Aug 28 WATCH: Sessions announces rollback of limits on military gear for police By Associated Press Attorney General Jeff Sessions is addressing the Fraternal Order of Police on Monday, kicking off the group's national conference in Nashville. Watch live here. Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch 5:20 Jeff Sessions is dramatically reshaping Justice Department policy By PBS News Hour Behind the scenes, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been making a series of significant and controversial changes. Lisa Desjardins reports on how Sessions has been one of the key forces executing the president’s agenda and reversing the Obama legacy. Continue watching
Aug 16 WATCH: Sessions addresses sanctuary city policies in Miami By Erica R. Hendry Sessions is expected to speak around 3 p.m. Wednesday. Watch live here. Continue reading
Aug 15 Strange, Moore head for runoff in Alabama GOP primary to fill Sessions’ Senate seat By Associated Press Sen. Luther Strange and former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore are headed to a Republican primary runoff to fill the U.S. Senate seat previously held by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch 2:55 News Wrap: Chicago sues Trump administration over ‘sanctuary city’ plan By PBS News Hour At the end of a brutal campaign to retake Mosul in Iraq, and as the fight for Raqqa continues, where does the battle against the Islamic State stand? Judy Woodruff speaks with Special Presidential Envoy Brett McGurk, who says the… Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch 7:36 The difference between illegal leaks and inconvenient leaks By PBS News Hour The Justice Department promised on Friday a crackdown on leaks of classified government information to the press, with Attorney General Jeff Sessions vowing to triple the number of probes into leaks. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Jeffrey Smith, former general counsel… Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch 4:54 News Wrap: Venezuela’s controversial new assembly convenes By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Venezuela's new constitutional assembly convened for the first time. The governing body has sweeping powers that opponents fear will be used to impose a dictatorship for President Nicolas Maduro. Also, a federal appeals court in… Continue watching
Aug 04 WATCH: Sessions vows crackdown on leaks of classified information By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Attorney General Jeff Sessions pledged on Friday to rein in government leaks that he said undermine American security, taking an aggressive public stand after being called weak on the matter by President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Aug 03 DOJ threatens to deny crime-fighting assistance for 4 sanctuary cities By Sadie Gurman, Associated Press The threat marks Attorny General Jeff Sessions' latest effort to force local authorities to cooperate with federal immigration authorities, part of a push to reduce crime he believes is linked to illegal immigration. Continue reading
Aug 02 Justice Department denies broad move against college affirmative action By Sadie Gurman, Maria Danilova, Associated Press A day after The New York Times reported the department was seeking current attorneys interested in "investigations and possible litigation related to intentional race-based discrimination in college and university admissions," the Justice Department said the job ad was related to… Continue reading