Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Thursday 2 Mar 2017

1. Trump attorney general met Russian ambassador

US attorney general Jeff Sessions met the Russian ambassador twice during his time as a team member of Donald Trump's election campaign, it has been confirmed. Sessions denied having "communications with the Russians" when asked about this during his confirmation hearing in January.

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