Evening Edition: Health care will drive elections from state level to Capitol Hill

Democrats, health groups turn up the pressure as bill moves to Senate; Why the GOP plan probably won't change Congress's health premiums or benefits; An ambitious Republican finds himself in the crossfire as political divides deepen; Wonkblog: Ryan got a huge section of the bill to focus on Medicaid, not Obamacare; Late-night hosts blast bill: 'In case you've got bad eyesight, I've got some bad news'; Trump pick for Army secretary withdraws amid increasing opposition ; Federal probe of Fox News focuses on payments to Roger Ailes's alleged mistress; Delta employees threatened to put a couple in jail. Can they really do that?; ‘Heart-wrenching and incomprehensible’: 18 fraternity members charged in Penn State hazing death; America's Most Challenging High Schools: A 30-year project that keeps growing; Regardless of who wins France's presidency, Europe won't be the same; White House fires its chief usher — the first woman in that job; Anti-vaccine activists spark a state's worst measles outbreak in decades; Rape charge to be dropped against immigrant teens in Maryland case that attracted White House attention; Black Lives Matter rethinks its strategy in Trump's America, leaving streets nearly empty; Can Trump actually break up the 9th Circuit Court?; Why it's so powerful to see yourself represented in pop culture;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   Health care will drive elections from state level to Capitol Hill The issue probably will shape the next two voting cycles — including for gubernatorial candidates and state legislators, who will have to answer whether they intend to "opt out" of popular Affordable Care Act provisions. Just as Democrats were forced to defend Obamacare in the 2010 midterms — the result was a drubbing that Barack Obama called a "shellacking" — the GOP will be in the hot seat this time. By Philip Rucker  •  Read more » Democrats, health groups turn up the pressure as bill moves to Senate The Senate might not even use the health-care bill that House Republicans passed but instead start from scratch. A group of 12 Republicans are working on their own plan to replace Obamacare. By Paige Winfield Cunningham  •  Read more »   Why the GOP plan probably won't change Congress's health premiums or benefits Lawmakers and their staff aren't likely to be directly affected because they work in the District, which most experts expect will continue to enforce Obamacare protections. By Elise Viebeck  •  Read more »   An ambitious Republican finds himself in the crossfire as political divides deepen A few months ago, Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas was laying the groundwork for his own ambitions. He's a rising star and one of the president's staunchest supporters. But on health care, he has not marched in lockstep. He echoes Senate GOP leaders: "We're going to write our own bill." By Sean Sullivan  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Wonkblog: Ryan got a huge section of the bill to focus on Medicaid, not Obamacare For Republicans, changing how Medicaid is financed has long been a chief priority, aside from undoing Barack Obama's reforms. By Max Ehrenfreund  •  Read more »   Late-night hosts blast bill: 'In case you've got bad eyesight, I've got some bad news' Seth Meyers, Trevor Noah, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon all had thoughts about what lawmakers did. By Emily Yahr  •  Read more »   Trump pick for Army secretary withdraws amid increasing opposition Criticism of Mark Green, a Republican state lawmaker from Tennessee, centers on his past comments about Islam, evolution and gender issues, including suggestions that being transgender is a disease. By Dan Lamothe  •  Read more »   Federal probe of Fox News focuses on payments to Roger Ailes's alleged mistress Investigators question witnesses about how Fox accounted for a $3.15 million payment to a former employee who said she had a 20-year affair with the news network's former chairman. By Paul Farhi  •  Read more »   Delta employees threatened to put a couple in jail. Can they really do that? We asked lawyers, doctors and others to weigh in on who was wrong in the airline's fight with a toddler's parents. By Abha Bhattarai  •  Read more »   ‘Heart-wrenching and incomprehensible’: 18 fraternity members charged in Penn State hazing death A Penn State student's fraternity associates did not call for help until many hours after he was forced to drink excessively at the fraternity and fell multiple times, a grand jury investigation concluded. He died of his injuries. By Susan Svrluga  •  Read more »   Perspective America's Most Challenging High Schools: A 30-year project that keeps growing This year, about 12 percent of high schools made the list that identifies those working hardest to challenge students from all backgrounds with courses such as AP and International Baccalaureate. In 1998, just 1 percent did. By Jay Mathews  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   WorldViews | Analysis Regardless of who wins France's presidency, Europe won't be the same A victory by far-right candidate Marine Le Pen would shake the foundations of the Western world, while Emmanuel Macron would likely be the most pro-American French president in a long time. By Rick Noack  •  Read more »   White House fires its chief usher — the first woman in that job Angella Reid, who oversaw all activities in the White House residence and worked as general manager of the building, joined the White House in 2011 under President Barack Obama. By Ashley Parker and Krissah Thompson  •  Read more »   Anti-vaccine activists spark a state's worst measles outbreak in decades The plummeting immunization rate in the Somali immigrant community in Minneapolis has led to a full-blown measles outbreak, one of the starkest consequences of an intensifying anti-vaccine movement that has gained traction in part by targeting specific communities. By Lena H. Sun  •  Read more »   Rape charge to be dropped against immigrant teens in Maryland case that attracted White House attention The severity of the reported assault and the fact the two accused Rockville teens had entered the U.S. illegally only months earlier drew heated comments from the White House, in the State House and among demonstrators, callers and emailers. By Dan Morse and Ann E. Marimow  •  Read more »   Black Lives Matter rethinks its strategy in Trump's America, leaving streets nearly empty Members of the movement say they were stunned by Donald Trump's victory and have grappled with the role of anti-racism demonstrations when political threats to other groups — immigrants, Muslims and women — have gained urgency. As a result, the movement's efforts have entered a new phase, one more focused on policy than protest. By Janell Ross and Wesley Lowery  •  Read more »   'Can He Do That?' Can Trump actually break up the 9th Circuit Court? Can President Trump break up a federal circuit court because he disagrees with its decisions? Are there consequences for suggesting he'd do so? Political reporter Amber Phillips joins us in this podcast as we talk to historians and legal experts about these questions. Read more »   'Other: Mixed Race in America' Why it's so powerful to see yourself represented in pop culture The final episode of this week-long podcast explores the complex emotions that people experience when they see their reflection in art or culture. By Alex Laughlin  •  Read more »           Share Evening Edition:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you 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