Friday's Headlines: Court upholds impeachment of South Korean president over bribery scandal

GOP pushes health bill forward as Trump, others battle backlash; 'Should they?': Male lawmaker asks why men should pay for prenatal coverage; The poor 'just don't want health care': GOP congressman faces criticism for comments; How Trump and his team are trying to change politics through the use of language; NFL teams broke laws governing prescription drugs and ignored guidance on distributing them, sealed court filings say;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Court upholds impeachment of South Korean president over bribery scandal In a decision that could change the political direction of a key U.S. ally, South Korea's Constitutional Court upheld a parliamentary motion to dismiss Park Geun-hye from office over her role in a corruption and influence-peddling scandal. Park could now face criminal charges, and elections for a new president must be held within 60 days. By Anna Fifield  •  Read more » GOP pushes health bill forward as Trump, others battle backlash The accelerated pace and lack of price tag have drawn criticism from Democrats, who contrasted it with the lengthy deliberations that took place before passage of the Affordable Care Act, as well as some Republicans. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters that lawmakers need to see the Congressional Budget Office's estimate of how the bill will affect the federal deficit. By Mike DeBonis, Kelsey Snell and Sean Sullivan  •  Read more »   'Should they?': Male lawmaker asks why men should pay for prenatal coverage Republican Rep. John Shimkus's comment came during the House Energy and Commerce Committee's hearing on the plan to revise Obamacare. By Elise Viebeck  •  Read more »   The poor 'just don't want health care': GOP congressman faces criticism for comments Rep. Roger Marshall, a first-term congressman from Kansas who is part of a group of GOP doctors with a major role in replacing Obamacare, sought to clarify his comments amid the uproar. By Kristine Phillips  •  Read more »   How Trump and his team are trying to change politics through the use of language The language of the Trump administration rubs many politicians of both parties the wrong way. It's designed to break through partisan paralysis, spark an America-first nationalism and persuade Trump supporters that the new president meant it when he said at his inauguration that "the hour of action" has commenced. By Marc Fisher  •  Read more »   EXCLUSIVE NFL teams broke laws governing prescription drugs and ignored guidance on distributing them, sealed court filings say Documents presented by former players in a suit against the NFL say the league violated federal laws and disregarded DEA guidance on handling controlled substances. By Rick Maese  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   Down the conspiracy rabbit hole By Charles Krauthammer  •  Read more »   The lawless obstructionism of Beltway elites By Hugh Hewitt  •  Read more »   Rex Tillerson is off to an agonizingly slow start By David Ignatius  •  Read more »   The American Health Care Act is a good start By Douglas Holtz-Eakin  •  Read more »   The GOP can no longer claim it believes in fiscal responsibility By Eugene Robinson  •  Read more »   The most powerful check on President Trump By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   One climate lawsuit could change everything. The White House doesn't want it going to trial. In a groundbreaking lawsuit, 21 children argue the federal government has violated their right to a healthy climate. If successful, the case could fundamentally change climate law and prompt the government to take action. By Chelsea Harvey  •  Read more » EPA chief fuels uproar by rejecting science of human-caused climate change On CNBC's "Squawk Box," Scott Pruitt said he does not agree that human activity is "a primary contributor to the global warming that we see." By Chris Mooney and Brady Dennis  •  Read more » Treasury calls on Congress to raise debt limit, begins steps to delay default Budget experts believe if the debt ceiling isn't raised by August or September, the government could fall behind on its obligations. But the move will force the White House and Congress to make several tough decisions. By Damian Paletta  •  Read more » 'Can He Do That?' Are Trump's attacks on the media a threat to freedom of the press? Media columnist Margaret Sullivan weighs in on whether President Trump's behavior toward the media is unusual and on what's at risk for American democracy in this week's podcast episode. Read more » Redskins fire General Manager Scot McCloughan after two seasons An official with direct knowledge of the situation attributed the decision to McCloughan's ongoing problems with alcohol and called his relationship with the Redskins "a disaster for 18 months." By Liz Clarke, John Woodrow Cox, Mike Jones and Master Tesfatsion  •  Read more » Scientists create ‘designer yeast’ in major step toward synthetic life In a significant advance toward the first "designer" complex cell, scientists said they built six of the 16 chromosomes required to make baker's yeast, altering the genetic material to edit out genes and write in new characteristics. By Sarah Kaplan  •  Read more » Sweet Angel Divine | 1925-2017 Mother Divine, widow of eccentric religious figure who claimed to be God, dies The Canadian-born woman who became known as Mother Divine defied custom in the 1940s with an interracial marriage to a controversial religious leader. 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