Good Monday morning. I'm Anna Palmer and welcome to your Politico Playbook Audio Briefing,

sponsored by the Coalition for Affordable Prescription Drugs.

And I'm Jake Sherman. Avanka Trump is on the airwaves this morning, where else but Fox News.

When asked about her father's tweets, she responded she tries to stay out of politics.

She praised President Trump's political instincts and says she feels blessed to be a part of the journey, but she does not profess to be a political savant.

When asked about areas of disagreement with her father, she said there are natural differences and opinion.

There needs to be more dialogue in this country, she said, but she didn't mention a single topic where she differs with her father.

Just a note from your playbook authors,

if Ivanka's trying to stay out of politics,

she's going to have trouble in Washington, which is, well, driven by politics.

Well, it is finally here.

Republicans have been talking about replacing Obamacare for six years,

and now Senate Republicans are poised to take up their health care legislation this week.

It's unclear if Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell can shore up enough GOP support to get the package over the finish line.

Expect a lot of arm twisting and drama over the next several days,

with President Donald Trump playing a smaller part in the pressure game.

Unlike House Republicans who were forced to pull their health care bill

because it wasn't going to pass, McConnell World has sent signals that he's expected to go forward

even if the legislation doesn't pass. But in Colorado Springs yesterday, Senator John Cornyn of Texas

said August 1st is their real deadline. Here's where things stand.

Our colleagues Alana Shore and Sunming Kim are reporting there is plenty of skepticism in Republican ranks about whether they could actually pass a bill this week.

The New York Times is reporting that one area in particular is giving Republican senators

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