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4:30 AM ET, March 3, 2017

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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.
John Cassidy / New Yorker:
Sessions Revelations Leave Donald Trump in Another Fine Russian Mess  —  With President Trump being uncharacteristically quiet on Thursday morning amid a new batch of reports about his associates' ties to Russia, it was left to the Kremlin to blast the “fake news” media.
New York Times:
Sergey Kislyak, Russian Envoy, Cultivated Powerful Network in U.S.
Discussion: NBC News
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Moscow's man in Washington is at the center of the political moment
Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
Nunes Tells Reporters: ‘Do You Want Us To Conduct An Investigation On You?’
Discussion: Hullabaloo
USA Today:
Trump team issued at least 20 denials of contacts with Russia
Discussion: Common Dreams
Richard W. Painter / New York Times:
Jeff Sessions Needs to Go
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Two more former Trump aides spoke with Russian ambassador: report
Discussion: The Week and Mediaite
Washington Post:
Six times Jeff Sessions talked about perjury, access and special prosecutors — when it involved the Clintons
USA Today:
Sessions' credibility is shot: Column
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 …
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 …
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
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.
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 …
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
Paul McLeod / BuzzFeed:
Lawmakers Hunt The Capitol For An Obamacare Bill Moved Between Secret Locations  —  Speaker Paul Ryan says Republicans are unified behind the secret Obamacare replacement plan, but lawmakers were searching in vain for the bill on Thursday.  The committee working on the bill says it is still a work in progress.
Discussion: New York Magazine and The Week
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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 …
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.
Steven Mufson / Washington Post:
New EPA head told Congress he never used personal email for government business.  But it turns out he did.  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions isn't the only Trump Cabinet official being pressed to explain omissions in congressional testimony at his confirmation hearing.
Kim Sengupta / The Independent:
US Senate calls on British spy Christopher Steele to give evidence on explosive Trump-Russia dossier  —  Exclusive: Republicans and Democrats in Congress keen to facilitate discreet meetings in the UK or on neutral territory, as pressure grows on President  —  Christopher Steele …
Discussion: NBC News, Infowars, Axios and Politicus USA
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.
Joshua Rhett Miller / New York Post:
Woman arrested for having sex with high school football players  —  More On:  —  A 42-year-old California woman has been arrested for allegedly having sex with three high school football players.  —  Mary Frances Fletcher, also known as Debbie Fletcher, was arrested Tuesday on charges …
Discussion: Daily Wire
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
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 …
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 …
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
Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
McMaster rebuked by Army in 2015 for his handling of sexual assault case  —  President Trump's new national security adviser, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, was investigated by the Army and admonished two years ago for mishandling a case involving two junior officers accused of sexual assault, military documents show.
Discussion: New York Times
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. to Remove Iraq From Travel-Ban List
Eric Bradner / CNN:
John McCain, Lindsey Graham get emotional describing friendship: ‘I love him to death’
Discussion: TheBlaze
Tom Metcalf / Bloomberg:
Snap's Two Co-Founders Are Now Worth $5.3 Billion Each After IPO
Discussion: Mashable
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
Gloria Steinem / New York Times:
Women Have ‘Chick Flicks.’ What About Men?
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Trump Admin, Congress Seek to Slash U.N. Funding in Wake of New Anti-Israel Action
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
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
Across the Country, a Republican Push to Rein In Protesters
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
Tim Chapman / The Hill:
Voters won't forgive Republicans if they fail to repeal ObamaCare
Discussion: IJR
Michael S. Rosenwald / Washington Post:
How millions of kids are being shaped by know-it-all voice assistants
Fred Lambert / Electrek:
Tesla Autopilot crash caught on dashcam shows how not to use the system
Discussion: BGR
 

 
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
DirecTV terminates its Dish acquisition after a group of Dish creditors rejected a modified bond exchange offer

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

 
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