Friday's Headlines: Senate rejects bid to partly repeal Obamacare, dealing a blow to GOP leaders

GOP female senators pushed back on health care. Now they face a pointed backlash from male colleagues.; Some GOP lawmakers dare to publicly defy Trump as frustration mounts ; The Take: A trifecta of criticism for President Trump with this message: Change your behavior; White House's dramatic infighting out in the open as Scaramucci rips Priebus in obscene tirade; The Fix: Anthony Scaramucci's vulgar New Yorker interview is beyond words;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Senate rejects bid to partly repeal Obamacare, dealing a blow to GOP leaders Republicans' latest effort to redraw the Affordable Care Act failed after Sens. John McCain, Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski voted against the "skinny repeal" measure. The legislation's defeat was a huge setback for Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and the outcome threw into doubt the GOP's ability to overturn the 2010 law. By Juliet Eilperin, Sean Sullivan and Kelsey Snell  •  Read more » GOP female senators pushed back on health care. Now they face a pointed backlash from male colleagues. Republican women whose disapproval of their party's health-care effort has hindered it in the Senate have seen increasingly heated responses from their male counterparts, including comments that invoked physical retaliation. By Elise Viebeck  •  Read more »   Some GOP lawmakers dare to publicly defy Trump as frustration mounts Lawmakers have rebuked the president in meaningful ways this week amid his surprise tweets, erratic behavior and willingness to trample on governing norms. But they're also working on bills they hope he will sign. By Mike DeBonis  •  Read more »   The Take: A trifecta of criticism for President Trump with this message: Change your behavior On controversies ranging from his attacks on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to the military transgender ban to the Boy Scouts, Trump got an earful from those considered friendly to him. By Dan Balz  •  Read more »   White House's dramatic infighting out in the open as Scaramucci rips Priebus in obscene tirade The level of candor and raging frustration Anthony Scaramucci, the new communications director, expressed as part of his campaign to oust Chief of Staff Reince Priebus yet again stunned a Washington political class that has become increasingly inured to the unorthodoxy of this administration. By Jenna Johnson, Philip Rucker and David Nakamura  •  Read more »   The Fix: Anthony Scaramucci's vulgar New Yorker interview is beyond words The new White House communications director is vindictive and volatile in the interview, muses about killing people and metaphorically talked about colleagues performing sex acts upon themselves. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   Republicans’ dream of repealing Obamacare ends By Jennifer Rubin  •  Read more »   The most appalling line in Scaramucci’s rant contained zero profanity By Fred Hiatt  •  Read more »   The king is mad By Eugene Robinson  •  Read more »   Sessions lessons By Charles Krauthammer  •  Read more »   It's time to start thinking about the unthinkable By David Ignatius  •  Read more »   The president can be indicted — just not by Mueller By Ronald Rotunda  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   Congress sends Russia sanctions bill to Trump, but it's unclear whether he will sign it The administration has said that the president may veto a bill increasing sanctions against Russia, Iran and North Korea, despite there being veto-proof majorities in both the Senate and House. The Senate voted to pass the bill Thursday, two days after the House passed it 419-3. By Karoun Demirjian  •  Read more » Riding the waves of transgender policy, Coast Guard officer in transition fears ban's effects Taylor Miller — along with many other service members — was elated when the Pentagon allowed transgender people to serve. Now, with a couple of tweets, Trump cast their lives and careers into uncertainty. By Sara Solovitch and Julia O'Malley  •  Read more » Grocery stores adapt as the number of male shoppers increases Men often buy for immediate needs and get frustrated easily, researchers have found. "Men think they're great shoppers," one professor said. "But women — wives, girlfriends, spouses — they tend to have, well, a less positive view." By Abha Bhattarai  •  Read more » BREAKING NEWS Pakistan's high court removes prime minister from power Nawaz Sharif was ousted after months of hearings on corruption charges against Sharif and his family, throwing the country's political future into turmoil. By Shaiq Hussain and Pamela Constable  •  Read more » Venezuela's vote for a constitutional assembly could destroy democracy, critics warn The opposition is boycotting a vote that could undermine the country's institutions and give authoritarian power to President Nicolás Maduro. By Anthony Faiola and Rachelle Krygier  •  Read more » 'Can He Do That?' Is it unusual for a president to publicly berate members of his Cabinet? Can a president fire the attorney general? How much can a president influence the Justice Department? Reporter Ashley Parker, historian Tim Naftali and law professor Steve Vladeck discuss the politics, historical context and legal limitations. By Allison Michaels  •  Read more » 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. 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