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Wall Street Journal:
Jeff Sessions Used Political Funds for Republican Convention Expenses  —  Records show attorney general used campaign account for travel expenses to Cleveland, where he met Russian envoy  —  The Trump administration says Attorney General Jeff Sessions was acting as a then-U.S. senator …
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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” …
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.
Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
Another Trump adviser has significantly changed his story about the GOP's dramatic shift on Ukraine  —  The Trump campaign's national-security policy representative for the Republican National Convention, J.D. Gordon, told CNN on Thursday that he pushed to alter an amendment to the GOP's draft policy …
New York Times:
Sergey Kislyak, Russian Envoy, Cultivated Powerful Network in U.S.
Discussion: NBC News
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
The nearly indestructible bond between Jeff Sessions and Donald Trump
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Moscow's man in Washington is at the center of the political moment
Paul Krugman / New York Times:   Goodbye Spin, Hello Raw Dishonesty
Fox News Insider:
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Two more former Trump aides spoke with Russian ambassador: report
Discussion: USA Today, The Week and Mediaite
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 …
The Southern:
Voice of The Southern: Let the people have their say  —  “Where is Mike Bost?”  —  That's the question many 12th District voters have been asking after Rep. Bost did not schedule an in-person town hall meeting during the time he was back in the district last week.
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Chase Masters / The Hill:   GOP lawmakers lead way in holding town halls
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 …
James McAuley / Washington Post:
European Parliament lifts Marine Le Pen's immunity for tweeting gruesome images of violence  —  PARIS — The European Parliament has voted to lift Marine Le Pen's immunity from prosecution for tweeting violent images, a crime that in France can carry up to three years in prison.
Politico:
GOP's bold prediction: Obamacare repeal will pass this month  —  With Donald Trump reportedly on board, the House is poised to steamroll conservative opposition, senior lawmakers say.  —  Take it to the bank, GOP leaders are all but declaring: The House will vote to repeal and replace by the end of this month.
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CNN:
In chaotic scene, Rand Paul demands to see the House GOP's Obamacare repeal bill
Discussion: Western Journalism
Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
Former Trump adviser at center of Russia firestorm wrote letter to DOJ accusing ‘Clinton regime’ of committing ‘hate crimes’ against him  —  Carter Page, an early foreign-policy adviser to Donald Trump's presidential campaign, wrote a letter to the Department of Justice on February 12 alleging …
Discussion: NBC News
Washington Post:
Garfield's a boy ... right?  How a cartoon cat's gender identity launched a Wikipedia war.  —  Garfield is lazy; Garfield is a cat; Garfield likes lasagna.  —  Is there really much more to say about Garfield?  The character is not complicated.  Since the comic debuted in 1978 …
Discussion: Fox17, Hit & Run and Mashable
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump's advisers push him to purge Obama appointees  —  Frustrated by the gush of leaks, the president's allies say it's time to take action.  —  Advisers to President Donald Trump are urging him to purge the government of former President Barack Obama's political appointees and quickly install …
Discussion: Political Wire
Julia Wick / LAist:
This Is What It's Like When A Father Of 4 Is Detained By ICE While Dropping His Daughters Off At School  —  Romulo Avelica-Gonzalez, an undocumented father of four U.S.-born children, has lived in this country for more than 20 years.  On Tuesday, he was dropping his daughters off at school, as he does every morning.
Discussion: CBS Los Angeles
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.
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
A diabetic boy's parents 'didn't believe in doctors.' Now they're guilty of his murder. … Alexandru Radita's first medical crisis began when he was on the verge of turning 3.  His parents brought him — thirsty, feverish, vomiting and suffering from abdominal pain — to a hospital in British Columbia in December 2000.
Matt Vespa / Townhall.com:
Sorry Liberals, Ellison and DWS Remained Seated During Roughy Two-Minute Standing Ovation Honoring Fallen Navy SEAL's Widow … Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) remained seated during the honoring of Carryn Owens, whose husband, Ryan, a Navy SEAL, was killed in action in Yemen back in January.
Discussion: The Daily Caller, AOL and Hot Air
Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Kellyanne Conway Speaks Out After Congressman Said She Looked ‘Familiar’ On Her Knees  —  Kellyanne Conway believes the news media would be more outraged about a Democratic congressman's crude joke that the White House staffer looks “familiar” with being on her knees …
Mike Allen / Axios:
1 big thing: When the smoke is the fire  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions, accompanied by Chief of Staff Jody Hunt, at yesterday's presser / AP's Susan Walsh  —  Good morning, Day 43 of the Trump presidency — a week from halftime of the 100 days.  —  I was chatting with a smart Republican …
Ben Lefebvre / Politico:
White House: Keystone exempt from ‘Buy American’ requirements  —  The Keystone XL pipeline will not be subject to President Donald Trump's executive order requiring infrastructure projects to be built with American steel, a White House spokeswoman said today.
Monica Vendituoli / The Fayetteville Observer:
Fayetteville shooting death livestreamed on Facebook  —  While Calvin Louis Blackshire Jr. lay dying at a Fayetteville motel, his final moments were livestreamed on Facebook.  —  Police are now looking for those responsible for the shooting death.  —  “I just want to know who in the world …
Discussion: Associated Press
Daily Mail:
Illegal El Salvador migrant gang members with a Satanic shrine in their apartment ‘kidnapped, drugged and raped a 14-year-old Houston girl and murdered another to appease insulted demon’  — Hours earlier, 13 members of the same gang were arrested in New York for allegedly killing three high school students
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.
George Prayias / The Rush Limbaugh Show:
Barack Obama and His Deep State Operatives Are Attempting to Sabotage the Duly Elected President of the United States  —  RUSH: It appears, ladies and gentlemen, that the people on our side still haven't learned a single lesson about how to deal with the Democrat Party and the media …
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
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 …
 
 
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Angus Howarth / Scotsman:
Donald Trump visit ‘will shift to Scotland to deter protests’
David Krayden / The Daily Caller:
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
John McCain, Lindsey Graham get emotional describing friendship: ‘I love him to death’
Discussion: TheBlaze
Jack Heretik / Washington Free Beacon:
Judge Under Investigation for Allegedly Helping Illegal Immigrant Escape ICE Through Her Private Entrance
Christian Davenport / Washington Post:
An exclusive look at Jeff Bezos' plan to set up Amazon-like delivery for ‘future human settlement’ of the moon
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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
 Earlier Items: 
Timothy Cama / The Hill:
Interior secretary repeals ban on lead bullets
Discussion: Daily Wire
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Top Trump Advisers Are Split on Paris Agreement on Climate Change
Discussion: Axios
Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
McMaster rebuked by Army in 2015 for his handling of sexual assault case
Discussion: New York Times
Benny Johnson / IJR:
Sec. Mattis Has a New Nickname to Replace ‘Mad Dog’... Oh, and He Does His Own Laundry at The Pentagon, Too
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
What The CIA and FBI Knew About Trump Before 2016