Politics Mar 29 Sessions says no new special counsel yet to investigate GOP concerns Republicans have called for special counsels to investigate Clinton Foundation dealings and an Obama-era uranium deal.
Politics Mar 10 Sessions says U.S. prosecutors won’t take on small-time pot cases Federal law enforcement lacks the resources to take on "routine cases," Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Saturday.
Politics Mar 10 Justice Department proposes banning rapid-fire bump stocks The Trump administration is proposing banning bump stocks, which allow guns to mimic fully automatic fire.
Politics Feb 28 Trump calls Sessions’ handling of Russia probe ‘disgraceful’ WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump renewed his attacks on his attorney general Wednesday, describing as "disgraceful" his handling of Republican complaints that the FBI abused its surveillance power during the early stages of the Russia probe.
Nation Feb 16 Could a tip to the FBI have stopped the Florida shooting? The massacre at a Florida high school is again raising concerns about whether the FBI missed signs that might have stopped a mass shooting.
Politics Feb 13 Why some are angry over Sessions’ ‘Anglo-American heritage’ comments A look at what it means and why some were upset when Sessions said it:…
Politics Feb 13 A top official’s sudden departure adds to the strain of vacancies at the Justice Department The recent departure of the Justice Department's No. 3 official is adding to the turmoil at an agency that already lacks permanent, politically appointed leaders for many of its most important divisions.
Nation Jan 29 FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe leaving post early WASHINGTON — FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, a frequent target of President Donald Trump's criticism who led the bureau for months last year following the firing of James Comey, is leaving his position ahead of a previously planned retirement this…
Politics Jan 28 Battered but still loyal to Trump, Sessions endures as AG U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions will soon mark his first year on the job, having survived a barrage of insults from President Donald Trump, antipathy from some Justice Department employees and even calls from some fellow Republicans for him to…
Politics Jan 26 WATCH: Sessions says Justice Department may be fair game for criticism Sessions, speaking to law enforcement officials in Norfolk, Virginia, said the department's mission is to identify and correct "mistakes of the past" and eliminate political bias "in either direction" from its investigations and prosecutions, a suggestion that that has not…