In the space of a few hours, Mr. Trump reluctantly agreed to preserve President Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran and failed in his effort to repeal Mr. Obama’s health care program. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyBut Mr. Trump hasn’t given up. He announced new sanctions on Iran and he called on Congress to simply repeal Mr. Obama’s health care program without passing a replacement. The White House acknowledged that President Trump and Vladimir Putin had an undisclosed private talk at the G-20 summit in Hamburg, but there is no U.S. government record of it. And don’t miss Your Morning Briefing, posted weekdays at 6 a.m. Eastern, and Your Weekend Briefing, posted at 6 a.m. Sundays.

Source: New York Times July 18, 2017 22:07 UTC