Tag: Attorneys General

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said the Department of Justice would use "all available tools" to hold people accountable on opioids. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Justice Department pushing to halt the rise of opioid overdoses, addiction this year

Kimberly Leonard · March 7, 2018 5:50 pm

Attorney General Jeff Sessions told law enforcement officers at the conference Wednesday that the Justice Department sued California because state laws are preventing federal immigration agents from doing their jobs. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Jeff Sessions hits California lawmakers for ‘radical open borders agenda’

Kelly Cohen · March 7, 2018 5:18 pm

California Gov. Jerry Brown is one of the targets of a Justice Department lawsuit aimed at abolishing three state laws the DOJ says obstruct the enforcement of federal immigration law. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Department of Justice sues California over ‘sanctuary’ status

Kelly Cohen · March 7, 2018 2:00 am

President Trump said he could hire anyone he wanted to fill high-level positions in the White House. "Believe me, everybody wants to work in the White House," he said. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump on his high-turnover White House: ‘I like conflict’

Sarah Bedford · March 6, 2018 9:18 pm

The letter from House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., to Attorney General Jeff Sessions indicates that the FBI might be in breach of its own regulatory guidance.

To fix FISA, appoint public advocates

Washington Examiner · March 6, 2018 5:01 am

"He feels that [Jeff Sessions' recusal in the Russian investigation] was the first sin, the original sin, he feels slighted by it and he's not going to let it go," Reince Priebus said of the president. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Reince Priebus: It would hurt Trump if he forces out Jeff Sessions, but he’s made up his mind about how he feels

Kyle Feldscher · March 4, 2018 3:14 pm

President Trump this week slammed Attorney General Jeff Sessions for asking the Justice Department's Office of Inspector General to investigate alleged abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

GOP senators to Trump: Lay off Jeff Sessions

Al Weaver · March 2, 2018 5:01 am

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., told Attorney General Jeff Sessions that the apparent use of the controversial "Trump dossier" to make the case for spying on former Trump campaign associates suggests a "clear violation" of FBI protocols. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Devin Nunes warns Jeff Sessions that FBI may have violated criminal statutes with FISA applications

Daniel Chaitin · March 2, 2018 3:12 am

In this 2017 photo, West Virginia attorney general Patrick Morrisey speaks at a news conference at Marshall University in Huntington, W.Va. The state sued the Drug Enforcement Agency in December to force changes to the agency's cap that mandates how many opioids can be manufactured each year. However, the lawsuit was dropped after U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions called for changes to the yearly limit. (AP Photo/John Raby)

West Virginia drops lawsuit against DEA

Robert King · March 1, 2018 11:17 pm

President Trump has publicly vented his frustrations with Attorney General Jeff Sessions for recusing himself from the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. (AP)

Richard Shelby on Trump’s treatment of Jeff Sessions: ‘I wouldn’t be anybody’s whipping boy’

Melissa Quinn · March 1, 2018 4:32 pm

President Trump previously held an opioid and drug abuse listening session on March 29, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House to convene opioid summit Thursday

Kelly Cohen · March 1, 2018 11:00 am

Jeff Sessions dodges questions about harsh Trump tweets after dining out with Rod Rosenstein

Diana Stancy Correll · March 1, 2018 3:58 am