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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 …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Goodbye Spin, Hello Raw Dishonesty  —  The latest big buzz is about Jeff Sessions, the attorney general.  It turns out that he lied during his confirmation hearings, denying that he had met with Russian officials during the 2016 campaign.  In fact, he met twice with the Russian ambassador …
Fox News Insider:
Jeff Sessions Russia Tucker Carlson Ambassador Recuse Investigation Trump Campaign Flynn  —  In an exclusive interview, Tucker Carlson pressed Attorney General Jeff Sessions as to why he did not amend his testimony regarding Russia at his confirmation hearing after Gen. Michael Flynn was forced …
New York Times:
Sergey Kislyak, Russian Envoy, Cultivated Powerful Network in U.S.  —  Sergey I. Kislyak, the longtime Russian ambassador to the United States, hosted a dazzling dinner in his three-story, Beaux-Arts mansion four blocks north of the White House to toast Michael A. McFaul just weeks before he took …
Discussion: NBC News
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
The nearly indestructible bond between Jeff Sessions and Donald Trump
USA Today:
Trump team issued at least 20 denials of contacts with Russia
Discussion: Common Dreams
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Moscow's man in Washington is at the center of the political moment
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Two more former Trump aides spoke with Russian ambassador: report
Discussion: 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 …
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.
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
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
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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 …
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 …
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
Angus Howarth / Scotsman:
Donald Trump visit ‘will shift to Scotland to deter protests’  —  Donald Trump's state visit to the UK is to be delayed until October and will take place mostly in Scotland, according to reports.  —  The Daily Mail has reported that planners want to shift much of the US president's trip …
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
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.
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 …
Jack Heretik / Washington Free Beacon:
Judge Under Investigation for Allegedly Helping Illegal Immigrant Escape ICE Through Her Private Entrance  —  A judge in Multnomah County, Oregon is under investigation for allegedly helping an illegal immigrant evade federal authorities.  —  On Jan. 27, Mexican national Diddier Pacheco Salazar appeared …
 
 
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Sui-Lee Wee / New York Times:
Chinese Lawmakers' Wallets Have Grown Along With Xi's Power
Discussion: Axios and The Daily Caller
David Krayden / The Daily Caller:
Georgetown U Students Reject Criticism Of Sharia Law As ‘Hate Speech’
Randy Barnett / Washington Post:
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Christian Davenport / Washington Post:
An exclusive look at Jeff Bezos' plan to set up Amazon-like delivery for ‘future human settlement’ of the moon
Discussion: The Verge, Daily Mail and Engadget
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Trump Admin, Congress Seek to Slash U.N. Funding in Wake of New Anti-Israel Action
Steven Mufson / Washington Post:
New EPA head told Congress he never used personal email for government business.  But it turns out he did.
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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
Joshua Rhett Miller / New York Post:
Woman arrested for having sex with high school football players
Discussion: Daily Wire
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
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Nunes Tells Reporters: ‘Do You Want Us To Conduct An Investigation On You?’
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