Former Obama officials refute report on Trump associates and Russia
The New York Times reported that Obama aides tried to spread information about Trump campaign associates in order to leave a trail for intelligence community
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President Donald Trump visited the Navy's newest carrier, which is expected to cost $13 billion to build
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Sessions recuses himself from Trump camp investigations
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The two former campaign rivals of President Trump will be sworn into their cabinet positions this week
Trump weighs in on Jeff Sessions
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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, also went on a search for the draft measure Thursday and was blocked from a room where it was reportedly being kept
Trump to pitch school vouchers at Orlando Catholic school
The visit follows up on the president’s address to Congress Tuesday, when he labeled education “the civil rights issue of our time"
Sessions consults DOJ lawyers on decision about role in Russia probe
On Thursday, Sessions said he’d recuse himself from the investigations when "appropriate"
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