Tag: Attorneys General

"I commend Sen. Sessions' nomination without reservation. The Department of Justice and the American people will benefit from his leadership," Ajit Pai wrote. (AP Photo)

Ajit Pai: Sessions ‘deeply committed’ to equal justice, rule of law

Rudy Takala · November 18, 2016 8:07 pm

Advocacy, civil rights groups skeptical of Sessions as next attorney general

Kelly Cohen · November 18, 2016 7:54 pm

Both parties seem prepared for what could be a tense confirmation process of Sen. Jeff Sessions for attorney general. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Senate leaders prepare for possible tense confirmation of Sessions

Joel Gehrke · November 18, 2016 6:53 pm

Illinois Rep. Luis Gutierrez seemed to use the Republican's full name, Jefferson Beauregard Sessions, in an attempt to invoke Confederacy imagery. (AP Photo)

Dem lawmaker says Sessions would drag the country back to dark times

Kyle Feldscher · November 18, 2016 4:59 pm

National Security

GOP cheers Sessions pick, Dems send warnings

Susan Crabtree · November 18, 2016 3:40 pm

Trump to nominate Sessions for attorney general

Kyle Feldscher · November 18, 2016 12:38 pm

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is putting aside all the contentiousness between him and President-elect Trump from the election. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Cruz buries the hatchet, promises to back Trump priorities

Kyle Feldscher · November 17, 2016 1:03 pm

President-elect Trump is considering Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas for U.S. attorney general in his administration, according to a source who told Bloomberg late Tuesday. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Report: Trump considering Cruz for attorney general

Anna Giaritelli · November 16, 2016 3:04 am

Giuliani rules himself out of attorney general race

Kyle Feldscher · November 15, 2016 1:47 pm

Janet Reno was the first woman to serve as a U.S. attorney general and the epicenter of several political storms during the Clinton administration. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

Former Clinton Attorney General Janet Reno dies at 78

Mariana Barillas · November 7, 2016 12:42 pm

Former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane was sentenced by a Montgomery County judge on Monday to serve 10 to 23 months in prison for nine charges related to perjury, obstructing the administration of law and engaging in official oppression. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Former Pennsylvania AG gets prison time for perjury

Anna Giaritelli · October 24, 2016 10:16 pm

Ann Ravel is chairwoman of the Federal Election Commission and a former chairwoman of the California Fair Political Practices Commission. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Regulator who backed Drudge crackdown might be next California AG

Rudy Takala · October 14, 2016 11:00 pm