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Under latest health-care bill, red states would benefit disproportionately   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Michael Reynolds / EPA-EFE Democrats ask base for one more ACA rescue mission Pro-Obamacare groups, surprised by return of repeal push, return to sit-ins, protests By David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » Under latest health-care bill, red states would benefit disproportionately Democratic mega-states including California, New York and Massachusetts would lose billions of dollars, a feature the bill's two main sponsors have talked up to conservatives. By David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Analysis Would Trump attack North Korea? Here’s what we learned from his 'Rocket Man' speech at the U.N. When might Kim Jong Un use nuclear weapons first? If he believes the United States intends to topple his regime. By Mira Rapp-Hooper  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Analysis President Trump's claim that 'we've had bigger storms' than Harvey and Irma President Trump points to hurricanes' intensity, but the damage caused by the recent storms makes them some of the most costly on record. By Nicole Lewis  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Analysis Happy 10th birthday, Fact Checker! The Fact Checker has its 10th birthday on Sept. 19, 2017, though that statement might merit a Pinocchio By Glenn Kessler  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   New health-care plan stumbles under opposition from governors A bipartisan group of 10 executives warned against the Graham-Cassidy bill Tuesday. By Sean Sullivan, Juliet Eilperin and Kelsey Snell  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Trump defends 'America first' foreign policy at U.N., threatens to 'totally destroy' North Korea He called on world leaders to rally in the fight to defeat murderous regimes and "loser terrorists." By David Nakamura and Anne Gearan  •  Read more »   RNC taps legal account to help pay for President Trump’s lawyers in Russia probes In a Federal Election Commission report set to be filed Wednesday, the RNC will report paying more than $230,000 to Trump's attorneys in August alone. By Matea Gold  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump's former lawyer to testify in public next month in Senate's Russia probe The Oct. 25 hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee was scheduled after committee investigators suddenly canceled a closed-door session with Michael Cohen on Tuesday. By Karoun Demirjian and Rosalind S. Helderman  •  Read more »   Perspective Induction of union-busting Reagan into Labor’s Hall of Honor shocks union When it comes to labor organizations, Reagan's presidential actions overshadow his tenure with the Screen Actors Guild, which has its own controversy. By Joe Davidson | Columnist  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Analysis For the first time, Trump’s approval rating has increased for three weeks in a row Trump's gotten more popular, probably thanks to Harvey and Irma. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Democratic lawmakers arrested outside Trump Tower Reps. Adriano Espaillat, Luis Gutiérrez and Raúl Grijalva were among at least 10 people arrested, according to a Gutierrez spokesman. By Ed O'Keefe  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   In U.N. speech, Trump threatens to ‘totally destroy North Korea’ and calls Kim Jong Un ‘Rocket Man’ "We will have no choice but to destroy North Korea," Trump said, before calling the North Korean leader by a nickname he gave him over the weekend. "Rocket Man is on a suicide mission for himself." By David Nakamura and Anne Gearan  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Analysis Reminder: It’s very unusual to vote on a health-care bill before Congress knows what it will do How the current debate compares to Obamacare. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   New Hotel Act would ban federal agencies from doing business with Trump hotels The proposal comes days after The Post reported that Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club charged $1,092 for a federal official to stay for two nights in March. By Ed O'Keefe and Amy Brittain  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   The Finance 202 Your daily guide to where Wall Street meets Washington. 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