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Trump's path forward only gets tougher after fiasco; President confronts lessons of the health-care debacle; Why the Republicans were in such a hurry to reconfigure health care; @PKCapitol: Freedom Caucus isn't Ryan's only problem in the House anymore; 'Hello, Bob': Trump called a Post reporter to tell him the GOP bill was dead; U.S. military says it launched strike against ISIS that allegedly killed more than 100 people; Transgender youth to wrestle boys thanks to new USA Wrestling policy; Paul Ryan wasn't drowning his sorrows in angst rock — though the Internet wishes he were; Advertisers find it hard to avoid sites that spew hate; She thought Trump would deport 'bad hombres,' not her law-abiding husband; Uber suspends testing of self-driving cars after crash; Oklahoma Republican defends pregnancy from rape and incest as 'beauty from ashes'; Surgeons remove parasitic twin protruding from 10-month-old girl's back; 'No Parking' signs removed near Ivanka Trump's D.C. home after neighbor complaints ; De'Aaron Fox's record-breaking Sweet 16 placed him among Kentucky's recent greats; Little kid asks good question at news conference; grown-up reporter gets upset;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   'The closer'? The inside story of Trump's failed health-care deal. The president thought his experience as a businessman could cut through Washington red tape, but the effort was fraught from the start. The collapse of the proposed overhaul Friday afternoon was perhaps the sharpest rebuke yet of Donald Trump's young presidency, even as he repeatedly asked his advisers, "Is this really a good bill?" By Robert Costa, Ashley Parker and Philip Rucker  •  Read more » Trump's path forward only gets tougher after fiasco The stunning collapse of the GOP proposal imperils the rest of President Trump's ambitious congressional agenda, with few prospects for quick victory on tax reform, construction projects or a host of other issues despite complete Republican control of government. By John Wagner, Damian Paletta and Sean Sullivan  •  Read more »   The Take | Analysis President confronts lessons of the health-care debacle Without some serious stocktaking inside the White House, more trouble could lie ahead for the most unorthodox president of modern times. By Dan Balz  •  Read more »   Wonkblog | Analysis Why the Republicans were in such a hurry to reconfigure health care Only by rushing to reshape a full sixth of the U.S. economy without knowing exactly how they would be reshaping it would Republicans be able to use health care to pave the way for the rest of their agenda. In other words, the GOP didn't want to let a detail like 24 million people losing their health insurance get in the way of two tax cuts for the rich. By Matt O'Brien  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   @PKCapitol: Freedom Caucus isn't Ryan's only problem in the House anymore A new dynamic may be emerging with the right and left flanks within the Republican Party willing to buck their leadership. By Paul Kane  •  Read more »   Perspective 'Hello, Bob': Trump called a Post reporter to tell him the GOP bill was dead "So, we just pulled it," the president, calling from a blocked number, began the conversation. By Robert Costa  •  Read more »   U.S. military says it launched strike against ISIS that allegedly killed more than 100 people Previously, the U.S.-led coalition had said officials were unsure whether the United States had conducted any air attacks targeting the site in Mosul al-Jadida, where Iraqi officials say they have so far pulled at least 60 bodies from one destroyed building. By Missy Ryan  •  Read more »   Transgender youth to wrestle boys thanks to new USA Wrestling policy Texas high school wrestler Mack Beggs, who had been forced to compete against girls, plans to try the Greco-Roman discipline against boys at USA Wrestling events. By Marissa Payne  •  Read more »   Paul Ryan wasn't drowning his sorrows in angst rock — though the Internet wishes he were A Photoshopped tweet of the House speaker consoling himself after the demise of the American Health Care Act by listening to Papa Roach spread so far in just an hour that the author was compelled to clarify that it was just a joke. By Avi Selk  •  Read more »   Advertisers find it hard to avoid sites that spew hate It's nearly impossible for businesses to avoid having their ads end up in places they don't want to, a Post examination found. By Elizabeth Dwoskin and Craig Timberg  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   She thought Trump would deport 'bad hombres,' not her law-abiding husband The Indiana woman said, "I wish I didn't vote at all," after facing criticism from the left and the right. Her husband, who owns a successful restaurant, is in jail awaiting deportation to Mexico. By Peter Holley  •  Read more »   Uber suspends testing of self-driving cars after crash It's unclear whether the vehicle was being controlled by a human or software at the time of the crash in Tempe, Ariz. By Steven Overly  •  Read more »   Oklahoma Republican defends pregnancy from rape and incest as 'beauty from ashes' During a contentious antiabortion debate on the House floor, state Rep. George Faught was challenged on whether he believes rape and incest are the will of God. By Kristine Phillips  •  Read more »   Surgeons remove parasitic twin protruding from 10-month-old girl's back Dominique was born with an extra spine, pelvis, bladder, legs and feet. It took doctors six hours disentangle them from the little girl. By Lindsey Bever  •  Read more »   'No Parking' signs removed near Ivanka Trump's D.C. home after neighbor complaints Residents were roiled when parking restrictions appeared outside the home rented by the president's daughter and Secret Service SUVs began swallowing up spaces along the street. By Paul Schwartzman and Peter Jamison  •  Read more »   Analysis De'Aaron Fox's record-breaking Sweet 16 placed him among Kentucky's recent greats The point guard set an NCAA tournament freshman record with 39 points on only 20 shots, battering UCLA with floaters, midrange jumpers and driving layups, the product of devastating pick-and-rolls. By Adam Kilgore  •  Read more »   Little kid asks good question at news conference; grown-up reporter gets upset South Carolina's coach was discussing his team's win over Baylor when he got a question from a Sports Illustrated For Kids reporter. By Matt Bonesteel  •  Read more »           Share Evening Edition:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? 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