All posts tagged "Jeff Sessions"
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Authoritarianism
Trump Called Sessions An ‘Idiot’, Told Him To Resign After He Appointed Mueller To Russia Probe
September 14, 2017In an Oval Office meeting following the appointment of special counsel Robert Mueller earlier this year,...
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NEWS
Obama Honors 9/11 Victims: ‘No Act Of Terror Will Ever Change Who We Are’
September 11, 2017On the 16th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks, former President Barack Obama tweeted a...
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DEMOCRACY
GOP Sen. John McCain Denounces Trump’s Decision To End Obama’s ‘Dreamers’ Program
September 5, 2017Republican Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Tuesday tore into President Trump’s decision to end special protections...
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JUSTICE
Trump DOJ To Retry Woman Who Laughed During Jeff Sessions’ Confirmation Hearing
September 1, 2017The Department of Justice will retry a protester who was arrested after she laughed during Attorney...
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FREEDOM
Sen. Rand Paul Blasts Trump For Police Militarization: ‘Americans Must Never Sacrifice Their Liberty’
August 28, 2017Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Monday blasted the Trump administration for its plan to fully militarize...
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JUSTICE
Months Before Issuing Controversial Pardon, Trump Asked Sessions About Closing Case Against Arpaio
August 26, 2017President Trump had asked Attorney General Jeff Sessions about whether it would be possible for the...
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Authoritarianism
Trump Justice Dept. Is Demanding Identifying Information On Over A Million Visitors To Anti-Trump Site
August 14, 2017In a lengthy blog post today, online web hosting provider DreamHost revealed that it has been...
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Authoritarianism
Republican Gothic: George Will Warns ‘Grotesque’ Is Becoming Normal For GOP
August 5, 2017In a column for The Washington Post, conservative columnist George Will warned Friday that “grotesque” is...
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NEWS
Ex-Bush Ethics Lawyer: If White House Wants To Use Lie Detectors, Start With The Lying Press Secretary
August 5, 2017After White House counselor Kellyanne Conway suggested the Trump administration may use lie detectors to identify...
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Authoritarianism
Speaker Paul Ryan Breaks With Trump: Intel leaks Are ‘The Problem Of The Leaker, Not The Journalist’
August 4, 2017Just hours after Attorney General Jeff Sessions threatened to subpoena members of the media that publish...
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Authoritarianism
Sessions Threatens To Subpoena Members Of The Press As Trump Escalates Crackdown On White House Leaks
August 4, 2017Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday announced that the Justice Department, FBI and government intelligence agencies...
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DEMOCRACY
Congressional Black Caucus: Our Worst Fears About Attorney General Jeff Sessions Are Becoming Reality
August 2, 2017The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) said Wednesday that its worst fears about Attorney General Jeff Sessions...
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JUSTICE
AG Jeff Sessions Appoints Army General Mark Inch To Oversee Federal Prisons
August 1, 2017Attorney General Jeff Sessions has appointed Army Gen. Mark Inch to oversee the Federal Bureau of...
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DEMOCRACY
GOP-Led Senate Panel Rejects Sessions’ Plea, Advances Dem Measure To Protect Medical Marijuana States
July 27, 2017The Senate Appropriations Committee approved an amendment to the 2018 Commerce, Justice and Science appropriations bill...