Three Female GOP Senators Shut Down the Republican Health Care Bill

Femme fatales: Three female Republicans helped kill the Senate's attempt to repeal health care. On Tuesday, GOP senators Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia banded together to shut down the leadership's efforts to eliminate the health care of 22 million Americans. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell still plans to move forward with a repeal effort of the Affordable Care Act.

America the beautiful: According to federal officials, the Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge located in South Texas along the US-Mexico border would essentially be destroyed to construct President Trump's proposed border wall. The refuge is made up of 2,088 acres and has been a protected zone since 1943. At least 400 species of birds, 450 types of plants, half the butterfly population of North America and the endangered ocelot live in the refuge, but their time could be running out. Although Congress has yet to fund the wall, construction could begin as early as Winter 2018.

Slightly good news: The State Department is lightening up on the "bona fide" ties restriction on travel ban that targets six Muslim-majority countries. Now, grandparents of US citizens from any of these nations are allowed to get visas. This expands the definition of close family members who may obtain a visa for entry into the country, which was originally limited to parents, spouses, children, adult sons or daughters, son or daughter-in-laws or siblings. The State Department's announcement comes just weeks after people protested on Twitter and Instagram with the hashtag #GrandparentsNotTerrorists.

California ain't waiting for DC: On Monday, California lawmakers decided to continue with a climate change initiative that cuts carbon emissions and reduces the state's contribution to climate change. The law limits pollution emissions and mandates a permit to release greenhouse gasses. Some permits are freely distributed while other are auctioned off, increasing the state economy by billions. Governor Jerry Brown hopes that the model used in California will be adopted by other states or nations looking to protect the environment for generations to come and those that exist now.

Fighting back: Three women have launched a website that aids victims of sexual harassment. Betterbrave.com acts as a how-to-guide for combating unwanted situations, specifically in the workplace. Co-founder of the website, Grace Choi, asked other co-founders, Annie Shin and Tammy Cho a simple question, "Why don't good solutions to sexual harassment already exist?". The anti-sexual harassment site went live earlier this week. The site even offers users the ability to connect with an experienced attorney by simply filling out a form online.