Politics: House Republicans claim a major victory with passage of health-care overhaul

The news media offer slanted coverage of Muslim countries’ treatment of women   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post House Republicans claim a major victory with passage of health-care overhaul The Republican-backed American Health Care Act still must be debated in the closely divided Senate, where formal debate isn't expected to begin until June. By Ed O'Keefe, Paige Winfield Cunningham and Amy Goldstein  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » Analysis The news media offer slanted coverage of Muslim countries’ treatment of women U.S. media outlets portray Muslim society as distinctly sexist and misogynist, even compared to similar non-Muslim countries with poor women's rights records. That may feed negative stereotypes about Islam – which affects public attitudes and public policy. By Rochelle Terman  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Members of Congress and their aides won't be exempted from the GOP health-care plan. But they're unlikely to feel the impact much anyway. That's because lawmakers and staff buy insurance on the D.C. government exchange. By Elise Viebeck  •  Read more »   Analysis This is what Americans will really dislike about the House ‘Trumpcare’ bill Americans won't like the American Health Care Act coverage-gap penalty. That could hurt Republicans. By Erika Franklin Fowler, Laura M. Baum, Courtney H. Laermer and Sarah E. Gollust  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Analysis Kevin McCarthy’s claim that ‘nobody on Medicaid is going to be taken away’ The House majority leader threads a thin needle in saying people currently on Medicaid won't lose benefits under the House health plan. By Glenn Kessler  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   Trump admits to ‘testy’ phone call with Australian leader, but still calls it ‘fake news’ Trump denied-- then acknowledged -- a tense phone call with the Australian prime minister in January. By Abby Phillip  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Amid scrutiny, Corey Lewandowski quits his new lobbying firm The former campaign manager to Trump has said he did not wish to lobby or work for foreign clients. By Tom Hamburger  •  Read more »   Trump praises Australia’s universal health-care system: ‘You have better health care than we do’ The Republican Party's health-care bill is estimated to leave 24 million more people uninsured. By Abby Phillip  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump crows about his health-care victory — even though he hasn't really won yet "Hey, I'm president," he exclaimed in an unusual Rose Garden event. "Do you believe it, right?" By Ashley Parker  •  Read more »   How the House got a health-care bill after Trump and Ryan stepped back Two little-known congressmen revived the party's efforts to deliver on a signature promise. By Karen Tumulty and Robert Costa  •  Read more »   Democrats, surprised on Obamacare, look to elections to save it In the special elections that give the Democrats their first chances at slicing into House Speaker Paul D. Ryan's majority, each of their candidates used the day to oppose the health-care bill. And the House Democrats' campaign arm relaunched web ads in the districts of vulnerable Republicans. By David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   While House passes GOP health-care bill, Senate prepares to do its own thing Senate Republicans will have their hands full with both political and procedural challenges. By Sean Sullivan, Paige Winfield Cunningham and Kelsey Snell  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump signs order seeking to allow churches to engage in more political activity Several experts said the order would have little practical impact. By John Wagner and Sarah Pulliam Bailey  •  Read more »   Analysis This is not the health-care bill that Trump promised Five days before his inauguration, Trump promised something very different. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Trump’s health-care victory lap delays — and cuts short — his meeting with Australian prime minister Trump and Malcolm Turnbull were to spend time in the afternoon together in New York in an effort to repair some frayed relations, but Trump decided to spend more time in Washington. They will still have some time to talk before a formal dinner tonight. By Abby Phillip and Philip Rucker  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   DemocracyPost Opinions and commentary that illuminate the challenges facing democracy around the world. Sign Up »         Share Politics:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for Politics PM. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071