Saturday's Headlines: Growing U.S. isolation on display at G-20 as world aligns against Trump policies

Trump, Putin discuss election interference — but talks yield contrasting takes; Podesta's response to Trump's error-filled tweet: 'Get a grip man'; 'Everyone in China has the American Dream' — and a popular path to it may disappear; Senate GOP, White House plan last-ditch blitz to pass health-care law before August recess; In Uruguay's marijuana experiment, the government is your pot dealer;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Growing U.S. isolation on display at G-20 as world aligns against Trump policies Normally a venue for drab displays of international comity, this gathering of economic powers saw clashes and talk of a possible transatlantic trade war. The tensions were also a warning signal of Washington's diminished clout as leaders mounted a near-united opposition to U.S. policies. By Michael Birnbaum and Damian Paletta  •  Read more » Trump, Putin discuss election interference — but talks yield contrasting takes Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said President Trump pressed President Vladimir Putin on Russia's interference in the 2016 election and "Putin denied such involvement." But Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Trump had heard out Putin's assurances and dismissed the investigation into Russia's role. By David Filipov, Damian Paletta and Abby Phillip  •  Read more »   Podesta's response to Trump's error-filled tweet: 'Get a grip man' Trump claimed "everyone" at the Group of 20 summit was talking about the role of John Podesta in last year's Russian email hacking scandal. Podesta fired back, calling Trump "our whack job" president. By John Wagner  •  Read more »   'Everyone in China has the American Dream' — and a popular path to it may disappear The popular "golden visa" program of green cards for foreigners who invest $500,000 in the United States has come under new scrutiny, and lawmakers are considering changing the rules. The changes would have little effect on China's wealthy but could devastate those in the growing professional class who hope for a brighter future in the United States. By Tracy Jan  •  Read more »   Senate GOP, White House plan last-ditch blitz to pass health-care law before August recess President Trump, Vice President Pence and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell intend to single out individual senators and escalate a broad defense of the evolving proposal, according to Republicans familiar with their plans. By Kelsey Snell, Sean Sullivan and Robert Costa  •  Read more »   In Uruguay's marijuana experiment, the government is your pot dealer Uruguay will be the first nation to fully legalize the sale, production and consumption of marijuana. And it seems determined to make legal weed as boring as possible. By Nick Miroff  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   Why is Trump tweeting about me when he should be doing his job? By John Podesta  •  Read more »   The media fundamentally misunderstands conservatives on health care By Gary Abernathy  •  Read more »   How I helped let a seven-week-old baby die By Colbert I. King  •  Read more »   To my colleagues in Congress: I have MS. Don't make my insurance unaffordable. By Donna F. Edwards  •  Read more »   In the Russia probe, could Trump pardon himself? By Elizabeth Holtzman  •  Read more »   Meeting Putin was necessary — but hardly 'an honor' By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   Special counsel submits his proposed budget, but won't make it public Robert Mueller is less than two months into his investigation of possible coordination between the Trump campaign and the Russian government to influence the 2016 election, and his every move has come under scrutiny. By Matt Zapotosky  •  Read more » With tensions high, Pentagon flies bombers over Korean Peninsula in show of force A pair of American B-1B bombers flew alongside fighter jets from South Korea and Japan four days after North Korea launched its first-ever intercontinental ballistic missile. By Dan Lamothe and Thomas Gibbons-Neff  •  Read more » Ivanka Trump and the World Bank have an idea to help women globally Following a push from Ivanka Trump, the World Bank has unveiled a program to boost women entrepreneurs in developing countries and fight norms that hold them back, such as uneven access to loans and shaky property rights. By Danielle Paquette and Damian Paletta  •  Read more » Wonkblog | Analysis Forget robots — the goats are coming for our jobs A union filed a grievance after Western Michigan University rented a crew of 20 goats to clear weeds and brush rather than hire human workers. That got us thinking: Just how many jobs are really at risk from the rise of goat-scaping? Sharpen your pencils. By Christopher Ingraham  •  Read more » FBI investigated complaints that Bobby Knight groped women at spy agency Four employees of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency accused the Hall of Fame basketball coach of touching them inappropriately. No charges were ever filed. By Craig Whitlock  •  Read more » Trump urges dismissal of former 'Apprentice' contestant's lawsuit Among other things, a court filing by President Trump's lawyers argues that a U.S. president cannot be sued in state court while serving in office. By Rosalind S. Helderman  •  Read more » Pence touches flight hardware labeled 'DO NOT TOUCH.' Stand back — here come the memes. Eventually, NASA released a statement saying that it was okay for Pence to touch the space hardware and the vice president posted a self-deprecating response. By Jenna Johnson  •  Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for Headlines. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. 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