Saturday's Headlines: Latest effort to repeal Obamacare on brink of failure after GOP defections

Fact Checker: Sen. Cassidy's misleading claim that preexisting-conditions protection is 'absolutely the same'; Staff chafes at Kelly's style as he tries to tame West Wing; Trump...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Latest effort to repeal Obamacare on brink of failure after GOP defections With Sen. John McCain joining Sen. Rand Paul in formally opposing the plan, the bill was left one vote away from defeat, forcing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and President Trump into a difficult corner. A fresh GOP failure on health care could have a seismic impact on the legislative dynamic and the emerging contours of the 2018 midterm elections. By Sean Sullivan, Juliet Eilperin and Kelsey Snell  •  Read more » Fact Checker • Analysis Fact Checker: Sen. Cassidy's misleading claim that preexisting-conditions protection is 'absolutely the same' In his spat with Jimmy Kimmel, Sen. Cassidy asserted his bill ensure protections for preexisting conditions even though it greatly weakens them. By Glenn Kessler  •   Read more »   Staff chafes at Kelly's style as he tries to tame West Wing Some complain that the retired general may be growing his mandate too far and that his strict regimen stifles Trump's spontaneity — and cuts him off from his base. By Ashley Parker and Philip Rucker  •   Read more »   Trump expresses doubts about Strange while stumping for him: 'I might have made a mistake' The president promised that if the Alabama candidate didn't win his Senate race, he would campaign in the general election for his opponent. By Abby Phillip  •   Read more »   The rotten rhetoric that spans time and oceans: Political insults Insults between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un are the just the latest in a long — and often more cutting — line of political putdowns. Here's a look at jabs from America's founding fathers, leaders from the 20th century and politicians of today. By Karen DeYoung  •   Read more »   Trump escalates a war of words with North Korea, calling Kim Jong Un a 'madman' The exchange of taunts marked a potentially alarming turn toward personal enmity between the two leaders. North Korea said it is considering how to respond to the threat of military action and suggested that it may soon test a hydrogen bomb over the Pacific. By Anne Gearan and Simon Denyer  •   Read more »   'Thousands of people could die': 70,000 in Puerto Rico urged to evacuate with dam in 'imminent' danger of failure Because of damage from Hurricane Maria's floodwaters, officials worried that tens of thousands of people could be in the path of a massive amount of rushing water in the event that the Guajataca Dam, after suffering a "fissure," releases into the Guajataca River, which flows north through low-lying coastal communities. By Samantha Schmidt, Katie Zezima, Sandhya Somashekhar and Daniel Cassady  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   I was brought here illegally in 1950. I'm lucky I wasn't deported. By Allan Gerson  •   Read more »   These jury systems are vestiges of white supremacy By Angela A. Allen-Bell  •   Read more »   If the kids aren't alright, blame the parents By Christine Emba  •   Read more »   Once upon a time, I was a gang member By Colbert I. King  •   Read more »   Five myths about multilateralism By David Bosco  •   Read more »   Tom Price sure knows a lot about waste, fraud and abuse By Editorial Board  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   As Catalan independence vote nears, Europe supports keeping Spain intact European leaders have avoided speaking out against the referendum, but many wish to avoid a successful precedent for a breakaway region, given the number of similar regions across Europe that might try to do the same. By Pamela Rolfe and James McAuley  •  Read more »     GOP targeting a corporate tax rate of 20%, retreating from Trump's goal In their tax plan, GOP negotiators are also expected to include "full expensing," which permits businesses to fully deduct their capital expenses immediately rather than writing them off over several years. But that provision will sunset after five years. By Mike DeBonis, Sean Sullivan and Damian Paletta  •   Read more »   DHS tells 21 states they were targeted by Russian hackers during 2016 race The Department of Homeland Security left it to individual states to decide whether to make public whether they had been targeted. By Sari Horwitz, Ellen Nakashima and Matea Gold  •   Read more »   The African American Museum a year later: Still the hottest ticket in town The Post art critic takes a second look at Washington's newest monumental architecture. By Philip Kennicott  •   Read more »   High court case offers window into how representatives choose their constituents Wisconsin's redistricting maps are at the center of a Supreme Court case that could change the dynamics of U.S. politics — if the justices decide for the first time that a legislative map is so infected with political favoritism that it violates the Constitution. By Robert Barnes  •   Read more »   EPA chief Pruitt met with many corporate execs. Then he made decisions in their favor. Scott Pruitt's schedule shows he had frequent meetings with industry officials — but few with environmental or public health groups. By Steven Mufson and Juliet Eilperin  •   Read more »   'What's going to happen to our generation?': An emotional Cris Carter talks CTE, his career and Aaron Hernandez's diagnosis Despite what he knows now about football's risks, Carter said on "First Things First" he wouldn't change his career choice — and he feels conflicted. 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