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12:40 PM ET, March 2, 2017

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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 …
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.
Richard W. Painter / New York Times:
Jeff Sessions Needs to Go  —  In the wake of Wednesday's revelation that Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke with Russia's ambassador to the United States while working with the Trump campaign, despite denying those contacts during his confirmation hearings, key Republican and Democratic lawmakers …
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 …
ACLU:
ACLU Calls for Investigation Into Potential Perjury by Sessions
Discussion: Raw Story
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 and The Week
Jordain Carney / The Hill:   Dem senator: Sessions should resign
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.
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 …
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.
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
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
Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
Ben Carson, outsider with no government experience, confirmed to lead HUD  —  Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson was confirmed Thursday as secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, bringing into President Trump's Cabinet a Washington outsider with no prior government experience …
Discussion: Politico and The Root
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate confirms Carson to lead HUD
Discussion: RedState
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
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.
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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BBC:
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Luke Rosiak / The Daily Caller:
Pakistani Suspects In House IT Probe Received $4 Million From Dem Reps
Discussion: RedState
Paulina Firozi / The Hill:
Baldwin on playing Trump at correspondents' dinner: 'I wouldn't say I'm not lobbying'
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FBI to review Muslim man's death
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Western snowpack too deep for scientists' measuring devices
Los Angeles Times:
Editorial Trump's budget plans are magical thinking at its worst
Ann Coulter / Breitbart:
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg:
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