highlight day u.s. president donald trump administration thursday u.s. attorney general jeff sessions remove investigations allege russian meddle 2016 u.s. presidential election involve trump campaign russian embassy unite state say regular contact u.s partner washington post report sessions fail disclose meet russia ambassador fbi director jam comey tight-lipped ask investigations russian meddle u.s. election closed-door meet congress lead democrat house intelligence committee say former neurosurgeon ben carson win senate approval become secretary department house urban development make sole african-american member trump cabinet senate vote confirm trump pick head department energy former texas governor rick perry promise focus much attention renew america nuclear weapons arsenal trump nominee run department oversee u.s. government health program elderly disable win back senate committee clear way full vote senate unite state say carry 20 precision strike yemen target al qaeda arabian peninsula first major operations group since january raid u.s. commandos white house propose slash quarter u.s. environmental protection agency budget target climate-change program design prevent air water pollution like lead contamination source direct knowledge proposal say trump say want u.s. military buildup ship plan project american power distant land make case propose 54 billion increase defense spend u.s. lawmakers squabble lead syrian opposition negotiator peace talk geneva say hop trump correct catastrophic errors predecessor barack obama become reliable partner devilish iran trump administration dollar policy clear currency near-term strength depend mainly speed federal reserve interest-rate hike accord majority foreign exchange strategists poll reuters highlight trump presidency march 5:35 p.m. et