Friday's Headlines: Trump’s presidency can’t shake Russia’s shadow

Sessions recuses himself from Trump campaign investigations; The nearly indestructible bond between Sessions and Trump; Sessions's puzzling news conference; Hackers accessed private email account Pence used for official business as Indiana governor;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Debrief Trump's presidency can't shake Russia's shadow The Jeff Sessions's saga placed President Trump in the position, for a second time, of vouching for one of his top appointees who has been caught not telling the full truth about conversations with Moscow's top man in Washington. By Karen Tumulty  •  Read more » 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 »   The nearly indestructible bond between Sessions and Trump President Trump said he has "total" faith in his attorney general, who shares the same worldview and plays a critical role in carrying out his vision for the country. By Matt Zapotosky, Sari Horwitz and Robert Costa  •  Read more »   The Fix | Analysis Sessions's puzzling news conference Sessions answered one big question but raised many others with rather off-color and casual comments about the matter. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Hackers accessed private email account Pence used for official business as Indiana governor Vice President Pence used the AOL account since the mid-1990s and continued to use it through his tenure as governor until it was hacked in early 2016. By Abby Phillip  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   There was nothing 'presidential' about Trump's speech By Eugene Robinson  •  Read more »   Attorney General Sessions should not have recused himself By Ed Rogers  •  Read more »   Revolt of the attorneys general By Charles Krauthammer  •  Read more »   Throwing more money at the military won't make it stronger By Fareed Zakaria  •  Read more »   Nice speech. But what about the budget? By Michael Gerson  •  Read more »   Sessions's recusal can't be the end of the story By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   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 lined up at the edge and shot before being kicked inside, while others were tossed in alive, residents said. By Loveday Morris and Mustafa Salim  •  Read more » Accelerating Yemen effort, U.S. sends largest flurry of strikes in recent history A defense official said the U.S. military targeted al-Qaeda with 25 airstrikes, far more in a single night than the United States has conducted in quite awhile. By Missy Ryan, Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Ali Al-Mujahed  •  Read more » Rand Paul protests outside room where House GOP is hammering out Obamacare replacement "This is being presented as if it were a national secret, as if this were a plot to invade another country," the Kentucky senator said. By David Weigel  •  Read more » 'Can He Do That?' Does Trump's success depend on his relationship with Congress? In the latest installment of our podcast series, The Post's Robert Costa explains who's running the show in Washington. He talks to GOP insider Grover Norquist about party unity under Trump and what it means for their agenda in Congress. Read more » Your child's been sent to jail. Then comes the bill. Family advocates say state and local laws requiring reimbursement for incarceration only add to children's struggles. By Eli Hager  •  Read more » This lawmaker’s bio touted a business degree. It was actually a Sizzler training certificate. The information on the Iowa Senate Republicans website, which came from a submitted biography for Mark Chelgren, has been changed. By Sarah Larimer  •  Read more » Dishwasher becomes a partner in one of the world's greatest restaurants Ali Sonko will be set for life with a stake in the Copenhagen restaurant Noma. The story has clearly struck a chord, particularly in the United States, where dishwashers don't earn the same respect as they do at Sonko's employer. By Tim Carman  •  Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for Headlines. 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