Evening Edition: Republicans grow increasingly anxious about heading home without a health plan

The Fix: Trump's latest idea would be a huge gamble; Mitch McConnell, America's No. 1 obstructionist, is trying to make big things happen; Analysis: Which states would be hit hardest by Obamacare repeal; U.S. fertility rate hits a historic low, stoking fears of some demographers; Driving the Beat road; Mika Brzezinski expresses concern over what tweets reveal about Trump; More than 3 dozen Republicans, Democrats in Congress condemn Trump for vulgar tweet; 'Presidents don't talk like this': Cable TV erupts over Trump's tweets; Police: Shooter at Bronx hospital kills 1, wounds 6 others before apparently taking own life; California throws a wrench into Trump's big plans to assert voter fraud; China's Mar-a-Lago honeymoon is over as U.S. announces Taiwan arms deal, North Korea sanctions; Martin Shkreli makes surprise visit to reporters: 'The world blames me for almost everything'; A heart transplant gave her another chance to live. Hours after giving birth, she died.; In Jay-Z's new album, he appears to own up to the infidelity that Beyoncé condemned; 20 years ago, scientists thought an an asteroid might someday collide with Earth;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   Republicans grow increasingly anxious about heading home without a health plan One senator was already facing tough questions at a town hall Friday afternoon. While two senators and President Trump called for outright repeal if a deal can't be reached, others demanded that the Senate work through the August recess to pass a bill. By Sean Sullivan, Juliet Eilperin and Kelsey Snell  •  Read more » The Fix: Trump's latest idea would be a huge gamble A poll showed just 20 percent of Americans favor this approach. And there are no guarantees it would work. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Mitch McConnell, America's No. 1 obstructionist, is trying to make big things happen The Senate majority leader who titled his autobiography "The Long Game" faces ideological division within his own party, deeply damaged relations with Democrats and an uncertain bond with an impatient president. By Marc Fisher and Sean Sullivan  •  Read more »   Analysis: Which states would be hit hardest by Obamacare repeal Twenty-two million more Americans would be uninsured under the Senate Republicans' health bill than under Obamacare by 2026, according to the Congressional Budget Office's report. But that loss would fall much harder on some states than others, according to a new analysis. By Kim Soffen  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   U.S. fertility rate hits a historic low, stoking fears of some demographers What happens with birthrates may depend on millennials, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. By Ariana Eunjung Cha  •  Read more »   Driving the Beat road In a trip along the California coast, five remnants of the literary generation — now in their 80s and 90s — are found at work, extending their legacy and continuing their influence on contemporary attitudes about tolerance, identity, nature, sex and creative expression. By Jeff Weiss  •  Read more »   Mika Brzezinski expresses concern over what tweets reveal about Trump Brzezinski and her MSNBC co-host, Joe Scarborough, had been scheduled to start a long-planned vacation after their show Thursday, but delayed it so they could address the president's attack. By J. Freedom du Lac and Jenna Johnson  •  Read more »   More than 3 dozen Republicans, Democrats in Congress condemn Trump for vulgar tweet The president's personal attack on the MSNBC host was perhaps the most caustic insult he's publicly hurled at another American since taking office and added another point to the argument that he treats women differently than men. By Jenna Johnson and Abby Phillip  •  Read more »   'Presidents don't talk like this': Cable TV erupts over Trump's tweets Conservatives Charles Krauthammer and Tucker Carlson criticized the tweets on Fox News. By Katie Mettler  •  Read more »   DEVELOPING Police: Shooter at Bronx hospital kills 1, wounds 6 others before apparently taking own life The gunman at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital was wearing a lab coat with a rifle concealed inside it, a law enforcement official said. The attacker was a doctor who formerly worked at the hospital, an official said. By Associated Press  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Analysis California throws a wrench into Trump's big plans to assert voter fraud A commission led by Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach requested full voter files from all states, but California refused to comply. With four other states also denying their files, the commission lacks nearly a quarter of the information it seeks. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   China's Mar-a-Lago honeymoon is over as U.S. announces Taiwan arms deal, North Korea sanctions China quickly denounced the Taiwan weapons deal as a slap at Beijing's sovereignty. China also framed the sanctions as disruptive overreach by Washington. By Emily Rauhala  •  Read more »   Martin Shkreli makes surprise visit to reporters: 'The world blames me for almost everything' Prosecutors allege that Shkreli lied for five years to investors in two hedge funds and the biopharmaceutical company that he founded, Retrophin. By Renae Merle  •  Read more »   A heart transplant gave her another chance to live. Hours after giving birth, she died. Megan Johnson had congestive heart failure and died of unknown complications. A GoFundMe page started by a bandmate of her husband, a Christian music artist, has raised more than $350,000 for him to get "off the road." By Lindsey Bever  •  Read more »   In Jay-Z's new album, he appears to own up to the infidelity that Beyoncé condemned The title track of "4:44" is being interpreted as an apology to his wife. By Sonia Rao  •  Read more »   Retropolis | The Past, Rediscovered 20 years ago, scientists thought an an asteroid might someday collide with Earth Asteroid 1997 XF11 was a mile in diameter. An astrophysicist announced its discovery and warned of a small but "not entirely out of the question" chance that it would hit on Oct. 26, 2028. By Katherine Arcement  •  Read more »           Share Evening Edition:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Headlines. 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. 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