Evening Edition: Senate GOP to add repeal of Obamacare insurance mandate into tax bill

Sessions says he 'told the truth' about Russia contacts, but now recalls meeting with Trump aide; Roy Moore's candidacy expands questions about the power of American institutions

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   Senate GOP to add repeal of Obamacare insurance mandate into tax bill Senate Republican leaders have decided to include a major change to their fast-moving tax cut bill that would repeal a key plank of the Affordable Care Act, trying to accomplish two of their top domestic priorities in a single piece of legislation. By Mike DeBonis and Damian Paletta  •  Read more » Sessions says he 'told the truth' about Russia contacts, but now recalls meeting with Trump aide Attorney General Jeff Sessions previously told lawmakers that he was unaware of contacts between surrogates for President Trump's campaign and Russians. But he testified today that he now recalls a 2016 interaction with George Papadopoulos. By Matt Zapotosky and Sari Horwitz  •   Read more »   Roy Moore's candidacy expands questions about the power of American institutions We're on the brink of another political black swan event — a thing that was unexpected, unpredictable and hard or impossible to reproduce. The first event was the election of Donald Trump. By Philip Bump  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Officials say at least 4 dead after gunman 'randomly picking targets' shoots at California elementary school, other locations Before he was killed by law enforcement officers, a man opened fire at an elementary school and several other locations across a "very widespread area," injuring at least two children, police said.  By Mark Berman and Susan Svrluga  •   Read more »   Her mother said they descended from 'a president and a slave.' But what would DNA say? From the time Bettye Kearse was a child, her mother had told her that their family's known history began on the rural Virginia plantation that was once home to President James Madison. Now the long-held narrative and modern science would converge. By Krissah Thompson  •   Read more »   UCLA players head home from China after arrest on shoplifting charges The detention of the three players was raised by President Trump during talks with China's leader. By Simon Denyer, David Nakamura and Tim Bontemps  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT The Fix • Analysis A timeline of what Donald Trump Jr. did and what he told WikiLeaks The totality of the messages yet again call into serious question the Trump campaign and White House's denials of coordination with unsavory characters. By Aaron Blake  •   Read more »   The rise of the televangelist who led Trump to Christ Donald Trump reached out to Paula White in 2011 when he was weighing a possible run for president. The pair talked and prayed about the matter over the next four years. Now, White is an adviser to President Trump and his administration. By Julia Duin  •   Read more »   How we got the story about monkeypox Readers had a lot of great questions about The Washington Post's trip with the CDC team searching for origins of the deadly virus in the Congo rainforest. Here's the back story. By Lena H. Sun  •   Read more »   Trump's Asia trip was mostly free of incidents — until it wasn't Leaders of the five countries Trump visited encountered something of a Trump-lite — a more restrained version of the leader he often presents back home. But like a boiling tea kettle, the president seemed to have a need to let off steam. By Ashley Parker  •   Read more »   'We know what you are doing. And you will not succeed': Britain's May slams Russia for election meddling and fake news The condemnation from British Prime Minister Theresa May stood in stark contrast to President Trump's recent remarks in defense of Russian President Vladimir Putin. By William Booth  •   Read more »   White House not holding event for U.S. Nobel Prize recipients, a break with usual practice Eight American scientists and academics were announced as winners of the prestigious prizes last month. By Anne Gearan  •   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 Evening Edition or because it is included in your subscription. 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