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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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Austin Wright / Politico:
Sessions under fire over Russia meetings
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Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Pelosi calls for Sessions's resignation
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
McCarthy walks back suggestion that Sessions should recuse himself from Russia investigation
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Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Top Republicans call on Sessions to recuse himself from Russia investigation
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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
CONFIRMED: Obama Admin Sabotaged Trump's Transition To The White House
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Claudia Koerner / BuzzFeed:
Attorney General Sessions Told Congress He Had “No Contact” With Russians. But He Met Their Ambassador Twice.
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Morning Joe shreds Sessions: Why 'lie about something that you don't have to lie about?'
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Key G.O.P. Lawmakers Say Jeff Sessions Should Recuse Himself From Russia Inquiry
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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' — Alec Baldwin is hinting that he's considering playing President Trump at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner. — Baldwin said during an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” that there are people …
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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
REPORT: White House Lied to Journalists About Trump Speech in ‘Misdirection Play’
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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 …
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.
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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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EndPlay / KIRO:
FBI to review Muslim man's death — LAKE STEVENS, Wash. - Ben Keita was 18 years old when he died. His father says he did not seem suicidal when he disappeared on Nov. 26. — “No history of depression, anxiety, any psychological breakdown at all, so he was a very... happy young man, said his father Ibrahima Keita.
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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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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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Kim LaCapria / Snopes.com:
Did Democrats Refuse to Stand for a Navy SEAL's Widow?
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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.
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New York Times:
Devices Seized in Yemen Raid Offer Some Clues to Qaeda Tactics — WASHINGTON — Computers and cellphones seized during a deadly Special Operations raid in Yemen in January offer clues about attacks Al Qaeda could carry out in the future, including insights into new types of hidden explosives …
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Chris Tomlinson / Breitbart:
Ten Incidents in Ten Days That Proved Trump Right on Sweden's Migration Problem — The media and Swedish politicians were in an uproar after President Donald J. Trump chose to highlight the negative effects of mass migration in Sweden. But ten days later, here are ten incidents that proved him right.
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