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US President Trump and Indian PM Narendra Modi embraced each other in a bear hug when they met for the first time at the White House. Source: CNN

With the Senate in recess and negotiations on the health care bill still underway, activists have been maintaining pressure on Republicans already opposed to the stalled legislation, aiming to keep them in the “no” column and prevent the majority party from obtaining the 50 votes they need. Source: CNN

When Republicans left Washington last week, the Senate’s attempt to overhaul the Affordable Care Act was in grave condition. Source: CNN

After meeting with constituents over the Fourth of July, Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) says she is still a “no” on the Republican health care bill. Source: CNN

Former President Barack Obama championed global leaders’ commitment to the Paris Agreement Monday despite the US’ withdrawal from the accord. Source: CNN

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will sit down for an official bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hamburg on Friday, rather than an informal pull-aside meeting. Source: CNN

Foreign policy, increasingly, is what is happening around the world while the United States is making other plans. Source: CNN

We need to talk. On that, both the United States and Russia can agree. And the opportunity of the G20 summit in Hamburg this weekend is ideal. It allows anything from a full, formal sit-down meeting to a staged informal encounter in which both sides invest minimal political capital. But don’t get your hopes up. Source: CNN

They meet, at last. Source: CNN

President Trump plans to focus on disputes in Syria and Ukraine during his meeting this week with Russian President Vladimir Putin. CNN’s Elise Labott has more. Source: CNN