Friday's Headlines: GOP reworking health bill, trying to appease centrists, conservatives

Trump claims Medicaid spending in bill 'actually goes up.' It does, but not as much.; Analysis: New estimate shines light on long-term Medicaid slowdown that GOP sought to bury in bill ; The faces of health care's uncertain future; 'It is really not normal': Both sides condemn Trump for vulgar tweet about Mika Brzezinski; Germany's parliament legalizes same-sex marriage, bringing it in line with most of its partners;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories GOP reworking health bill, trying to appease centrists, conservatives Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is rewriting the proposal to provide billions more for opioid treatment and aid to vulnerable Americans. To placate conservatives, GOP leaders plan to ease insurance mandates and increase tax deductions for health-savings accounts. By Kelsey Snell, Juliet Eilperin and Sean Sullivan  •  Read more » Fact Checker | Analysis Trump claims Medicaid spending in bill 'actually goes up.' It does, but not as much. The president is being misleading on the impact of the Senate bill on Medicaid spending, only presenting one part of the overall picture. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Read more »   Analysis: New estimate shines light on long-term Medicaid slowdown that GOP sought to bury in bill The CBO estimate predicts that by 2036, the government would spend 35 percent less on Medicaid than under current law, highlighting that the health-care bill relies on the political strategy of pressing its most profound effects years into the future. By Amy Goldstein  •  Read more »   The faces of health care's uncertain future As Senate Republicans retool their bill, it isn't easy for the average American to determine how they might benefit or lose. Those with much at stake in the health-care debate —parents of a child who needs complex and pricey care, adults with preexisting conditions, or an addict, now clean — are coping with anxiety over what's to come. By Sandhya Somashekhar, Laurie McGinley, Lena H. Sun and Lenny Bernstein  •  Read more »   'It is really not normal': Both sides condemn Trump for vulgar tweet about Mika Brzezinski The president's personal attack on the MSNBC host was perhaps the most caustic insult he's publicly hurled at another American since taking office. It also distracted the country from Trump's legislative agenda and added another point to the argument that he treats women differently than men. By Jenna Johnson and Abby Phillip  •  Read more »   Germany's parliament legalizes same-sex marriage, bringing it in line with most of its partners The breakthrough unfolded quickly this week after Chancellor Angela Merkel allowed lawmakers to take a simple-majority vote. Merkel, the daughter of a Protestant pastor, freed members of her center-right bloc to vote based on their personal convictions. By Isaac Stanley-Becker and Stephanie Kirchner  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   Donald Trump is not well By Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough  •  Read more »   There Trump goes again By Eugene Robinson  •  Read more »   The E.U. has gotten much more popular. What happened? By Catherine Rampell  •  Read more »   Why do they even play the game? By Charles Krauthammer  •  Read more »   America is hacking away at its own democratic limb By Michael Gerson  •  Read more »   Trump clearly won't change. Here's what the rest of us can do. By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   U.S. fertility rate hits a historic low, stoking fears of some demographers What happens with birthrates may depend on millennials, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. By Ariana Eunjung Cha  •  Read more » Global watchdog confirms nerve agent used in April attack on Syrian civilians The report comes as Washington is warning Syria once again not to use chemical weapons on its citizens. By Louisa Loveluck  •  Read more » Travel ban takes effect after State Department defines 'close family' After months of legal squabbling, President Trump's travel ban took effect under new guidelines designed to avert the chaos of the first rollout. The rules will keep some families split and are likely to spawn a new round of court fights. By Carol Morello  •  Read more » Trump's voter-fraud commission wants to know voting history, party ID and address of every voter in U.S. The chair of the Election Integrity Commission wrote a letter to all 50 states requesting the data and saying it will made available to the public. In Virginia, Gov. Terry McAuliffe said he had "no intention" of honoring the letter, while in Connecticut, officials vowed to ensure the privacy of voters. By Christopher Ingraham  •  Read more » Provocative NRA video could incite violence, critics say The recruitment video, which says that protesters "terrorize the law-abiding" and calls on members to "fight this violence of lies," has racked up millions of views and plenty of controversy, including among gun owners. By Peter Holley  •  Read more » Against parents' wishes, terminally ill infant will be allowed to die Doctors at a British hospital had said that nothing more could be done for Charlie Gard. His parents said there was still an experimental treatment in the United States. But their court battle ended this week with the European Court of Human Rights declining to hear the case. By Lindsey Bever  •  Read more » Iranian city soars to 129 degrees, may have tied modern times' world temperature record The country's southwestern city of Ahvaz topped the highest temperature ever recorded in Iran and may have matched the world record of 129.2. By Jason Samenow  •  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. Contact us for help. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071