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July 17, 2017PBS NewsHour full episode

Jul 17, 2017 7:39 PM EDT

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Monday on the NewsHour, Republicans are forced to delay a vote on replacing Obamacare, putting final passage in further jeopardy. Also: Russia pressures U.S. on returning two properties, Mosul liberated but left in ruins, Ivanka Trump's record on overseas manufacturing, Politics Monday recaps the Russia controversy, safety violations in naval shipbuilding and remembering George Romero.

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