Dec 12 For many Alabama voters, Roy Moore is still the ‘lesser of two evils’ By Daniel Bush In interview after interview, GOP voters in Alabama said their opposition to abortion and gay marriage outweighed their discomfort with sending someone accused of molesting children to Congress. Continue reading
Dec 11 What to watch in Alabama’s Senate race By Daniel Bush The special election for Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ former seat has been dominated by news of sexual misconduct allegations against Judge Roy Moore. Continue reading
Nov 23 Sessions orders review of background check system for guns By Sadie Gurman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday ordered a far-ranging review of the FBI database used to check the backgrounds of prospective gun buyers, after the Air Force failed to report the criminal history of the gunman who slaughtered… Continue reading
Nov 20 FBI report on black ‘extremists’ raises fears of targeting By Sadie Gurman and Russell Contreras, Associated Press An FBI report on the rise of black “extremists” is stirring fears of a return to practices used during the civil rights movement, when the bureau spied on activist groups without evidence they had broken any laws. Continue reading
Nov 17 WATCH: Sessions jokes about Russian meetings in speech to lawyers By Associated Press Sessions opened a speech Friday to the conservative Federalist Society by asking if the former Russian ambassador was in the room. Continue reading
Nov 14 What we learned and didn’t learn from Sessions’ testimony By Erica R. Hendry Here are some key takeaways from Attorney General Jeff Sessions' testimony on Russia before the House Judiciary Committee. Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch 8:18 Sessions vehemently denies misleading on Russia contacts, claiming memory lapse By PBS News Hour Attorney General Jeff Sessions insisted before the Senate Judiciary hearing that he has never deliberately misled Congress. Since his January confirmation hearing, he has been dogged by contradictions to his statement that he had no communications with Russians during the… Continue watching
Nov 14 WATCH: Lawmaker asks Sessions why there’s an FBI report about black ‘extremists,’ but not one about those who are white By Associated Press Sessions said he believed there were certain minority groups with the potential for violence. He struggled to answer when asked the same about white groups. Continue reading
Nov 14 Sessions says he has ‘no reason to doubt’ women accusing Senate candidate Moore of sexual misconduct By Associated Press Sessions declined to say whether he thinks Senate candidate Roy Moore, who is running for his former seat in Alabama, should drop out of the race. Continue reading
Nov 14 WATCH: Sessions says Trump has not influenced his decision-making By Associated Press Sessions’ statement was in response to questions from members of the House Judiciary Committee asking about President Donald Trump’s tweets suggesting that Sessions investigate Democratic rivals. Continue reading