N.Y. Immigration Courts Face 2-Year Delay After Judges Sent To The Border
The Trump administration is temporarily moving immigration judges to courts near the southern border, making delays in New York worse.
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'An Appalling And Detestable Lie': 5 Highlights From Sessions' Senate Testimony
The attorney general gave a fiery opening statement and answered senators' questions for 2 1/2 hours. Democrats hammered him on FBI Director James Comey's firing and for being generally evasive.
Attorney General Sessions' Opening Statement To Senate Panel, Annotated
Sessions denied reports of a possible undisclosed meeting with the Russian ambassador during the 2016 campaign. Here are his full prepared remarks, with analysis from NPR journalists.
Jeff Sessions Testifies He Never Discussed Election With Russians
In testy exchanges with Democratic senators, the attorney general defended himself against suggestions of wrongdoing during the 2016 campaign but refused to discuss conversations with the president.
In Refusal To Answer Questions, Sessions Denies Claiming Executive Privilege
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Steve Vladeck, a law professor at the University of Texas, about Jeff Sessions' justification for refusing to answer certain questions in his Senate testimony on Tuesday.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions Testifies Before Senate Intel Committee
Attorney General Jeff Sessions testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee less than a week after the testimony of former FBI Director James Comey raised several questions about Sessions' contacts with Russians in Washington, D.C., before his recusal from the investigation now underway.
Senate Questions Jeff Sessions About Contacts With Russian Officials
The Senate Intelligence Committee questioned Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday about his contacts with Russian officials in Washington, D.C., before he recused himself from investigations related to Russian influence on the 2016 election.
The 51st State?
Puerto Ricans are American citizens, without all the benefits of folks from the mainland. Should the U.S. treat Puerto Rico like a state, or a colony?
Rosenstein Says He Wouldn't Fire Special Counsel Mueller Without Good Cause
The deputy attorney general told a Senate subcommittee Tuesday that he would only consider firing special counsel Robert Mueller "if there were good cause" — even if an order comes from the president.
Trump Considering Firing Special Counsel? Just Another Example Of Stirring The Pot
Chris Ruddy, CEO of a right-wing news site, suggested Trump is considering firing Robert Mueller as special counsel. It might just be another chapter in Trump friends causing chaos, because why not?