Sunday's Headlines: Health-bill failure imperils Trump’s congressional agenda

The Take: President confronts lessons of the health-care debacle; Why the Republicans were in such a hurry to reconfigure health care; Freedom Caucus isn't Ryan's only problem in the House anymore; Who is to blame for the failure of the health-care overhaul? The finger-pointing begins.; Trump asks his supporters to watch Fox News host who calls on Ryan to step down; North Korea's leader is a lot of things — but irrational is not one of them;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Health-bill failure imperils Trump's congressional agenda The stunning collapse of the Republican proposal leaves few prospects for the president to score a quick victory on tax reform, construction projects or a host of other issues despite complete GOP control of government. By John Wagner, Damian Paletta and Sean Sullivan  •  Read more » The Take: President confronts lessons of the health-care debacle Without some serious stocktaking inside the White House, more trouble could lie ahead for the most unorthodox president of modern times. By Dan Balz  •  Read more »   Wonkblog | Analysis Why the Republicans were in such a hurry to reconfigure health care Only by rushing to reshape a sixth of the U.S. economy without knowing exactly how they would be reshaping it could Republicans use health care to pave the way for the rest of their agenda. In other words, the GOP didn't want to let the loss of health insurance for 24 million people get in the way of tax cuts for the rich. By Matt O'Brien  •  Read more »   @PKCapitol | Analysis Freedom Caucus isn't Ryan's only problem in the House anymore A new dynamic may be emerging with the right and left flanks within the Republican Party willing to buck their leadership. By Paul Kane  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Who is to blame for the failure of the health-care overhaul? The finger-pointing begins. Some Republicans blamed House Speaker Paul Ryan. Some blamed President Trump. Some blamed the Freedom Caucus. They all now face pressure to achieve successes together. By Sean Sullivan, Mike DeBonis, John Wagner and David Weigel  •  Read more »   Trump asks his supporters to watch Fox News host who calls on Ryan to step down "Justice With Judge Jeanine" anchor said there was no coordination with the president. By John Wagner  •  Read more »   North Korea's leader is a lot of things — but irrational is not one of them World leaders, military chiefs and Hollywood have painted Kim Jong Un as an unhinged maniac. North Korea watchers said this is not just wrong, but also risks a dangerous miscalculation. By Anna Fifield  •  Read more »   Opinions   The Clinton campaign warned you about Russia. But nobody listened to us. 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The Associated Press  •  Read more » U.S. military says it launched strike against ISIS that allegedly killed more than 100 civilians Previously, the coalition had said officials were unsure whether the U.S. conducted air attacks targeting the site in Mosul al-Jadida, where Iraqi officials say they have pulled at least 60 bodies from one building. By Missy Ryan and Loveday Morris  •  Read more » Wonkblog | Analysis New research finds the U.S. may not need a wall to keep immigrants out Economists at the University of California at San Diego argue that one of the main factors that fueled immigration to the United States — a growing supply of workers in Latin American countries — has already dried up. By Ana Swanson  •  Read more » Perspective After giving up TV, I qualified for Olympic marathon trials and got a PhD In a TV-free year, I ran faster than ever, defended my thesis, started a writing career and read 35 books, a personal record. Could I have done that with TV? I doubt it. 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By Dave Levitan  •  Read more » Oregon topples top-seeded Kansas to reach Final Four It was practically a home game for the Jayhawks, but the Ducks couldn't have cared less as they rolled to a 74-60 win that gave Oregon its first berth in the Final Four since 1939. By Chuck Culpepper  •  Read more » Connecticut women win 110th in a row and a record 112th for Auriemma The Huskies coach set the record for NCAA tournament victories as his women's basketball team extended its historic winning streak to advance to the Elite Eight. By Gene Wang  •  Read more » News quiz: The London attack, the billionaires club and more A lot of interesting things happened this week. How much attention were you paying? You can score bonus points for quickly providing the correct answer. By Tiffany Harness  •  Read more » Car Review Trail Hawk: A real Jeep for Compass Fiat Chrysler took a good idea and made it much better with the 2017 Jeep Compass Trail Hawk 4x4. 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