January 23, 2018 Sessions interviewed for hours by Mueller's team in Russia probe Attorney General Jeff Sessions spent several hours being grilled by the special counsel’s office last week as part of the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, the Justice Department confirmed Tuesday.
January 12, 2018 No oil drilling off Florida coast, Trump administration says The White House will not allow companies to drill for oil off the coast of Florida, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Tuesday after a brief meeting with the state's governor.
January 11, 2018 Sessions announces Hezbollah financing, narcoterror team after bombshell report The Department of Justice announced Thursday that it is creating a task force to take a fresh look at drug-trafficking and money-laundering operations linked to Hezbollah after an investigative report last month claimed that the Obama administration turned a blind eye to such activities in order to preserve the Iran nuclear deal.
January 5, 2018 Democrats, environmentalists blast Trump offshore drilling plan Overturning 33 years of energy policy, the Trump administration Thursday proposed opening as much as 90 percent of the U.S. coast to oil and gas development.
January 4, 2018 Trump had White House lawyer urge Sessions against Russia recusal, report says President Trump instructed his White House counsel, Don McGahn, to stop Attorney General Jeff Sessions from recusing himself from the Justice Department's investigation into potential ties between Russia and members of the Trump campaign, multiple outlets reported Thursday.
December 27, 2017 DOJ scolds Obama administration over reported groping, harassment, office sex The Justice Department scolded the Obama administration on Wednesday following a report on how sexual harassment of all kinds was improperly handled at the department for years.
December 27, 2017 Trump partly blames Sessions for Republican loss in Alabama: report President Trump reportedly blamed Attorney General Jeff Sessions for Republican Roy Moore’s loss in Alabama earlier this month because his departure from the Senate to lead the Justice Department necessitated the race.
December 25, 2017 'Gift' to Mnuchin was 'act of political theater,' says man claiming responsibility A man who claims responsibility for leaving a gift-wrapped box of horse manure outside the Los Angeles home of U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin reportedly defended the act Sunday.
December 22, 2017 Sessions orders DOJ review after report Obama administration gave Hezbollah a pass Attorney General Jeff Sessions is launching a review of a law enforcement initiative called Project Cassandra after an investigative report was published this week claiming the Obama administration gave a free pass to Hezbollah’s drug-trafficking and money-laundering operations to help ensure the Iran nuclear deal would stay on track.
December 15, 2017 Sessions says FBI 'functioning at a high level' after Trump criticism Attorney General Jeff Sessions defended the FBI Friday, hours after President Donald Trump ripped the bureau's leadership and suggested that its reputation was "in tatters."