Thursday's Headlines: House Republicans say they have votes to pass controversial health-care bill today

Iowa Obamacare program on verge of collapse as congressional uncertainty takes its toll; France's presidential front-runner is 39; his wife is 64. French women say it's about time.; Prince Philip will step back from royal duties, Buckingham Palace announces; Colbert doesn't regret his 'few choice insults' of Trump, but says some words were 'cruder than they needed to be';   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories House Republicans say they have votes to pass controversial health-care bill today The flagging GOP effort to reshape the nation's health-care system picked up steam as leaders tried to address concerns about people with preexisting medical conditions. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Republicans had the votes to pass the bill. But independent analysts remained skeptical that the new proposal would fully address the needs of at-risk patients who currently receive coverage guarantees under the Affordable Care Act. By Sean Sullivan, David Weigel and Kelsey Snell  •  Read more » Iowa Obamacare program on verge of collapse as congressional uncertainty takes its toll At the start of 2017, the state outwardly appeared to be an Affordable Care Act success story, with three insurance companies selling competing plans on its exchanges. Then a domino effect began — one that holds ominous signs for health-care customers across the country. By Carolyn Y. Johnson  •  Read more »   France's presidential front-runner is 39; his wife is 64. French women say it's about time. That cliche-busting fact — a candidate young enough to be his wife's son, rather than old enough to be her father — is a little social "revenge" that delights many French women. "Did men ask anybody when they started marrying younger women?" one asked. "Who sets the rules?" By Mary Jordan  •  Read more »   Prince Philip will step back from royal duties, Buckingham Palace announces Queen Elizabeth II's 95-year husband is retiring from his public role starting in the fall. The prince has long been expected to curtail his role as his health has gradually declined. By Griff Witte and Karla Adam  •  Read more »   Colbert doesn't regret his 'few choice insults' of Trump, but says some words were 'cruder than they needed to be' The "Late Show" host made an oral-sex joke on Monday about President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. On Wednesday, he addressed the ensuing controversy in his opening monologue. By Kristine Phillips and Emily Yahr  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   Now we know: Bill Clinton cost his wife the presidency By Dana Milbank  •  Read more »   Trump has a dangerous disability By George F. Will  •  Read more »   This tax plan would throw Democrats into chaos By Charles Lane  •  Read more »   Why won't Democrats let antiabortion progressives under their tent? By Christine Emba  •  Read more »   How Jimmy Kimmel transformed the health-care debate By E.J. Dionne Jr.  •  Read more »   Trump wants to leave the Paris agreement. That would be a huge mistake. By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   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 » He convinced ex-spies he was one of them. Was it all just a cover to help him prey on young men? Mark Levin is accused in a lawsuit of inventing a clandestine career so he could put himself into position to sexually abuse young men who worked at the Daniel Morgan Graduate School of National Security. By Ian Shapira  •  Read more » Analysis Kimmel's defining moment arrives Jimmy Kimmel's emotional plea about health-care policy has made him the late-night comic in 2017 who's had the most obvious impact on a serious political conversation. By Elahe Izadi  •  Read more » British leader accuses E.U. officials of meddling in upcoming election Tensions between the continent and Britain have escalated over looming talks about the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union. By Karla Adam  •  Read more » FBI Director Comey says he feels 'mildly nauseous' about chance he affected election He gave his most exhaustive defense yet of his role in politically sensitive investigations, telling a Senate panel that despite his feelings, he had no regrets regarding his decisions about a probe into Hillary Clinton's emails. By Devlin Barrett and Karoun Demirjian  •  Read more » Today's WorldView | Analysis The Russia-Turkey-U.S. tussle to save Syria will still get very messy There's talk of safe zones now, but a lot can go wrong. Syria's divisions are entrenched and profound, and great-power collaboration can only do so much to ease the process. By Ishaan Tharoor  •  Read more » Women featured in Ivanka Trump's new book react: 'Don't use my story' The first daughter's new self-help guide for working women drew mixed reactions from some of the role models featured in the book. By Danielle Paquette  •  Read more » Leo Thorsness | 1932–2017 Lt. Col. Thorsness, Medal of Honor recipient in Vietnam, dies at 85 Air Force Lt. Col. Leo K. Thorsness was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during a dogfight over North Vietnam and later spent six years in the enemy prison camp known as the Hanoi Hilton. By Matt Schudel  •  Read more » 'Other: Mixed Race in America' What being 'American' means to a woman who was put in an internment camp at age 10 In Episode 4 of this week-long podcast, hear from Virginia Matsuoka. Her mother was white and her father Japanese, and in April 1942, their family was torn apart. By Alex Laughlin  •  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. 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