Politics: McConnell is trying to revise the Senate health-care bill by Friday

Senators used to excel at lawmaking. Now, not so much. Here’s what needs to change.   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post McConnell is trying to revise the Senate health-care bill by Friday The majority leader is trying to send revisions to the Congressional Budget Office by Friday. The hope is for a new score by the time lawmakers return to Washington in mid-July — and to pass a bill before the August recess. By Sean Sullivan, Juliet Eilperin and Kelsey Snell  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » Analysis Senators used to excel at lawmaking. Now, not so much. Here’s what needs to change. First up: Elect more women. By Craig Volden and Alan Wiseman  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Stewart to Gillespie: 'Nobody cares that your dad owned a grocery store.' Some unsolicited advice for the GOP candidate for Virginia governor from the guy who almost beat him. By Laura Vozzella  •  Virginia Politics  •  Read more »   Perriello, wealthy donors team up to help Democrats chase seats in Va. House Party insiders think voters' disapproval of Trump can help them beat the odds this fall By Gregory S. Schneider  •  Virginia Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Democrats want House guarantee on Russia sanctions; top Republican accuses them of being 'Russia's best friend' Lawmakers have worked out the technical issues, but political mistrust is holding up a resolution. By Karoun Demirjian  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » Republicans running for governor put in a tough position by Trump health cuts Democrats are pouncing on the health-care debate to attack GOP incumbents and challengers. By John Wagner and Fenit Nirappil  •  Read more »   How the push for a Senate health-care vote fell apart amid GOP tensions As President Trump courted Republicans, they remained wary and unable to reconcile core policy differences. By Robert Costa, Sean Sullivan, Juliet Eilperin and Kelsey Snell  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   House Republicans pass tort bill by slim margin Limits on the amounts juries can award medical-malpractice victims may harm its chances in the Senate. By Kimberly Kindy  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » Senate Intelligence committee will see the Comey memos Committee leaders receive assurances as panel chairman Richard Burr suggests the probe could wrap up by the end of the year. By Karoun Demirjian  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Tougher immigration policies face first major legislative test of Trump era The House is set to vote on bills Thursday dealing with "sanctuary cities" and illegal immigrants who commit crimes. By Mike DeBonis and David Nakamura  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Analysis What you need to know about preexisting conditions in the Senate GOP health plan Another debate about preexisting conditions is brewing over the Senate bill to overhaul the health-care system. We dig into what the bill says about preexisting conditions. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   As GOP buckles down on health care, conservative media loses interest The White House and a symbiotic conservative media have largely moved on to other topics of media bias and cultural warfare. By David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Analysis The director of ICE just declined to support a central argument of Trump’s candidacy Trump's ICE director won't say that undocumented immigrants commit more crime. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Analysis McConnell is known as a deal-closer, but he's never done policy this big Splitting the difference with Democrats on tax rates is one thing. Closing a vast ideological divide on an issue that affects most Americans is something else. By Paul Kane  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Trump promises ‘big surprise’ on stalled health-care bill It is not clear what the president was referring to. By Abby Phillip  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   5-Minute Fix Keeping up with politics is easy now, three days a week. 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