House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz, a Utah Republican, tweeted Attorney General Jeff Sessions should “clarify” his statements on Russia and recuse himself from any investigation related to possible contacts between President Trump’s campaign and Russia.

The statement comes after reports Sessions had contacts with Russian officials during the presidential campaign despite earlier denials. MarketWatch has more on the Sessions flap, including South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham’s suggestion Sessions step away from any investigation.

Ethics course rejection: President Donald Trump’s team reportedly rejected a course for senior White House staff, cabinet nominees and other political appointees that would have provided training on ethics, leadership and management.

Documents obtained by Politico suggest the program could have better prepared officials for working within existing laws and executive orders, and provided guidance on how to navigate Senate confirmation for nominees and political appointees. It could also have prepared officials for dealing with congressional and media scrutiny as well as working with Congress and collaborating with agencies. Those, writes Politico, are some of the same issues that have become major stumbling blocks in the early days of the administration. But the contract was never awarded and it’s unclear if the administration put in place its own program or offered training to appointees and nominees.

Trump to address sailors: Fresh off his pledge for a 10% increase in the military budget, Trump will deliver remarks to shipbuilders and sailors on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald Ford in Newport News, Va., on Thursday. ABC News writes the nearly $13 billion ship is the Navy’s most expensive warship and will be commissioned this summer. Its builder is a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries HII, +1.83% .

Attorney General Jeff Sessions Hit by Russia Claims

EPA budget cuts: A slew of Environmental Protection Agency programs could be cut under Trump’s budget, CNN reports. Some of the agency’s best-known programs are facing potential elimination, including initiatives aimed at improving water and air quality as well as regulations for reducing the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. The Clean Power Plan, an Obama-era initiative meant to reduce carbon emissions from each state, could be recommended for cuts.