Wonkbook: Former advisers warn Trump to give up on repealing Obamacare for now

By Heather Long The latest Senate attempt to repeal Obamaca...   The latest economic and domestic policy from Wonkblog   President Trump watches the U.S. Women's Open. (Elsa/Getty Images) By Heather Long The latest Senate attempt to repeal Obamacare is dead. The votes aren't there, even among Republican senators. It's a blow to President Trump, who still has yet to secure a major legislative victory. The last four presidents, both Republican and Democrat, achieved a big legislative win by the end of their first summer in the White House. President Obama had the economic stimulus package by Feb. 19. President George W. Bush had his tax cuts by June 7. President Bill Clinton had signed the Deficit Reduction Act by Aug. 10. President Ronald Reagan had his first tax cut by Aug. 13. Trump's dilemma now is whether to stick with health care or ditch that for now and move on to something else. Read the rest on Wonkblog. Top policy tweets Why Republicans have so little to show for their power in D.C. https://t.co/YDKy45CTi9 — Ramesh Ponnuru (@RameshPonnuru) July 18, 2017 ADVERTISEMENT   Status of Repeal now-Replace later Murkowski: ❌ Collins: ❌ Capito: ❌ Heller: Cassidy: Portman: Three GOPers saying ❌ stops bill. — Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) July 18, 2017 McConnell should let the Senate work the way it's supposed to work on health care: https://t.co/KujqdBow6d — Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) July 18, 2017 Gov't forces pharmacies to trash expired drugs even though gov't know drugs still work. https://t.co/bh3WrXFTh5 @ProPublica @marshall_allen — Ike Swetlitz (@ikeswetlitz) July 18, 2017 A top Democrat, worrying endlessly over what went wrong. https://t.co/q8rfEXAxGZ via @GregJaffe pic.twitter.com/G99mhLXUGK — Max Ehrenfreund (@MaxEhrenfreund) July 14, 2017 Most Recent Posts from Wonkblog Here’s what Canada and Mexico will hate about Trump’s NAFTA plans Four goals stand out. By Ana Swanson  •  Read more »   Trump’s voter commission is now facing at least 7 federal lawsuits NAACP LDF suit, the latest, alleges racially discriminatory intent. By Christopher Ingraham  •  Read more »   A Chipotle restaurant is closed after yet another foodborne illness outbreak Chipotle's stock immediately plummeted 6 percent. By Caitlin Dewey  •  Read more »   Campaign team to Trump: Give up on Obamacare repeal or risk coming up empty Trump's top economic advisers from his campaign are shouting at him to forget health care and get tax cuts done. By Heather Long  •  Read more »   Law schools are filled with Asian Americans. So why aren't there more Asian judges? Asian Americans fill elite law schools, but are vanishingly rare at the tops of law firms By Tracy Jan  •  Read more »   How Trump trade policy could complicate your ice cream sundae The products in your pantry have a hidden life. Trump's trade policy could change that. By Ana Swanson  •  Read more »   Melania Trump's grandfather was an onion farmer. This company wants to make his onion famous. The first lady could be the best thing that ever happened to Slovenian onions By Caitlin Dewey  •  Read more » The White House wanted these leather pants in a hurry It's unclear who, specifically, requested the cowboy gear for the 'Made in America' showcase By Danielle Paquette  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Trump administration unveils goals in renegotiating NAFTA By Ana Swanson  •  Read more »   Jeff Sessions wants police to take more cash from American citizens His predecessor, Eric Holder, had curtailed the practice. By Christopher Ingraham  •  Read more »   Cutting legal immigration 50 percent might be Trump's worst economic idea 90 percent of economists surveyed by The Washington Post say cutting U.S. immigration is bad economic policy. By Heather Long  •  Read more »         Share Wonkbook:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for a Wonkblog newsletter. 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