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Mar 02

WATCH: House minority leader Pelosi comments on Sessions’ role in Russia probe

By News Desk

Attorney General Jeff Sessions reportedly failed to disclose two separate meetings with Russia's ambassador to the United States last year.

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Mar 01

Sessions failed to disclose two 2016 meetings with Russian ambassador

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Sessions had meetings last year with more than 25 foreign ambassadors in his role as a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and had two separate interactions with the Russian ambassador, Sergey Kislyak, the Justice department said.

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Feb 26

Sessions’ tough on crime talk could lead to fuller prisons

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

The federal prison population is on the decline, but a new attorney general who talks tough on drugs and crime seems poised to usher in a reversal of that trend.

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Feb 21

What we know about U.S. investigations into Russia and possible ties to Trump’s campaign

By Daniel Bush

A comprehensive timeline of investigations into Trump’s possible connections to Russia and Moscow’s efforts to undermine U.S. democracy.

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Feb 09

The unseen workers who guided the Senate through marathon nominee sessions

By Lisa Desjardins

The Senate held back-to-back overnight sessions this week, forcing U.S. Capitol Building workers to put in long shifts during debates over Cabinet nominees.

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Feb 08

Watch 8:23
Silenced by the Senate, Elizabeth Warren explains why she opposes Jeff Sessions

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Feb 08

WATCH: Senate votes to confirm Jeff Sessions as attorney general

By Andrew Taylor and Alan Fram, Associated Press

Wednesday's confirmation vote comes amid rising tension between Republicans controlling the chamber over what they call delaying tactics by minority Democratic members.

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Feb 07

WATCH: Warren forbidden from speaking on Sessions’ nomination after breaking Senate rule

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

The Massachusetts Democrat ran afoul of the chamber's arcane rules by reading a letter from Dr. Martin Luther King's widow that dated to Sen. Jeff Sessions' failed judicial nomination three decades ago.

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Feb 01

WATCH: Senate Judiciary Committee votes to approve Sessions for Attorney General

By News Desk

The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote Wednesday to confirm Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., as attorney general.

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Jan 31

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WATCH: Dems use obscure rule to delay Sessions vote as attorney general

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

Republicans are muscling more of President Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees to the cusp of Senate confirmation over Democratic objections, with committees poised to advance his picks to head agencies in the thick of partisan battles over health care, legal protections,…

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