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President Trump held an unacknowledged meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 summit in Hamburg on July 7, the White House confirmed Tuesday. The discussion at the conclusion of dinner took place without any other U.S. officials present, leaving the president's recollection of the meeting as the only American record of the chat. It is unclear how long they spoke Trump denies it was an hour, as initially reported or what they discussed, as U.S. officials spent part of Tuesday trying to debrief the president on the conversation. Wednesday marks the first meeting of the Trump Administration's "Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity," formed in part to justify Trump's unfounded allegation that millions of illegal votes were cast in the 2016 election. Trump dropped by the opening of the meeting, and took aim at the states not complying with the commission's request for voter data. "If any state does not want to share this information, one has to wonder what they're worried about," he said. "There's something, there always is.", Trump is meeting with Republican senators over lunch at the White House has he tries to revive the collapsed effort to repeal and replace Obamacare. Some White House officials are cautiously optimistic, believing the apparent failure will turn the screws on lawmakers to come around on the bill. But most observers aren't nearly that hopeful, believing that the ship has sailed on both plan Arepeal and replaceand plan B, a straight repeal of the legislation. The military's Trump lease. The Department of Justice reinstates asset forfeitures. And Trump aides move on. Must Reads, White House Describes Previously Unacknowledged Putin Meeting as Casual' No other U.S. officials were present TIME, The Voter Fraud Commission's First Meeting Is Already Marred by Backlash Pence to convene meeting Wednesday TIME, U.S. Military's Space in Trump Tower Costs 130,000 a Month Property is being leased by a military office that supports the White House government agency says its owner isn't affiliated with the Trump Organization Wall Street Journal, Senators Pushed Trump to the Sidelines. He Happily Stayed There. Republicans are paying the price Washington Post, Trump Making Last-Ditch Effort After Health Bill Collapse Calls on lawmakers to keep their promise Associated Press, Eighth Person in Trump Tower Meeting Is Identified A U.S.-based employee of a Russian real estate company Washington Post, Sound Off, "I would say Democrats. They're responsible"  White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Sanders on who is primarily responsible for Senate Republicans being unable to reach 50 votes on their healthcare bill, "I think this is already going over the cliff and doesn't need a push by the President."  Sanders on whether Trump would act to try to improve Obamacare markets, Bits and Bites, Only 12 of People in Counties That Helped President Trump Win Approve of Health Care Bill TIME, Inside Trump Family's Turmoil Amid Russia Scandal Don Jr. Is Miserable' and Wants These Four Years to Be Over' People, House Republicans Have a New Budget. Here Are 3 Ways it Could Affect You TIME, Trump aides move on after health care loss Politico, Revealed Trump's Still-Secret Plan to Crush' ISIS Daily Beast, Watching Fox  Friends,' Trump Sees a Two-Way Mirror New York Times, US restoring asset seizures  with safeguards Associated Press, Donald Trump Will Nominate Jon Huntsman as Russia Ambassador TIME, Chris Christie Donald Trump Jr. Is Not a Sophisticated Political Actor' TIME, Repealing Obamacare Without a Replacement Would Cause 18 Million to Lose Insurance TIME, GOP Senator Slams Obamacare Repeal Bill I Did Not Come to Washington to Hurt People' TIME, Non-Citizens Used to Be Able to Vote in U.S. Elections. Here's What Changed TIME, Lawmaker Who Assaulted Reporter Fights Court-Ordered Fingerprints, Photos HuffPost