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9:15 PM ET, March 2, 2017

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New York Times:
Kushner and Flynn Met With Russian Envoy in December, White House Says  —  WASHINGTON — Michael T. Flynn, then Donald J. Trump's incoming national security adviser, had a previously undisclosed meeting with the Russian ambassador in December to “establish a line of communication” …
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Steve Reilly / USA Today:
Exclusive: Two other Trump advisers also spoke with Russian envoy during GOP convention  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions is not the only member of President Trump's campaign who spoke to Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak at a diplomacy conference connected to the Republican National Convention in July.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Claire McCaskill Claims She'd Never Meet With Russian Ambassador, But Tweets Prove She Has  —  In a pointed tweet Thursday, Democratic Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill attacked Attorney General and her former Senate colleague Jeff Sessions for meeting with the Russian ambassador during the 2016 election …
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Rep. Schiff accuses Comey of withholding information on Russia probe  —  The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday accused FBI Director James Comey of withholding crucial information about its probe into Russian interference in the election and raised the prospect of subpoenaing the agency.
Richard W. Painter / New York Times:
Jeff Sessions Needs to Go  —  In the wake of Wednesday's revelation that Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke with Russia's ambassador to the United States while working with the Trump campaign, despite denying those contacts during his confirmation hearings, key Republican and Democratic lawmakers …
USA Today:
Sessions' credibility is shot: Column  —  America needs a top law enforcement officer people can trust, that's why the former senator has to go.  —  Yesterday's bombshell revelation that Attorney General Jeff Sessions met with Russia's ambassador to the United States, Sergey Kislyak …
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
The nearly indestructible bond between Jeff Sessions and Donald Trump  —  President John F. Kennedy picked his younger brother to be attorney general.  President Trump might have picked the next closest thing.  —  Jeff Sessions was the first senator to endorse Trump at a time when few Republican lawmakers supported the candidate.
Washington Post:
Six times Jeff Sessions talked about perjury, access and special prosecutors — when it involved the Clintons  —  Not a month into the job, Attorney General Jeff Sessions finds himself in the hot seat for not disclosing at his confirmation hearing that he spoke twice last year with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak.
Bloomberg:
Sessions Removes Himself From Russia Probes Over Envoy
Discussion: ABC News
Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
Nunes Tells Reporters: ‘Do You Want Us To Conduct An Investigation On You?’
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Max Greenwood / The Hill:   Two more former Trump aides spoke with Russian ambassador: report
NBC News:
Attorney General Jeff Sessions : ‘I Will Recuse Myself’ If Necessary
Erick Erickson / The Resurgent:   The Jeff Sessions Attack Is a Nothingburger
USA Today:
Trump team issued at least 20 denials of contacts with Russia
Discussion: Common Dreams
Tony Cook / Indianapolis Star:
Pence used personal email for state business — and was hacked  —  Vice President Mike Pence routinely used a private email account to conduct public business as governor of Indiana, at times discussing sensitive matters and homeland security issues.  —  Emails released to IndyStar in response …
Paul McLeod / BuzzFeed:
Lawmakers Hunt The Capitol For An Obamacare Bill Moved Between Secret Locations  —  Speaker Paul Ryan says Republicans are unified behind the secret Obamacare replacement plan, but lawmakers were searching in vain for the bill on Thursday.  The committee working on the bill says it is still a work in progress.
Discussion: New York Magazine and The Week
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Rand Paul protests outside room where House Republicans are hammering out Obamacare replacement
The Huffington Post:
Dreamer Arrested After Speaking To Media Will Be Deported Without Hearing, Attorney Says  —  “ICE's assertion that her detention is ‘routine’ is absurd and seems anything but,” one lawmaker said.  —  WASHINGTON A 22-year-old undocumented immigrant arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Jackson …
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Kim Sengupta / The Independent:
US Senate calls on British spy Christopher Steele to give evidence on explosive Trump-Russia dossier  —  Exclusive: Republicans and Democrats in Congress keen to facilitate discreet meetings in the UK or on neutral territory, as pressure grows on President  —  Christopher Steele …
Discussion: Axios, Infowars and Politicus USA
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NBC News:
Senate May Question Ex-British Spy Who Compiled Trump Dossier
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Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Jr. Was Likely Paid at Least $50,000 for Event Held by Hosts Allied With Russia on Syria  —  October appearance by son of then-candidate is one of string of contacts between members of the president's inner circle and individuals connected to Moscow
ESPN:
Colin Kaepernick to stand during national anthem next season  —  Quarterback Colin Kaepernick will stand during the national anthem next season, sources told ESPN on Thursday.  —  Kaepernick no longer wants his method of protest to detract from the positive change he believes has been created, sources told ESPN.
Joshua Rhett Miller / New York Post:
Woman arrested for having sex with high school football players  —  More On:  —  A 42-year-old California woman has been arrested for allegedly having sex with three high school football players.  —  Mary Frances Fletcher, also known as Debbie Fletcher, was arrested Tuesday on charges …
Discussion: Daily Wire
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
What The CIA and FBI Knew About Trump Before 2016  —  As you've likely inferred from my recent posts I've spent a lot of time in recent days and weeks piecing together different elements of the Trump/Russia story.  I've brought other colleagues into the work and plan to expand that once …
Timothy Cama / The Hill:
Interior secretary repeals ban on lead bullets  —  Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke signed an order Thursday overturning a ban on using lead ammunition on wildlife refuges.  —  Zinke signed the order on his first day in office, overturning a policy implemented by former Fish and Wildlife Service …
Discussion: Daily Wire
Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
McMaster rebuked by Army in 2015 for his handling of sexual assault case  —  President Trump's new national security adviser, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, was investigated by the Army and admonished two years ago for mishandling a case involving two junior officers accused of sexual assault, military documents show.
Steven Mufson / Washington Post:
New EPA head told Congress he never used personal email for government business.  But it turns out he did.  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions isn't the only Trump Cabinet official being pressed to explain omissions in congressional testimony at his confirmation hearing.
 
 
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Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Trump Admin, Congress Seek to Slash U.N. Funding in Wake of New Anti-Israel Action
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NBC New York:
MS-13 Members Indicted in Killings of NY Teens, Others
Discussion: Breitbart
Josefin Dolsten / Jewish Telegraphic Agency:
Jewish cemetery vandalized in Rochester, NY — third incident in US in less than 2 weeks
Discussion: Gothamist and The Buffalo News
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Sec. Mattis Has a New Nickname to Replace ‘Mad Dog’... Oh, and He Does His Own Laundry at The Pentagon, Too
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Discussion: RedState
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