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Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced he is recusing himself from investigations into Russian interference in American politics and contacts with associates of President Donald Trump, after the DOJ acknowledged he had contacts with the Russian ambassador during the 2016 campaign.

AG Jeff Sessions recuses himself from any current and future investigations into Russia ties to the Trump campaign https://t.co/gFFsmQuriP

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The Kremlin has announced that the Syrian military, backed by the Russian airstrikes, has completed its operation to liberate the ancient city of Palmyra from ISIS. A British-based war monitor said that the Syrian army and Iranian-backed militia advanced inside Palmyra on Thursday as ISIS withdrew completely. The Russian President Vladimir Putin was briefed about the good news from Syria from Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu. Fortifications on the outskirts of the city are being erected to prevent any counter-offensive by the terrorist group.

One day after French presidential candidate Francois Fillon revealed that a judges are to place him a under formal criminal investigation later this month over allegations that he illegally employed his British wife and children at taxpayers’ expense, detectives raided his home in the capital’s elegant 7th arrondissement.

The main stream media is in full spin cycle today, whirling a dizzying tale of deceit and treason, in light of new revelations that AG Sessions, in fact, met with a Russian Ambassador and didn't mention it to Sen. Frankenstein during his confirmation hearings.
The Sessions camp says it's complete horseshit, that the Senator had met with the Russian ambassador under his role as a member of the armed services committee, not for Trump.

Here's the scoop.

President Trump is due to deliver remarks aboard the not yet commissioned super-carrier U.S.S. Gerald Ford, docked at Newport News, Va. The focus of his speech is expected to be promote his vision and plan for the nation's military buildup.

During the campaign he promised a surge in military spending as part of his campaign to make America great again. This week, the White House announced it would be adding $54 billion (£43 billion) to the defence budget – about a 10 percent increase.