OnPolitics Today: Sessions with Sessions

Also today: Schumer says there will be no wall offer on the table

with Jessica Estepa OnPolitics Today: Sessions with Sessions Happy Tuesday, OP fam, and if you're a federal worker, happy back-to-work-for-at-least-the-next-three-weeks day. 'Twas a busy day, so let's get to it, shall we? After all, it's OnPolitics Today. Subscribe here and let's go. Mueller's Sessions session (say that five times fast) Special counsel Robert Mueller's into Russian meddling in the 2016 election goes on. And now officially mixed up in the business: Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who spent several hours being interviewed by investigators last week. What did they talk about? We don't know. Why is this a big deal? Well, the attorney general is the first known Trump cabinet official to be interviewed by Mueller's team. We can't imagine President Trump is too pleased about it, though, given that he has repeatedly attacked Sessions for recusing himself from the Russia inquiry (because Trump believes the recusal led to Mueller's appointment). Also: One top FBI official believes the Russia probe is one for the history books. Wall, no wall In an attempt to avert a government shutdown, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer made a rather significant overture last week: He offered President Trump money to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border. Obviously, this didn't work. Trump said no and the government went on to close for three days. So, will that offer come up in future immigration talks? Nope, Schumer said Tuesday. "It was the first thing the president and I talked about," the New York Democrat said Tuesday. "The thought was we could come to an agreement that afternoon, the president would announce his support, and then the Senate and the House would get it done and it would be on the president's desk. He didn't do that, so we're going to have to start on a new basis."  In other shutdown-related news: The president trumpeted the short-term spending deal as a win, and senators say a provision in the deal allows the White House to direct intelligence agencies to take covert action - without congressional approval. Elsewhere in politics • Illinois Democrat Tammy Duckworth will be first to give birth while serving in the Senate • In bid to save manufacturing jobs, Trump signs tariffs on washing machines, solar cells • Supreme Court agrees to speed up Trump's DACA appeal • Israel leaders embrace Pence as a 'mensch,' others show their anger • Experts: Feds unlikely to pursue alleged Trump lawyer payments to ex-porn star Stormy Daniels MOST SHARED USA TODAY STORIES New federal office to protect consciences, religious objections of health care professionals The definition of just who that victim appears to be - and the scope... Read more Continued after advertisement Survey says: Voters like a clean bill to protect DREAMers They're less excited about a bill providing for both "DREAMers" and a... Read more Here are details of latest bipartisan DACA deal to protect DREAMers Senators to introduce bill providing $18 billion for border-security... Read more Senate still plodding toward shutdown with no deal as midnight deadline looms Most Senate Democrats oppose the short-term spending bill because it... Read more Dysfunction over Dreamers delays disaster dollars A bill to help Western states recover from wildfires and Gulf states... Read more FOLLOW US Thank you for subscribing to On Politics. Unsubscribe  |  Manage subscriptions  |  Privacy Policy/Your California Privacy Rights  |  Ad Choices  |  Terms of Service © 2018 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22102