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1:40 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 …
Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Claire McCaskill Claims She'd Never Meet With Russian Ambassador, But Tweets Prove She Has  —  In a pointed tweet Thursday, Democratic Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill attacked Attorney General and her former Senate colleague Jeff Sessions for meeting with the Russian ambassador during the 2016 election …
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 …
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 …
Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Jr. Was Likely Paid at Least $50,000 for Event Held by Hosts Allied With Russia on Syria  —  October appearance by son of then-candidate is one of string of contacts between members of the president's inner circle and individuals connected to Moscow
Discussion: Raw Story and Axios
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.
Louis Nelson / Politico:
McCarthy walks back suggestion that Sessions should recuse himself from Russia investigation
Discussion: Business Insider and The Week
Kevin Johnson / USA Today:
Sessions was more than Trump surrogate in meetings with Russian envoy
Discussion: Daily Kos
Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Top Republicans call on Sessions to recuse himself from Russia investigation
Jordain Carney / The Hill:   Dem senator: Sessions should resign
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
CONFIRMED: Obama Admin Sabotaged Trump's Transition To The White House
Discussion: Western Journalism and Raw Story
ACLU:
ACLU Calls for Investigation Into Potential Perjury by Sessions
Discussion: Raw Story
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: IJR, Western Journalism, 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.
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: KTLA, AOL and CBS Pittsburgh
Sen. Ted Cruz / Politico:
The Right Way to Repeal Obamacare  —  “Is Obamacare Republicans' Waterloo?”  That was the question a reporter posed a couple weeks ago.  It's the narrative increasingly being pushed by the media, and starting to become conventional wisdom in Washington.  —  My response?
Discussion: Hot Air
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Ann Coulter / Breitbart:   How to Provide Universal Health Care Using This One Easy Trick
Paulina Firozi / The Hill:
Rand Paul blasts GOP for keeping ObamaCare bill in ‘secure location’  —  (R-Ky.) on Thursday blasted House Republicans for keeping their ObamaCare repeal and replace legislation under wraps.  —  “I have been told that the House Obamacare bill is under lock & key, in a secure location …
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Obama to receive JFK award  —  Former President Obama will return to the national spotlight to accept the John F. Kennedy “Profile in Courage” Award on the 100th anniversary of Kennedy's birth.  —  Caroline Kennedy, Kennedy's daughter, and her son, Jack Schlossberg, will present the award to the 44th president this spring.
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
Steven Hayward / Power Line:
The Liberal/Media Freakout Rolls On  —  UPDATE/PROLOGUE: I see Paul noted the McCaskill hypocrisy (or early Alzheimers?) within seconds of my post here.  Which just shows that Power Line is on the story.  (More updates below.)  —  Liberals are now chumming the waters with news …
 
 
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BBC:
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