Evening Edition: Sessions recuses himself from Trump campaign investigations

While pundits swooned over Trump's speech, reporters plugged away at the real story; Six times Sessions talked about perjury, access and special prosecutors — when it involved the Clintons; New national security adviser, Lt. Gen. McMaster, rebuked by Army in 2015; Conservatives demanding 'full repeal' could derail Obamacare rollback; Trump’s fishy suggestion that nearly 20 million are paying an Obamacare penalty; ISIS dumped bodies in a desert sinkhole. It may be years before we know the scale of the killing.; Trump touts hike in military spending: 'We're going to start winning again'; Senate confirms Rick Perry as energy secretary, brushing aside his one-time vow to abolish the department; Carson confirmed to lead HUD, bringing another Washington outsider into Trump's Cabinet; N. Korea says a heart attack, not nerve agent, killed Kim Jong Un's half brother; The new interior secretary just rode into work on a horse; Notre Dame announces Pence will speak at graduation, sidestepping debate over a possible invite to Trump; European Parliament lifts Marine Le Pen's immunity for tweeting gruesome images of violence; FX's 'Feud: Bette and Joan': Another total knockdown, drag-out hit from Ryan Murphy;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   Sessions recuses himself from Trump campaign investigations The announcement comes a day after The Washington Post revealed that Jeff Sessions twice met with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak and did not disclose that fact to Congress during his confirmation hearing. Democrats had been calling for weeks for Sessions to step away from the investigation, though he had resisted pressures to do so. By Karoun Demirjian, Ed O'Keefe, Sari Horwitz and Matt Zapotosky  •  Read more » Perspective While pundits swooned over Trump's speech, reporters plugged away at the real story Not every news outlet felt the need to praise the president to the heavens. By Margaret Sullivan  •  Read more »   Six times Sessions talked about perjury, access and special prosecutors — when it involved the Clintons Jeff Sessions used to be very concerned about people lying under oath. Not a month into the job, the attorney general finds himself in the hot seat. By Matt Zapotosky and Mark Berman  •  Read more »   New national security adviser, Lt. Gen. McMaster, rebuked by Army in 2015 H.R. McMaster, President Trump's choice to replace Michael Flynn, was investigated and admonished two years ago for mishandling a case involving two junior officers accused of sexual assault, military documents show. By Craig Whitlock  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Conservatives demanding 'full repeal' could derail Obamacare rollback Three senators known for bucking GOP leadership during Barack Obama's presidency — Ted Cruz, Rand Paul and Mike Lee — are raising the possibility of doing the same under Trump. If they hold together in the Senate, where Republicans have just 52 seats, the three senators alone could sink a Republican bill. By David Weigel and Sean Sullivan  •  Read more »   Fact Checker | Analysis Trump’s fishy suggestion that nearly 20 million are paying an Obamacare penalty How did the president arrive at the figure? We dug into the math. By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more »   ISIS dumped bodies in a desert sinkhole. It may be years before we know the scale of the killing. Soon after the group took control of Mosul more than 2½ years ago, the 100-foot-wide sinkhole became a site for executions. Some victims were made to line up at the edge of the hole and were shot before being kicked inside, while others were tossed in alive, residents said. By Loveday Morris and Mustafa Salim  •  Read more »   Trump touts hike in military spending: 'We're going to start winning again' Speaking aboard the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford in Newport News, Va., the president vowed to reinvest billions of dollars in new vessels, fighter jets and other weapons. By Philip Rucker  •  Read more »   Senate confirms Rick Perry as energy secretary, brushing aside his one-time vow to abolish the department The genial former governor of Texas drew less fire from Democrats than other Trump nominees, despite calling for the department to be shuttered during his 2011 presidential run. By Steven Mufson  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Carson confirmed to lead HUD, bringing another Washington outsider into Trump's Cabinet Urban policy experts and progressive activists have expressed intense concern about Ben Carson's qualifications and conservative ideology. By Jose A. DelReal  •  Read more »   N. Korea says a heart attack, not nerve agent, killed Kim Jong Un's half brother The death of Kim Jong Nam has created a diplomatic battle between Malaysia and North Korea. By Eileen Ng  •  Read more »   The new interior secretary just rode into work on a horse Ryan Zinke rode a U.S. Park Police horse, Tonto, in downtown D.C. for his first day on the job. By Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   Notre Dame announces Pence will speak at graduation, sidestepping debate over a possible invite to Trump Thousands of students, faculty and alumni had signed petition to not invite the president. Four of the last six presidents accepted the university's invitation in their first year in office. By Joe Heim  •  Read more »   European Parliament lifts Marine Le Pen's immunity for tweeting gruesome images of violence The leader of France's far-right National Front party could face up to three years in prison and a fine of up to $78,800. By James McAuley  •  Read more »   TV Review FX's 'Feud: Bette and Joan': Another total knockdown, drag-out hit from Ryan Murphy Come for the highest possible form of camp; stay for the lessons in life before feminism. By Hank Stuever  •  Read more »           Share Evening Edition:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Headlines. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. 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