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10 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

1. OUTSIDER POLITICS THAT BENEFITED TRUMP NOW LEAVES GOP IN DISARRAY

The president and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell backed Alabama Sen. Luther Strange, but Republican voters gave firebrand jurist Roy Moore the victory in a primary runoff.

2. CONGRESS AT CROSSROADS AFTER HEALTH CARE FAILURE

After Republicans stumbled again in their drive to repeal “Obamacare,” the question remains whether bitterly divided lawmakers can work together in a bipartisan way.