Stories tagged: "Jeff Sessions"


Family separation policy was encouraged by DOJ officials
Trump Administration Knew What It Was Doing With Its Child-Separation Policy, Watchdog Report Says

A draft report from the Justice Department's inspector general revealed that Jeff Sessions and others encouraged the “zero-tolerance” policy that separated more than 4,000 children from their families at the US-Mexico border.

Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions delivers his concession speech next to his wife, Mary, Tuesday, July 14, 2020, in Mobile, Ala. Sessions lost the Republican nomination for his old Senate seat to former college football coach Tommy Tuberville. (AP Photo/Julie Bennett)
So Long, Jeff Sessions—and 3 More Takeaways From This Week’s Primaries

Voters in Alabama, Maine, and Texas went to the polls on Tuesday, finalizing key Senate match-ups this November and delivering another huge victory for the criminal justice reform movement.

Jeff Sessions Senate race
Trump Endorses Jeff Sessions’ Rival, Calling Him ‘A Winner’

Tommy Tuberville finished first in Alabama’s Republican primary but garnered only enough votes to prompt a runoff with Sessions.