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WASHINGTON (AP) — Threats of opposition from three Republican senators are casting doubt on whether GOP leaders have enough support to move ahead on the Senate health care bill. The Senate has to hold a procedural vote to move forward, most likely on Wednesday. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and Rand Paul of Kentucky are all expressing reservations.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says it will start implementing President Donald Trump's ban on travel from six mostly Muslim countries 72 hours after it was partly reinstated by the Supreme Court. That means the temporary ban will go into effect Thursday morning. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert says her agency will provide more details about how it will be implemented after consulting with the Justice and Homeland Security departments.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has issued a stern warning to Syrian President Bashar Assad, claiming "potential" evidence that Syria was preparing for another chemical weapons attack. In an ominous statement issued with no supporting evidence or further explanation, Press Secretary Sean Spicer says the U.S. "has identified potential preparations for another chemical weapons attack by the Assad regime that would likely result in the mass murder of civilians, including innocent children."

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's attorney general has formally accused President Michel Temer with corruption, the first time a sitting president in Latin America's largest nation has faced criminal charges. Attorney General Rodrigo Janot's formal accusation Monday is the latest salvo in an intensifying showdown between Temer and justice officials building a case of corruption at the highest levels. The case now goes to the lower Chamber of Deputies in Congress, which must decide whether it has merit.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have capped off an upbeat meeting with dinner at the White House. Trump said it was "such an honor" to have Modi at the White House, where the two held several hours' worth of meetings and events. Modi has invited Trump to visit him in India, and followed the offer with a hug.

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