufacturing announcement from the White House. It is widely expected that a major investment by Foxconn will be the centerpiece of the event.
President Trump, along with Gov. Scott Walker and other Wisconsin leaders will make the announcement that Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn will announce it will build a new factory in Racine County. Foxconn is a partner with Apple, manufacturing technological products. That factory is expected to create 10,000 jobs. The electronics giant will build liquid-crystal display factory in Wisconsin.
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Various business news media are reporting the 5:00pm White House announcement on jobs and manufacturing in the U.S. will center around a $10 billion investment in U.S. manufacturing by Foxconn, most noted as the production company for Apple iPhones.
In the larger picture the anticipated announcement is further evidence in the flow of capital into a U.S. manufacturing economy being resurrected by the America-First economic policy of President Trump.

Additionally, there is a political win for DC professional GOPe politicians like Paul Ryan as the manufacturing hub is anticipated to be located in Ryan’s district and hometown.

(Via Bloomberg) President Donald Trump will announce Wednesday that Foxconn Technology Group plans a new factory in Wisconsin, fulfilling the Taiwanese manufacturing giant’s promise to invest in the U.S.
The factory will open in the home district of House Speaker Paul Ryan, a Wisconsin Republican, who personally lobbied Trump and White House chief of staff Reince Priebus to help secure the plant. It’s expected to employ about 3,000 people at first and, after an initial $10 billion investment, the facility is scheduled to expand over a 2 1/2-year period, according to a person familiar with the plans who requested anonymity to discuss the announcement before it was made.

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Earlier this afternoon President Trump joined the American Legion Girls and Boys Nation organization in the Rose Garden.    After spending time taking pictures and meeting the individual members and leaders, President Trump delivered remarks to the group:

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There’s great raw feed video from earlier in the event below. Looks like everyone participating was having a grand time at the White House, the president included.
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White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders delivers the White House Press Briefing for Wednesday July 26th.
WH Livestream Link – Alternate Livestream Link
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POTUS Today:
10:30 AM Receive daily intelligence briefing – Oval Office
3:00 PM Deliver remarks to the American Legion Boys Nation and the American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation – South Portico
5:00 PM Participate in a jobs announcement – East Room
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President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he does not plan to plans to continue with President Obama’s transgender military policy.

The previous policy from President Obama, which was still under final review, would have allowed transgender individuals to openly serve in the military. Defense Secretary James Mattis announced last month he was delaying enactment during review of the plan.

White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci gave an almost 30 minute interview to CNN earlier today.   Just about every possible topic imaginable was covered in the half-hour discussion.

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Eric Trump appeared on Fox-n-Friends to discuss the Youngstown Ohio MAGA rally last night and the current status of White House policies and objectives.

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