Evening Edition: Delayed health bill vote gives critics on the right time to rally more opponents

Poll finds Trump's standing weakened since springtime; Trump defends his son — drawing a contrast with Clinton — and says media are 'distorting democracy'; President's lawyer: Nothing 'nefarious' in Trump Jr.'s meeting with Russians; A reluctant first lady — seldom seen in the U.S. — finds her comfort zone overseas; White House unveils 'Made in America' week, though many Trump products are made overseas; Ann Coulter declares Delta 'the worst airline in America' after she was allegedly asked to switch seats; Roger Federer further cements hold on record books with 8th Wimbledon win; In the Oval Office, evangelical pastors prayed over Trump. One critic said the action bordered on 'heresy.'; Iran says a Princeton graduate student was a spy, sentencing him to 10 years; The star of 'Doctor Who' has always been a man — until now; 'Game of Thrones' Season 7 begins tonight. Who is likeliest to be marked for death?; Racial disparities — including poverty and prejudice — raise Alzheimer's risk for African Americans, research suggests;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   Delayed health bill vote gives critics on the right time to rally more opponents The vote is on hold because Sen. John McCain is recovering from surgery, and his absence could prevent the legislation from moving forward. "It's not at all consistent with Republican principles. . . . We promised repeal," Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky said. By Elise Viebeck and Sean Sullivan  •  Read more » Poll finds Trump's standing weakened since springtime The president's overall approval rating has dropped to 36 percent from 42 percent in April, according to a new Post-ABC News poll. Overall, 48 percent of Americans say they "disapprove strongly" of Trump's performance in office, a level never reached by former presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama and reached only in the second term of George W. Bush. By Scott Clement and Dan Balz  •  Read more »   Trump defends his son — drawing a contrast with Clinton — and says media are 'distorting democracy' Tweeting from his private golf club in Bedminster, N.J., the president lashed out at the media for coverage of the disclosure that his oldest son and namesake held a meeting last year with a Kremlin-connected Russian lawyer who offered damaging information about Hillary Clinton. By Philip Rucker  •  Read more »   President's lawyer: Nothing 'nefarious' in Trump Jr.'s meeting with Russians Jay Sekulow reiterated that he has seen no indication that the president is under investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller III or as part of the House or Senate intelligence panel probes. By Greg Jaffe  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   A reluctant first lady — seldom seen in the U.S. — finds her comfort zone overseas In general, it is on foreign trips that Melania Trump has made herself most visible, garnering extensive news coverage at home and internationally, offering fodder for both the style-watchers assessing her fashion choices (largely positive) and political analysts gauging her influence on the president (she's said to have a calming effect). By Krissah Thompson  •  Read more »   White House unveils 'Made in America' week, though many Trump products are made overseas For this president, highlighting U.S.-made products is inconsistent with his practices as a businessman. The Trump Organization has outsourced much of its product manufacturing for years, relying on a global network of factories in a dozen countries. By Philip Rucker  •  Read more »   Ann Coulter declares Delta 'the worst airline in America' after she was allegedly asked to switch seats The outspoken conservative commentator documented the experience in photos and tweet after tweet, which she shared with her 1.6 million followers. An airline representative said the new seat was in the same row. By Avi Selk  •  Read more »   Roger Federer further cements hold on record books with 8th Wimbledon win The 35-year-old Swiss star became the oldest Wimbledon champion of the Open Era and extended his Grand Slam title total to 19 without dropping a set to Croatia's Marin Cilic. By Chuck Culpepper  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   In the Oval Office, evangelical pastors prayed over Trump. One critic said the action bordered on 'heresy.' "When you can p-r-a-y for a president and others while they are p-r-e-y, preying on the most vulnerable, you're violating the most sacred principles of religion," the Rev. William Barber II said. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.  •  Read more »   Iran says a Princeton graduate student was a spy, sentencing him to 10 years The accused was identified as 37-year-old Chinese American Xiyue Wang, according to a news agency affiliated with the hard-line judiciary. By Erin Cunningham and Carol Morello  •  Read more »   The star of 'Doctor Who' has always been a man — until now The British sci-fi TV series that premiered in 1963 announced that Jodie Whittaker will play the lead role of the Time Lord. By Elahe Izadi  •  Read more »   Perspective 'Game of Thrones' Season 7 begins tonight. Who is likeliest to be marked for death? As we've been reminded many times, all men must die, but some are going to do it sooner than others. By Stephanie Merry  •  Read more »   Racial disparities — including poverty and prejudice — raise Alzheimer's risk for African Americans, research suggests Four separate studies found that poor living conditions and stressful events have severe consequences for brain health later in life, and those risk factors were disproportionately higher among African Americans. By Fredrick Kunkle  •  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. 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