Saturday's Headlines: ‘Repeal and replace’ meets defeat

'The closer'? The inside story of how Trump tried — and failed — to make a deal on health care; Trump learns that dealmaking is not the same as leadership; The ACA's future is in Trump's hands. His plan: 'Let Obamacare explode.'; 'Hello, Bob': Trump called a Post reporter to say GOP bill was dead. Here's what he said.;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories 'Repeal and replace' meets defeat Republicans pulled their health-care bill from the House floor minutes before a scheduled vote in a dramatic acknowledgment that they are unable to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The decision came a day after President Trump delivered an ultimatum to lawmakers — and the defeat represented multiple failures for the new president and House Speaker Paul D. Ryan. By Mike DeBonis, Ed O'Keefe and Robert Costa  •  Read more » 'The closer'? The inside story of how Trump tried — and failed — to make a deal on health care "I couldn't get them," the president said of Republicans opposed to the bill. "They just wouldn't do it." By Robert Costa, Ashley Parker and Philip Rucker  •  Read more »   Debrief Trump learns that dealmaking is not the same as leadership Nothing has united Republicans more over the past seven years than their vow to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. But Trump provided little by way of specifics on how to do that, and his skills as a "closer" were not enough to rescue the GOP health-care bill. By Karen Tumulty  •  Read more »   The ACA's future is in Trump's hands. His plan: 'Let Obamacare explode.' The administration will soon face a series of choices over whether to shore up marketplaces created under the Affordable Care Act, which are a conduit to coverage for 10 million Americans but are financially fragile. Will the political tumult and the president's talk of explosion further shake consumers' and insurers' confidence? By Amy Goldstein and Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   Perspective 'Hello, Bob': Trump called a Post reporter to say GOP bill was dead. Here's what he said. "So, we just pulled it," the president, calling from a blocked number in the Oval Office, began his conversation with The Post's Robert Costa. Before Costa could ask a question, Trump began explaining why the vote on the bill had been called off. By Robert Costa  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   Brace yourself, taxpayers: Trump's plutocracy doesn't come cheap By Dana Milbank  •  Read more »   It's time for the feds to follow the Russian money By Colbert I. King  •  Read more »   Trump finally gets a good sense of what governing is like By Kathleen Parker  •  Read more »   A new voice for conservatism By George F. Will  •  Read more »   'Russia is a threat': Estonia frets about its neighbor By Lally Weymouth  •  Read more »   The real way Republicans can deal with Obamacare? Actually fix it. By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   Mosul residents allege U.S. strike killed 137 people in one building Days after the incidents, rescuers are still pulling bodies from the rubble. If confirmed that the coalition is behind the strikes, the number would mark the biggest loss of civilian life in a single incident since the air campaign in Iraq began 2½ years ago. By Loveday Morris and Mustafa Salim  •  Read more » 'Profit is not a four-letter word': Bankers embrace deregulation push Bankers sense an opportunity with President Trump and a GOP-controlled Congress to upend dozens of regulations. "I don't want a seat at the table. I want the table," a banking lobbyist recently told an industry gathering. By Renae Merle  •  Read more » Immigration lawyers warn of visa delays and more denials with beefed-up vetting Heightened security procedures for vetting make reviews of social-media activity mandatory for some applicants. By Carol Morello and Erin Cunningham  •  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 » Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones apologizes for role in promoting baseless 'Pizzagate' claims In a video published on his website, "InfoWars," Jones expressed contrition to the owner of the Washington pizzeria that was the supposed locale of the alleged child sex-abuse conspiracy last year. By Paul Farhi  •  Read more » After privileged childhood, London attacker became a troubled loner. But was he acting alone? Investigators want to know why Khalid Masood went on a rampage and whether he had help in a deadly rampage that left more than 50 people wounded in the shadow of Big Ben, four of them mortally. By Karla Adam, Brian Murphy and Griff Witte  •  Read more » Former Penn State president Graham Spanier convicted of child endangerment The charge stemmed from a failure to inform law enforcement of a 2001 shower incident involving former football assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. By Will Hobson  •  Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are 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. 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