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Attorney General Jeff Sessions pauses during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Thursday, March 2, 2017. Sessions said he will recuse himself from a federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 White House election. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Jeff Sessions recuses himself from Russia investigations

Attorney General Jeff Sessions bowed to pressure Thursday and recused himself from a Justice Department investigation into Moscow's meddling in the presidential election, but he remained adamant that his testimony at a confirmation hearing was forthright despite not disclosing contacts with the Russian ambassador.

March 2, 2017
Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks at the National Association of Attorneys General annual winter meeting, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Pressure mounts against Jeff Sessions for Russian meetings

The pressure for action against Attorney General Jeff Sessions quickly mounted Thursday, with a succession of lawmakers and liberal groups demanding punishment for his meeting during the presidential campaign with the Russian ambassador to the U.S.

March 2, 2017
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., with Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., right, meets with reporters on Capitol Hill before President Donald Trump's speech to the nation, in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Chuck Schumer willing to work with Donald Trump on infrastructure

White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Wednesday that he was encouraged that Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer is willing to to work on an infrastructure program with President Trump after rejecting every other olive branch extended to Democrats.

March 1, 2017
President Trump kept up a rather ambitious schedule Tuesday of appointments and signings prior to addressing Congress. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump first speech to Congress preceded by busy schedule

President Trump hustled through a busy schedule Tuesday before delivering his first address to a joint session on Congress, keeping up the hectic pace that has defined his administration but also inviting questions about his preparation for a speech he called "a landmark event."

February 28, 2017
Rep. Darrell E. Issa is the most prominent Republican to demand the appointment of a special prosecutor on Russian meddling. (Associated Press)

No evidence of Russian contract, but calls grow for special prosecutor

Rep. Devin Nunes, California Republican and chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, said Monday that he has not seen a scrap of evidence that Trump campaign officials had any contact with Russian officials, but his assurances failed to silence the growing drumbeat of calls for a special prosecutor.

February 27, 2017
President Donald Trump tours the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump condemns recent anti-Semitic incidents

President Trump spoke out Tuesday against a rash of anti-Semitic attacks and threats across the country, vowing that his administration would fight every form of bigotry and intolerance.

February 21, 2017