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Adam Entous / Washington Post:
Sessions met with Russian envoy twice last year, encounters he later did not disclose  —  Then-Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) spoke twice last year with Russia's ambassador to the United States, Justice Department officials said, encounters he did not disclose when asked about possible contacts between members …
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New York Times:
Obama Administration Rushed to Preserve Intelligence of Russian Election Hacking  —  WASHINGTON — In the Obama administration's last days, some White House officials scrambled to spread information about Russian efforts to undermine the presidential election — and about possible contacts between associates …
Wall Street Journal:
Investigators Probed Jeff Sessions' Contacts With Russian Officials  —  Communications from the then-senator occurred during presidential campaign  —  WASHINGTON—U.S. investigators have examined contacts Attorney General Jeff Sessions had with Russian officials during the time he was …
NBC News:
Attorney General Jeff Sessions : ‘I Will Recuse Myself’ If Necessary  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions denied meeting with Russian officials during the course of the presidential election to discuss the Trump campaign, he told NBC News in exclusive remarks early Thursday.
John Hudson / Foreign Policy:
Trump Taps Putin Critic for Senior White House Position  —  The hiring of Brookings scholar Fiona Hill comes as the Trump administration comes under fire for contacts with Russian officials.  —  The Trump administration has offered a well-respected scholar and sober critic …
Discussion: New York Magazine
CNN:
Sessions did not disclose meetings with Russian ambassador  — The diplomat's interactions with former Trump national security adviser Mike Flynn led to Flynn's firing  —  (CNN)Attorney General Jeff Sessions met twice last year with the top Russian diplomat in Washington whose interactions …
Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Bush's ethics lawyer on Sessions talks with Russia ambassador: ‘Good way to go to jail’  —  Richard Painter, the former White House ethics lawyer to President George W. Bush from 2005 to 2007, blasted Attorney General Jeff Sessions  —  after it was reported that he spoke with the Russian ambassador …
Austin Wright / Politico:
Sessions under fire over Russia meetings  —  Top congressional Democrats called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign Wednesday after revelations that he had met with the Russian ambassador in the months before the election — meetings that Sessions did not disclose during his confirmation hearings.
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Sessions offers to recuse himself from Russia investigation  —  said early Thursday that he would be willing to recuse himself from any investigation of Russian involvement in the Trump campaign.  —  “I have said whenever it's appropriate, I will recuse myself,” he told NBC News.
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
CONFIRMED: Obama Admin Sabotaged Trump's Transition To The White House
Discussion: Western Journalism and Raw Story
Louis Nelson / Politico:
McCarthy walks back suggestion that Sessions should recuse himself from Russia investigation
ACLU:
ACLU Calls for Investigation Into Potential Perjury by Sessions
Discussion: Raw Story
Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Top Republicans call on Sessions to recuse himself from Russia investigation
Claudia Koerner / BuzzFeed:
Attorney General Sessions Told Congress He Had “No Contact” With Russians.  But He Met Their Ambassador Twice.
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump's team nixed ethics course for White House staff  —  President Donald Trump's team rejected a course for senior White House staff, Cabinet nominees and other political appointees that would have provided training on leadership, ethics and management, according to documents obtained by POLITICO.
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Paulina Firozi / The Hill:
Baldwin on playing Trump at correspondents' dinner: 'I wouldn't say I'm not lobbying'
Discussion: The Week
Leon Wagener / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Barack Obama's close confidante Valerie Jarrett has moved into his new DC home, which is now the nerve center for their plan to mastermind the insurgency against President Trump  — Obama's goal is to oust Trump from the presidency either by forcing his resignation or through his impeachment …
The Huffington Post:
Authorities Arrest 22-Year-Old Dreamer After She Speaks To Media  —  “I feel like I am an American,” Daniela Vargas said.  —  WASHINGTON Federal immigration authorities arrested a 22-year-old woman in Jackson, Mississippi, on Wednesday shortly after she spoke to the media about the detention of her family.
