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Jared Kushner used personal email for some White House messages, says lawyer
•President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, used his personal email account on dozens of occasions to communicate with colleagues in the White House, his lawyer has said.
Donald Trump asked attorney-general about dropping Joe Arpaio's criminal case, says report
•Donald Trump asked Attorney-General Jeff Sessions about dropping a criminal case against controversial ex-sheriff Joe Arpaio, a close ally of the Republican president who has since received a pardon
Jeff Sessions issues stern warning over leaks; four charged for 'unlawfully' disclosing classified information
•President Donald Trump has repeatedly fumed about "illegal leaks" and even lashed out publicly at Sessions last week for taking what he called a "very weak" position on the issue.
Leaked transcripts show Donald Trump told Enrique Pena Nieto to 'stop saying' Mexico 'won't pay for wall'
•US president Donald Trump pressed Mexican president Enrique Pena Nieto to stop saying publicly that Mexico would not pay for his promised border wall, according to a transcript obtained by The Washington Post.
Christopher Wray sworn in as new FBI director by Attorney-General Jeff Sessions
•Washington: Christopher Wray was sworn in by Attorney-General Jeff Sessions as the new FBI director, with the latter lauding Wray's "spirit" and "strength of character."
Donald Trump was joking about police brutality, says White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders
•Washington: The White House has defended President Donald Trump's recent remarks that police shouldn't be too nice when transporting suspects, saying that the president was "making a joke."
Donald Trump wants Jeff Sessions' head: Desperate US president looks for way out as Russia noose tightens
Devenk •On Tuesday, US president Donald Trump continued to publicly assail Attorney-General Jeff Sessions. Trump tweeted:
Russia probe: Donald Trump says he wouldn't have picked Jeff Sessions if he knew he'd recuse himself
•Washington: President Donald Trump says he never would have appointed Jeff Sessions as attorney-general had he known Sessions would recuse himself from overseeing the Russia investigation. Trump made the extraordinary statement about Sessions in an interview with the New York Times Wednesday.
Donald Trump's travel ban: US govt to appeal against Hawaii court ruling to expand claim list for migration
•Jeff Sessions accused the court of "undermining national security, delayed action, creating confusion and violating proper respect for separation of powers"
Jeff Sessions Senate hearing as it happened: Accusations of collusion with Russia 'detestable lie', says attorney-general
Fp Staff •US attorney-general Jeff Sessions is all set to testify publicly to a Senate panel on Tuesday, the committee's chairman said, setting up another potentially dramatic congressional hearing on possible ties between President Donald Trump's campaign and Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential race.