Politics: Trump, Senate leaders attempt to regroup after postponing vote to overhaul Obamacare

The Trump-McConnell bond is being tested. So is the GOP agenda.   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post Trump, Senate leaders attempt to regroup after postponing vote to overhaul Obamacare In the wake of a troubling budget forecast, the vote to revise the 2010 health law will wait until after the July 4 recess. By Sean Sullivan, Kelsey Snell and Juliet Eilperin  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » The Trump-McConnell bond is being tested. So is the GOP agenda. After postponement of a health-care vote this week, the two men remain hungry for a win. By Robert Costa and Sean Sullivan  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Who's afraid of Trump? Not enough Republicans — at least for now. The retreat on health care underscores the president's limits in securing support from the GOP Congress. By Philip Rucker, Robert Costa and Ashley Parker  •  Read more »   Gorsuch asserts himself early as force on Supreme Court's right The newest justice has proved himself to be a self-assured jurist unafraid of the big stage. By Robert Barnes  •  Courts & Law  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Democrats’ ‘resistance’ calls for a July 4 recess push to kill GOP’s bill The delay of the Senate bill was egged on by the loose collection of more than 1,000 groups working to stop the Republican agenda that sprang out of Trump's surprise election. By David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   A Time magazine with Trump on the cover hangs in his golf clubs. It's fake. It's not clear who created the image or why, but it is displayed prominently at some of his properties. By David A. Fahrenthold  •  Read more »   Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort files as foreign agent for Ukraine work New filings show consulting firm was paid more than $17 million over two years. By Tom Hamburger and Rosalind S. Helderman  •  Read more »   Analysis 'Repeal and replace' was once a unifier for the GOP. Now it's an albatross. The Senate setback might not be fatal, but it highlights the party's dilemma over health care By Dan Balz  •  Read more »   More Republicans announce opposition to health-care bill — only after vote is delayed Sens. Jerry Moran, Rob Portman and Shelley Moore Capito all came out against the bill after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he was postponing the vote. By Ed O'Keefe  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Analysis Trump’s asymmetric warfare against the media continues to pay off CNN's admission of error was unavoidable — and a boon to Trump. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   White House spokeswoman unloads on media over CNN retraction Sarah Huckabee Sanders sharply criticizes the TV network but refuses to take questions from the outlet. By Abby Phillip  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Perspective Powerful chairman of federal workforce committee leaves Congress on Friday Chaffetz has mixed views on President Trump and was "pleasantly surprised that he is inquisitive and personally engaged" on topics including the federal workforce and U.S. Postal Service reforms. By Joe Davidson | Columnist  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Analysis The more partisan the district, the more people who’d probably lose health insurance under the Senate bill A look at how the increase in the number of uninsured would be distributed. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   House Republicans watch and wait as Senate struggles with health-care bill Multiple senior Republicans have left the door open to the possibility that the House would not leave as planned on Friday but stay in Washington potentially into the July 4 holiday to pass the Senate bill. By Mike DeBonis  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Analysis Last year, June was National Pride Month. This year, it isn’t. To date, Trump has passed on recognizing four Obama-era proclamations. By Philip Bump  •  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