Thursday's Headlines: How the push for a Senate health-care vote fell apart amid GOP tensions

McConnell aims to send revised health-care bill to CBO by Friday; The Fix: The GOP's health-care bill is political kryptonite; Republicans running for governor put in a tough position by health-care cuts; Fact Checker: What you need to know about preexisting conditions in the Senate GOP health plan; As legislative battle over health care heats up, conservative media interest wanes; A 128-degree day set stage for a brutal month of water and power shortages in Pakistan; Top-ranking Vatican cardinal charged with sex offenses in Australia; Pentagon plan to defeat ISIS looks very much like Obama's approach;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories How the push for a Senate health-care vote fell apart amid GOP tensions The process of trying to deliver on a signature Republican promise has been chaotic and revealed tensions between the president and the GOP Senate, as well as between Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and the members he has long been known for managing with steely efficiency. By Robert Costa, Sean Sullivan, Juliet Eilperin and Kelsey Snell  •  Read more » McConnell aims to send revised health-care bill to CBO by Friday The effort reflects the tight timeline Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell faces in his attempt to hold a vote before the August recess — and the pressure he is under to make changes that improve the Congressional Budget Office's measure of coverage levels and federal spending. By Sean Sullivan, Juliet Eilperin and Kelsey Snell  •  Read more »   The Fix: The GOP's health-care bill is political kryptonite Americans hate virtually everything about it. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Republicans running for governor put in a tough position by health-care cuts The challenge for GOP candidates in the 38 states holding gubernatorial contests this year and next is particularly pronounced in swing states and in those that have expanded Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act. By John Wagner and Fenit Nirappil  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Fact Checker: 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  •  Read more »   As legislative battle over health care heats up, conservative media interest wanes The lack of "Obamacare repeal" coverage by Fox News and other conservative outlets would have been unthinkable just six months ago, but it reflects a general decline of their interest in an issue that had united Republicans for seven years. By David Weigel  •  Read more »   A 128-degree day set stage for a brutal month of water and power shortages in Pakistan A month of searing heat and intense humidity in which Pakistanis struggled to observe Ramadan, forgoing food and water from sunrise to sunset, brought into sharp relief the long-standing problems plaguing this arid, Muslim-majority country of 180 million. By Pamela Constable  •  Read more »   Top-ranking Vatican cardinal charged with sex offenses in Australia Cardinal George Pell, the Vatican's treasurer, has been issued a summons to appear in Australia to face multiple charges related to "historic sexual offenses." By Julie Zauzmer  •  Read more »   Pentagon plan to defeat ISIS looks very much like Obama's approach President Trump had criticized former president Barack Obama's strategy as weak and promised a new one within 30 days of his inauguration. By Karen DeYoung  •  Read more »   Opinions   Hating government doesn't solve problems By E.J. Dionne Jr.  •  Read more »   Republicans are risking becoming the party of Putin By Evan McMullin  •  Read more »   Forget the $15 minimum wage. Here's what a sensible compromise would look like. By Charles Lane  •  Read more »   Why the fear-mongering on Medicaid is totally overblown By Charles Blahous  •  Read more »   As India’s Muslims are lynched, Modi keeps silent By Nilanjana Bhowmick  •  Read more »   Republicans, step away from the brink By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   WorldView | Analysis As Trump plans France trip, some in Britain wonder: What about us? Britons are debating what exactly it means for the so-called special relationship between the two countries if the U.S. president would head to the French capital before Britain. By Adam Taylor  •  Read more » Trump administration sets new visa rules for 6 mainly Muslim nations, refugees Instructions issued by the State Department define the "close" family or business ties to the U.S. that will be required of new applicants from the six nations and all would-be refugees. By Matthew Lee | AP  •  Read more » ‘I'm not going to let you go’: MLB umpire saves woman trying to jump off bridge in Pittsburgh The woman reportedly tried to break free from the umpire's grip as her feet dangled off the bridge's edge. By Bryan Flaherty  •  Read more » ‘He was born this way': Martin Shkreli’s attorney offers defense as securities-fraud trial opens "Pharma bro" Martin Shkreli went on trial Wednesday for allegedly defrauding investors after the court struggled for three days to seat a jury. By Renae Merle  •  Read more » This isn't the 'clean coal' news Trump wanted during White House's 'energy week' Southern Co. has frozen costly work on a flagship coal plant meant to showcase carbon-capture technology, sometimes called "clean coal," amid cost overruns and rising financial burdens on taxpayers. By Steven Mufson  •  Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are 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. Contact us for help. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071