Supreme Court allows limited version of Trump's travel ban to take effect; Justices side with religious institutions in major church-state decision; McEnroe vs. Serena: 44 years after 'Battle of the Sexes,' the same dumb debate; Kushner firm given $285 million Deutsche Bank loan a month before Election Day; FBI questioned Trump campaign adviser Carter Page at length in Russia probe; Modi’s ‘no frills’ visit to Washington masks a potential minefield; British government says 75 out of 75 buildings failed fire safety tests; The slow, secret death of the electric guitar; Trump won, and Amy Siskind started a list of changes. Now it's a sensation.; A ‘very credible’ new study on Seattle’s $15 minimum wage has bad news for liberals; A Fox News host ambushed Jesse Ventura about his ‘American Sniper’ lawsuit. It got ugly.; | | | Democracy Dies in Darkness | | | | | The day's most important stories | | | | | BREAKING NEWS | CBO: Senate health bill would leave 22 million more people uninsured by 2026 | The legislation that Majority Leader Mitch McConnell released last week would lower federal spending by $321 billion over the decade, the Congressional Budget Office projects, compared with $119 billion in the House version. The analysis comes as McConnell and other Senate Republican leaders try to hurry a vote on their bill this week. | By Amy Goldstein and Kelsey Snell • Read more » | Perspective | McEnroe vs. Serena: 44 years after 'Battle of the Sexes,' the same dumb debate | Why is it that we're still framing a battle of the sexes as the ultimate test, as if until a female athlete proves she can win an exhibition match against an inferior man, she will not have wrested control of the clicker, the thermostat and the wheel? John McEnroe's remarks, facetious as they may be, are an excuse to do a status check of how far we've come — or not. | By Sally Jenkins • Read more » | | | | | | Kushner firm given $285 million Deutsche Bank loan a month before Election Day | Jared Kushner's real estate company received the loan as the bank was negotiating to settle federal and state charges that it aided a possible Russian money-laundering scheme. Kushner's association with Deutsche Bank is among a number of financial matters that could come under review by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, who is examining President Trump's son-in-law as part of his probe into possible Russian influence in the election. | By Michael Kranish • Read more » | | | | | | The slow, secret death of the electric guitar | About five decades ago, everyone wanted to be a guitar god. They were inspired by the men who roamed the concert stage, including Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana and Jimmy Page. Now those boomers are retiring and they're looking to shed, not add to, their collections. And younger musicians aren't stepping in to replace them. | By Geoff Edgers • Read more » | | | | | | | | | | | | ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071 | | | | | | | |
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