Evening Edition: Beyond opposing Trump, do Democrats have a message?

Facing 5 GOP holdouts, McConnell is in for a frenzy of negotiations for health bill; Could Trump's White House tapes ruse get him in legal trouble?; Obama's secret struggle to punish Russia for Putin's election assault; India's prime minister to meet with Trump as part of 'no-frills' but important visit; The little neighborhood bookstore that a venture capitalist would love; Doctor charged with murder after prescribing 'horrifyingly excessive' amount of opioids; Trump just ended a long tradition of celebrating Ramadan at the White House; Magic Johnson blasts D’Angelo Russell days after trading him to Nets; Stephen Colbert went to Russia to ‘announce’ his 2020 run for president; Is the gorilla spinning in a kiddie pool actually happy?;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   The Take | Analysis Beyond opposing Trump, do Democrats have a message? Perhaps Democrats thought things would be easier because of Donald Trump's rocky start. His presidency has produced an outpouring of anger among Democrats, but will that be enough to bring about a change in the party's fortunes? Some savvy Democratic elected officials doubt it. By Dan Balz  •  Read more » @PKCapitol | Analysis Facing 5 GOP holdouts, McConnell is in for a frenzy of negotiations for health bill The Senate majority leader now has just a few days to forge a deal, but the stark divide among Republicans on health care could force Mitch McConnell to wheel and deal like Harry Reid did to pass Obamacare. By Paul Kane  •  Read more »   The Fix | Analysis Could Trump's White House tapes ruse get him in legal trouble? Legal experts doubt the president would actually be accused of witness tampering. But some of them said it could feed into the obstruction of justice case. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Hacking Democracy Obama's secret struggle to punish Russia for Putin's election assault In political terms, Russia's interference was the crime of the century. It was a case that took almost no time to solve and was traced to Russian President Vladimir Putin. But because of the ways President Barack Obama and President Trump handled it, the Kremlin has yet to face severe consequences. Through interviews with more than three dozen current and former U.S. officials, The Post tells the inside story of how the Obama administration handled the Kremlin's meddling in the 2016 U.S. election. By Greg Miller, Ellen Nakashima and Adam Entous  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   India's prime minister to meet with Trump as part of 'no-frills' but important visit Officials on both sides have tried to set low expectations for the meeting, casting it as a way for the two men — who have previously spoken by phone — to get to know each other. By David Nakamura and Annie Gowen  •  Read more »   Perspective The little neighborhood bookstore that a venture capitalist would love At first blush, Riverby Books is a sleepy neighborhood used bookstore. But it's also a case study in how to run a small, low-margin business as a comfortably profitable enterprise that sustains a family legacy and employs people who cannot imagine a better job. By Thomas Heath  •  Read more »   Doctor charged with murder after prescribing 'horrifyingly excessive' amount of opioids Investigators said Regan Nichols, charged with second-degree murder in the deaths of five patients, either didn't know the potential effects of the drugs she was prescribing "or didn't care what she was doing." By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Retropolis | The Past, Rediscovered Trump just ended a long tradition of celebrating Ramadan at the White House Historians say Thomas Jefferson held the first iftar dinner in 1805. Whatever the third president could have foreseen for the young country's future, it appears the modern-day White House tradition of marking Ramadan with an iftar dinner or Eid celebration has come to an end. By Amy B Wang  •  Read more »   Magic Johnson blasts D’Angelo Russell days after trading him to Nets "What I needed was a leader … and also [somebody] that players want to play with," the Lakers team president said of the former No. 2 overall draft pick at a Friday news conference. By Jeremy Gottlieb  •  Read more »   Stephen Colbert went to Russia to ‘announce’ his 2020 run for president "I thought it would be better to cut out the middleman," the late-night host deadpanned Friday night on Russian TV. By Amy B Wang  •  Read more »   Is the gorilla spinning in a kiddie pool actually happy? The answer, experts say, is found in complex gorilla body language on display. By Peter Holley  •  Read more »           Share Evening Edition:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Headlines. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. 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