Politics: Trump is learning — and sometimes mislearning — the lessons of the presidency

Here’s what you need to know about preexisting conditions in the GOP health plan   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Evan Vucci / AP Trump is learning — and sometimes mislearning — the lessons of the presidency The president's comments on the Civil War reveal the limitations of his historical background. By Jenna Johnson  •  Read more » Analysis Here’s what you need to know about preexisting conditions in the GOP health plan The GOP says people with preexisting conditions are protected, but the reality is nuanced and complicated. Here's a guide to the debate. By Glenn Kessler  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   Trump to sign executive order making it easier for churches to support political candidates The order is also expected to address an Obama administration mandate that religious employers provide contraception services as part of health plans. By John Wagner, Abby Phillip and Julie Zauzmer  •  Read more »   Republicans plan health-care vote on Thursday, capping weeks of fits and starts The flagging Republican effort to reshape the nation's health-care system picked up steam Wednesday, as GOP leaders tried to address concerns about people with preexisting medical conditions. By Sean Sullivan, David Weigel and Kelsey Snell  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   South Carolina special election kicks off as Georgia, Montana races heat up Democrats, still searching for a special election where they can chip into the Republicans' House majority, caught a small break in South Carolina on Tuesday. By David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » House votes to approve roughly $1.1 trillion spending bill to keep government funded through September Some House Republicans are already looking ahead to the fiscal year that begins in October as a chance to demand new defense spending and exact greater concessions from Democrats in the next round of spending talks. By Kelsey Snell  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Va. sheriff calls on McAuliffe to free Jens Soering After reviewing the infamous 1985 double-murder case, Sheriff Chip Harding says Soering should go free. By Laura Vozzella  •  Virginia Politics  •  Read more »   Analysis The Donald Trump Zone of Uncertainty shows up in the health-care debate Sean Spicer waves off criticism by appealing to uncertainty. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Trump expresses confidence in chances of an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal but says U.S. can’t force it The president made his remarks as he met with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas at the White House on Tuesday. By John Wagner and Ashley Parker  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Analysis Did Trump run ‘a great campaign’? We asked two experts. It was a better campaign than Trump often gets credit for. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Analysis GOP's Upton serves notice that moderates might be a force to reckon with After six years of watching conservatives dictate policy outcomes, moderates finally demanded something from the health-care bill. By Paul Kane  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Read the full testimony of FBI Director James Comey in which he discusses Clinton email investigation Comey answers questions from committee members on his investigation into Hillary Clinton. By Washington Post Staff  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Analysis On more than a third of the days since Nov. 8, Trump has mentioned the election results Trump has mentioned the results on 68 of the 176 days since the election, By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Joe Manchin, up in 2018, gets credit back home on miners deal Local media in West Virginia provided a clear example of how Democrats think they benefited from negotiations. By David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Democratic senators press Trump on replacement of surgeon general Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and six other Democratic senators are raising concerns that the White House may have been playing politics with the dismissal of Vivek H. Murthy. By Sean Sullivan  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   Must Reads Compelling, ambitious stories you can't afford to miss, delivered every Saturday morning. 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