The president is marshaling the full power of his office to woo Republicans, disarm conservatives and win passage of a bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Despite G.O.P. agreement that the Affordable Care Act must be scrapped, House leaders are under attack from conservatives who find their approach timid. President Trump had a habit during his campaign for “working the referees,” and the Congressional Budget Office is now a target of his efforts to cast doubt on institutions long seen as trustworthy. Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. Thursday: A photo essay on the Salton Sea, a warning on marijuana enforcement, and readers weigh in on a move to let bicyclists roll past stop signs. “I think our brand is the hottest it has ever been,” said Eric Trump, who oversees the company’s courses. Critics say the Oval Office should not be a global advertising platform. A Palm Beach hedge fund association is holding a networking event at President Trump’s private member club, and hopes the president drops in. Officials said the White House had not relied on any information from the Justice Department when it denied the existence of an investigation targeting President Trump. Experts say a breach of or leaks from the I.R.S. are unlikely, though there are other possible avenues to the president’s tax documents. The WikiLeaks founder said the group would work with Apple and Google to give them “exclusive access” on the technical details that have allowed the C.I.A. to hack their devices. The statement by Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, contradicts scientific consensus that carbon dioxide is heating the planet. Saying the president’s revised executive order remained “effectively a Muslim ban,” Washington’s Democratic attorney general vowed to try to block it. The goal is to shift about $5 billion toward hiring scores of additional agents, as well as toward infrastructure to support a crackdown on illegal immigration. Mr. Huntsman, a former Utah governor, will take on assignment that is always difficult, and will be especially so with questions swirling around President Trump’s ties to Russia. Republican lawmakers reined in regulations — including some on testing — that they criticized as heavy-handed. Can’t stop reading about politics? Here are 14 smart stories from around the web. The president’s ouster, after months of turmoil over a corruption scandal, is expected to shift the country’s politics to the opposition on the left. Anti-South Korean sentiment has broken out across China after the South’s embrace of a U.S. missile defense system that China says can be used to spy on its territory. The British painter, who won the Turner Prize in 1985, was one of the most admired artists of the postwar period. A new study found that two tests were particularly effective in helping to determine the cause of a stillbirth. The director Sam Gold and his cast, led by an intrepid Sally Field, have deconstructed the Tennessee Williams classic. But don’t expect the pieces to be reassembled. The government, which has received billions in American aid to eradicate the drug trade, will license a small number of companies to cultivate medical marijuana. A report says 18 top American companies had a net tax bill of less than zero over eight years, and 100 paid no taxes in at least one of those years. Vancouver, Canada, is taking a controversial approach to drug treatment: prescription heroin. Go inside a clinic where drug users inject diacetylmorphine under the supervision of a medical professional. The prime minister would gain the majority in the House of Commons, some argue, that is needed to overcome problems that could arise in leaving the European Union. Human rights officials said they believed the girls were confined to a small room in a children’s home after they escaped and were recaptured by the police. The International Court of Justice denied a request by a member of Bosnia’s collective presidency to review the case because it had not been approved by all three leaders. The move by the insurer follows a big fourth-quarter loss and pressure by investors including Carl Icahn. The additional forces were to be deployed to help prepare for the battle to take Raqqa, the capital of the Islamic State’s self-proclaimed caliphate. A prison term for the leader of the Milah Abraham sect was the latest in a government push against new faiths, which human rights groups say face increasing persecution. Penguin Press has acquired the latest campaign chronicle by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann, who wrote best sellers about the 2008 and 2012 races. 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