Top Items:
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 …
Discussion:
New York Times, ABC News, The Nation, The Hill, Raw Story, ThinkProgress, CNN, Politico, Talking Points Memo, The Atlantic, Daily Kos, RedState, Power Line, Vox, Breitbart, Fox News, Townhall.com, Washington Examiner, Media Matters for America, Bloomberg, twitchy.com, Business Insider, Political Insider blog, The Week, Fox News Insider, The Slot, Hot Air, Taylor Marsh, CANNONFIRE, PinkNews, emptywheel, Gothamist, Outside the Beltway, Q13 FOX News, Daily Wire, Common Dreams, Shakesville, One America News Network, Mediaite, Hullabaloo, AOL, BizPac Review, The Guardian, NBC News, Above the Law, Patterico's Pontifications, Infowars, TheBlaze, FiveThirtyEight, Politicus USA, Towleroad, Washington Free Beacon, CBS San Francisco, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Resurgent, The Daily Caller, New York Magazine, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Axios, Al Jazeera English, Mashable, IJR, NPR, The Last Tradition and Joe.My.God.
RELATED:
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 …
Discussion:
Washington Monthly, The Moderate Voice, AOL, The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story, Statistical Modeling …, Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times, No More Mister Nice Blog, Daily Kos, Daily Wire, Fox News Insider, BGR, Althouse, Joe.My.God., Power Line, Mother Jones, The Week, The Last Tradition and Mediaite
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 …
Discussion:
Business Insider, The Hill, Washington Post, Mediaite, ThinkProgress, Balloon Juice, Politicus USA and Booman Tribune
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 …
Discussion:
The Hill, Talking Points Memo, Vox, ThinkProgress, Washington Post, ABC News, Politico, Political Wire, The Federalist, Business Insider and New York Times
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 …
Discussion:
Washington Post, Political Wire, The Guardian and Talking Points Memo
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.
Discussion:
ABC News, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Axios and The Atlantic
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.
Discussion:
ThinkProgress, Politico, RedState, New York Magazine and Hot Air
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
Discussion:
Business Insider, The Week and Joe.My.God.
Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Top Republicans call on Sessions to recuse himself from Russia investigation
Discussion:
Media Matters for America, Mediaite and The Week
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Morning Joe shreds Sessions: Why 'lie about something that you don't have to lie about?'
Discussion:
Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, CNN and ABC News
Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Pelosi calls for Sessions's resignation
Discussion:
Politico, Townhall.com, Daily Kos, NBC News, Vox Popoli, Mediaite and The Week
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Key G.O.P. Lawmakers Say Jeff Sessions Should Recuse Himself From Russia Inquiry
Discussion:
Politico, Washington Post, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, MSNBC and The Stranger …
Sabrina Siddiqui / The Guardian:
Jeff Sessions did not disclose meetings with Russian ambassador during Trump campaign
Discussion:
Washington Post, The Hill, The Nation, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo, AOL, Fox News Insider, Daily Kos and Politicus USA, more at Mediagazer »
Claudia Koerner / BuzzFeed:
Attorney General Sessions Told Congress He Had “No Contact” With Russians. But He Met Their Ambassador Twice.
Discussion:
Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, The Hill, Power Line, Politico, Townhall.com, Breitbart, Daily Kos, Business Insider, AOL, Fox News Insider, Hot Air, Sunlight Foundation, Vox, The Week, Q13 FOX News, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Little Green Footballs, The Daily Caller, Politicus USA, ThinkProgress, The Slot, Mediaite, Axios and Raw Story
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.
Discussion:
RedState, New York Magazine, Common Dreams, Raw Story, Political Wire, The Week and Washington Post
RELATED:
Paulina Firozi / The Hill:
Baldwin on playing Trump at correspondents' dinner: 'I wouldn't say I'm not lobbying'
Discussion:
The Week
Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
REPORT: White House Lied to Journalists About Trump Speech in ‘Misdirection Play’
Discussion:
Washington Post, ThinkProgress, Hot Air and twitchy.com
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.
Discussion:
ThinkProgress, Business Insider and The Guardian
RELATED:
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
RELATED:
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
RELATED:
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
RELATED:
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 …
Discussion:
Washington Examiner, The Week and ACASignups.net
RELATED:
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 …
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.
Discussion:
AOL, KTLA, Western Journalism, FOX2now.com and WNCN
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.
RELATED:
Kim LaCapria / Snopes.com:
Did Democrats Refuse to Stand for a Navy SEAL's Widow?
Discussion:
Daily Wire, Breitbart, Townhall.com, IJR and Doug Ross
Senior Data Journalist, NY — 
Manager - Publishing Editorial, Manila — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Senior California Politics Reporter, CA — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Team Editor - Opinion, ON — 
Assistant Correspondent, DC — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
Lead Business Reporter, TN — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
City Correspondent, London — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Senior Political Reporter, DC — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Editor, Remote US — 
Business Reporter, WA — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
