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Haley: 'President Trump believes the climate is changing'
Stonewalling Sessions Runs Away From Tough Questions in Senate Inquiry
Sessions on Tuesday denied any involvement in possible collusion between Russian Federation and members of Trump's campaign, testimony Sessions called "unsettling". "I recused myself from any investigation into the campaigns for president, but I did not recuse myself from defending my honor against scurrilous and false allegations", he said. [Full Article...]
Senate Questions Jeff Sessions About Contacts With Russian Officials

Senate hearing: US attorney general Jeff Sessions denies secret Russian meetings
He vowed to defend his honor "against scurrilous and false allegations". Sessions's comments came during his Senate testimony on whether he met privately with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak at an April 2016 foreign policy event at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington . [Full Article...]
Trump accuses ex-FBI director of cowardice over 'leaks'
After calling Trump's conversations with Comey before firing him "very inappropriate, " Sen. "I think he's proven himself to be a dishonest man of bad character", Trump said . The reporter asked Comey Jr. if had any reaction to the week's events, including his testimony before the Senate. "I thought it shows a lot of cowardice", Dershowitz said . [Full Article...]
Attorney General Sessions to testify in public session on Tuesday
Student released by North Korea now at hospital
An airplane carrying Otto Warmbier , who is from OH, landed in Cincinnati late Tuesday night. Two ambulances were parked near an airport hangar. Warmbier was flown out of North Korea on the same day that Dennis Rodman, the controversial former basketball star, arrived for his fifth visit in Pyongyang. [Full Article...]
No indication Russia wants positive relationship with US: Mattis
McCain said the Defense Department's budget request can not be fulfilled without an updated strategy in Afghanistan , and in conflicts around the world more broadly. "We can't just keep going like this", said McCain, who noted the Senate needs a strategy in order to secure funding for the military. "You can't expect us to fulfill the three requirements that you gave - funding increase, pass... [Full Article...]