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Sarah Fowler / The Clarion Ledger:
Immigrant detained after press conference
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate confirms Carson to lead HUD  —  The Senate on Thursday confirmed Ben Carson to be President Trump's secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).  —  The final vote was 58-41.  Carson needed a simple majority to be approved.  —  Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin  —  (N.D.), Sherrod Brown
Discussion: RedState
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Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:   Ben Carson, outsider with no government experience, confirmed to lead HUD
Naomi Jagoda / The Hill:
Democrats vow that GOP will take more Trump votes  —  Congressional Democrats have been forcing Republicans to cast tough votes on President Trump — and they're just getting started.  —  In recent days, Democrats have triggered votes related to Trump's tax returns, business relationships …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:   With a single speech, Trump rattles 2018 landscape
James Freeman / Wall Street Journal:
The Pantsuit Rebellion  —  Pelosi presides over a political disaster.  —  Tuesday was a rough night for the resistance, and not just because Donald Trump gave the finest speech of his career.  The movement also suffered grievous self-inflicted wounds in its continuing campaign to destroy the nation's 45th president.
Discussion: CNN
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Thomas Lifson / American Thinker:
Democrats depressed, disoriented, demoralized, devastated, and discredited in the wake of Trump's triumph
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
House Republicans Announce Only Republicans Are Allowed to See New Health-Care Plan  —  Yesterday, House Speaker Paul Ryan boasted that his party would follow a deliberate, transparent process to repeal and replace Obamacare.  “This is how the legislative process is supposed to be designed …
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Democratic congressman: Kellyanne Conway ‘really looked kind of familiar’ kneeling on Oval Office couch  —  On the list of things to say about any woman — let alone one of the most powerful women in Washington right now — well, this tops it.  —  At Wednesday's annual Washington Press Club …
Discussion: AOL and The Week
Rene Stutzman / Orlando Sentinel:
Judge: Casey Anthony may have killed her child by accident  —  Former Circuit Judge Belvin Perry Jr. on Wednesday said he believes Casey Anthony may have killed her daughter by accident when she tried to quiet the child with chloroform and simply used too much.
Fox News:
Ex-Clinton volunteer slammed, loses job, after swipe at widow of fallen SEAL  —  A former Hillary Clinton volunteer drew swift condemnation — and lost his job — after mocking the widow of a fallen Navy SEAL who was honored by the president during his congressional address Tuesday night.
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Scott Galupo / The Week:
Is Trumpism the new punk rock?
Discussion: Althouse
BBC:
Sweden brings back military conscription amid Baltic tensions
Discussion: The Week and National Review
Luke Rosiak / The Daily Caller:
Pakistani Suspects In House IT Probe Received $4 Million From Dem Reps
Discussion: RedState
Chris Tomlinson / Breitbart:
Ten Incidents in Ten Days That Proved Trump Right on Sweden's Migration Problem
Discussion: Daily Wire
EndPlay / KIRO:
FBI to review Muslim man's death
Discussion: The Root, Q13 FOX News and Raw Story
Patricia Laya / Bloomberg:
U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Drop to Lowest in Almost 44 Years
Benjamin Spillman / USA Today:
Western snowpack too deep for scientists' measuring devices
 Earlier Items: 
Los Angeles Times:
Editorial Trump's budget plans are magical thinking at its worst
Cindy Chang / Los Angeles Times:
Judge grants restraining order against Black Lives Matter activist accused of threatening L.A. police commissioner
Discussion: The Root
Ann Coulter / Breitbart:
How to Provide Universal Health Care Using This One Easy Trick
Discussion: Conservative 101
Katie Honan / DNAinfo New York:
Only ‘Illegals’ Use Bike Lanes in Corona, Trump-Backing Board Member Says
Discussion: New York's PIX11 and Gothamist
Alex Roarty / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Republican PAC pumps cash into Georgia to defend Tom Price seat
Discussion: YouTube and Daily Kos
 

 
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Pieter Haeck / Politico:
The EU's crackdown on Huawei shows an EU-wide TikTok ban will likely take years of diplomacy, as the bloc lacks a formal say over national security concerns
 
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