Politics: As some Republicans rush to defend House health bill, Senate GOP warily pauses

Why did Trump win? More whites — and fewer blacks — actually voted. | Sponsored by UnitedHealth Group   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Andrew Harnik / AP As some Republicans rush to defend House health bill, Senate GOP warily pauses Senate Republicans are casting the House legislation as a mere stating point amid growing anxiety over its provisions. By Robert Costa and John Wagner  •  Read more » Analysis Why did Trump win? More whites — and fewer blacks — actually voted. New data showed who voted — and who didn't -- in key battleground states. By Bernard L. Fraga, Sean McElwee, Jesse Rhodes and Brian Schaffner  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Democratic lawmakers such as Amy Klobuchar start making 2020 moves — and the base starts making demands In the words of one longtime party leader, "It's never too early, unfortunately," to start thinking about the next presidential election. By Ed O'Keefe and David Weigel  •  Read more »   Analysis Decoding HHS Secretary Price’s spin on the American Health Care Act HHS Secretary Tom Price engaged in misleading, verbal gymnastics to defend the House GOP health bill. Here's a guide to his rhetoric. By Glenn Kessler  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Obama calls on lawmakers to show 'courage' in health-care fight The former president, in Boston to receive the Profile in Courage Award on the 100th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's birth, called on Republican and Democratic lawmakers to stand up for vulnerable Americans and to ensure they do not lose access to care. By Greg Jaffe  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   How Md. Republicans plan to break the state Senate's supermajority in 2018 GOP efforts are underway to capture five more Senate seats, which would bolster the power of the state's popular Republican governor. By Josh Hicks  •  Maryland Politics  •  Read more »   China pitch by Kushner sister renews controversy over visa program for wealthy Company "apologizes" if reference to Jared Kushner seen as "attempt to lure investors" By Michael Kranish  •  Read more »   Trump's revised travel ban faces legal challenges in courtrooms on both coasts Appeals court in Richmond holds first hearing Monday on president's executive order. By Ann E. Marimow  •  Local  •  Read more »   Trump congratulates Macron on his ‘big win’ in France The U.S. president didn't endorse any candidate in the race but seemed to prefer the right-wing nationalist. By John Wagner  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Plan to gut drug czar’s office not a done deal, White House chief of staff says Trump remains committed to fighting the opioid crisis, Reince Priebus says. By John Wagner  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   ‘Nobody dies because they don’t have access to health care,’ GOP lawmaker says. He got booed. "I was responding to a false notion that the Republican health care plan will cause people to die in the streets, which I completely reject," Rep. Raúl Labrador, a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, said in a statement. By Kristine Phillips  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ‘Spend Your Free Time In A Red State’: A motorcade of protesters rolls by Trump’s N.J. property The president spent a second day in a row out of public view at his golf club in Bedminster. By John Wagner  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Do Corey Stewart's Confederate antics help Ed Gillespie or hurt the GOP brand? "Look at these hicks in Virginia!" By Laura Vozzella  •  Virginia Politics  •  Read more »   Analysis Democrats' two biggest opponents ahead of 2018 may be time and themselves Democrats says Republicans will "pay the price" in the midterm for the health-care bill, but their internal divisions stand in the way of a strong campaign. By Paul Kane  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Analysis Can Republicans sell their health-care plans to a skeptical public? The legislative journey is far from finished, and the political battle over the House bill is gathering force. By Dan Balz  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   DemocracyPost Opinions and commentary that illuminate the challenges facing democracy around the world. 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