Tag: Attorneys General

As President Trump has previously proposed privatizing air traffic control, it would appear that he supports the House version of the bill. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Chuck Grassley warns Judiciary Committee won’t consider replacement for Jeff Sessions this year if Trump fires him

Josh Siegel · July 27, 2017 1:32 am

Brooks is doing something very clever. Without consulting Sessions, he has pitted the president against Alabama's favorite son, essentially playing Trump off of Sessions. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

In bizarre campaign move, Rep. Mo Brooks encourages Jeff Sessions to retake his Senate seat

Philip Wegmann · July 26, 2017 7:12 pm

Trump has spent the past week publicly venting his frustration with Sessions' decision in March to recuse himself from the Russia investigation. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

White House: Trump wants Sessions to ‘continue to focus’ on immigration, leaks

Sarah Bedford · July 26, 2017 7:01 pm

Editorial cartoons

Editorial cartoon: You’re lucky I like you so much!

Washington Examiner · July 26, 2017 5:00 pm

The graphic appeared leading into NBC correspondent Andrea Mitchell's noon program as a tease for a segment about U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions remaining in his position even as President Trump publicly criticizes his work performance. (Image courtesy screenshot)

MSNBC uses ‘RESIST’ graphic

Eddie Scarry · July 26, 2017 4:42 pm

President Trump questioned Wednesday why Attorney General Jeff Sessions didn't fire Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe when he took over as head of the Justice Department. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

National Security

Trump questions why Jeff Sessions didn’t fire acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe

Melissa Quinn · July 26, 2017 2:49 pm

"The weakness is that the president is trying to not use his power, he is trying to get Sessions to quit," Sen. Lindsey Graham said. "And I hope Sessions doesn't quit." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Lindsey Graham: Trump’s attacks on Jeff Sessions show ‘weakness’

Anna Giaritelli · July 26, 2017 2:46 pm

Anthony Scaramucci, incoming White House communications director, said Wednesday the Trump administration is looking to impose a "cultural reset" on leaks coming from the White House and other officials. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Anthony Scaramucci: Trump administration wants a ‘cultural reset’ on leaks

Anna Giaritelli · July 26, 2017 12:00 pm

"All hell would break loose." (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Republicans warn Trump: Don’t fire Jeff Sessions

David M. Drucker · July 26, 2017 4:01 am

Presidents are entitled to choose their cabinet members, and Trump is entitled to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions if he chooses. But the president's focus on this is inconsistent with his protestations that Russia is a red herring. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump, Sessions, and the whirlwind on the horizon

Washington Examiner · July 26, 2017 4:01 am

Some sources close to the White House expressed doubt about Sessions' future in the administration. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump’s feud with Jeff Sessions strains an administration on edge

Sarah Bedford · July 26, 2017 4:01 am

Despite President Trump's public criticism of him. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Jeff Sessions plans to announce criminal leak investigations in coming days: Report

Josh Siegel · July 26, 2017 12:43 am