BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the first senator to endorse Donald Trump in 2016, heads into Tuesday’s Republican primary for his old Alabama Senate seat without the approval of the president.

Trump hasn’t given an endorsement in the race, but he’s been a constant presence as the candidates claw at each other over who is the most loyal to the president.

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