Jul 25 New Justice Department rules intensify crackdown on sanctuary cities By Sadie Gurman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Justice Department says it won’t give cities some law enforcement grant money unless they give federal immigration authorities access to jails and alert them when someone facing deportation will be released from local custody. Attorney General Jeff… Continue reading
Jul 25 President Trump says Sessions’ position ‘very weak’ on Clinton emails By Jonathan Lemire and Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump has spoken with advisers about firing Attorney General Jeff Sessions, officials say, and launched a fresh Twitter tirade Tuesday against the man who was the first U.S. senator to endorse his candidacy. Continue reading
Jul 24 Watch 7:34 Democrats are recrafting their message. Will they find the right messengers? By PBS News Hour Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join Judy Woodruff to discuss the path ahead for the Democratic Party, a new communications chief for the White House after a dramatic shake-up, plus President Trump puts… Continue watching
Jul 24 Watch 5:53 News Wrap: Trump tweets new criticism of Sessions By PBS News Hour In the our news wrap Monday, President Trump directed new criticism at Attorney General Jeff Sessions over the Russia probes. In a tweet, he called Sessions "our beleaguered A.G." and asked why he wasn't investigating Hillary Clinton. Also, a diplomatic… Continue watching
Jul 24 Trump intensifies criticism of his own attorney general By Jonathan Lemire and Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump took a new swipe at Attorney General Jeff Sessions today, referring to him in a tweet as "beleaguered" and wondering why Sessions isn't digging into Hillary Clinton's alleged contacts with Russia. Continue reading
Jul 21 WATCH: Sessions addresses sanctuary cities in Philadelphia By Associated Press Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday will visit Philadelphia, which has said its local law enforcement will not act as immigration agents — a stance Sessions has challenged as unconstitutional. Continue reading
Jul 20 Watch 14:12 Trump voices regret for picking Sessions, while blasting Comey and Mueller By PBS News Hour A day after President Trump's sharp rebuke of his attorney general -- for recusing himself from the Russian investigation -- in an interview with The New York Times, Jeff Sessions made it clear he's not going anywhere. But while the… Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch 31:41 Will Trump’s criticism have a chilling effect at the Justice Department? By PBS News Hour President Trump's broadsides aimed at top officials at the Justice Department raise questions about his relationship with Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the ongoing investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 elections and possible connections with the Trump campaign. Judy… Continue watching
Jul 19 Trump rages at Sessions over Russia recusal in interview By Associated Press President Donald Trump says he never would have appointed Jeff Sessions as attorney general had he known Sessions would recuse himself from overseeing the Russia investigation. Continue reading
Jul 17 Justice Department to make it easier for police to seize property from crime suspects By Sadie Gurman, Kyle Potter, Associated Press The practice has been criticized because it allows law enforcement to take possessions — such as cars and money — without indictments or evidence a crime has been committed. Continue reading