Category: Jeff Sessions

This Is the Coretta Scott King Letter That Elizabeth Warren Was Prevented From Reading in the Senate

American civil rights campaigner, and widow of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King stands behind a podium covered in microphones at Peace-In-Vietnam Rally, Central Park, New York, April 27, 1968. over the nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions as Attorney General after she quoted a letter written by Coretta Scott King in which King spoke out against Sessions' character, the Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said that Warren had “impugned the motives and conduct of our colleague from Alabama,” referring to Sessions; the Republican-held Senate then voted 49 to 43 to uphold the objection that she had breached the rules of debate.

Warren Violates Arcane Rule, Sparking Senate Dustup

Sen. Elizabeth Warren has earned a rare rebuke by the Senate for – believe it or not – quoting Coretta Scott King on the Senate floor. The Massachusetts Democrat ran afoul of the chamber’s arcane rules by reading a 30-year-old letter from Dr. Martin Luther King’s widow that dated to Sen. Jeff Sessions ‘ failed judicial nomination three decades ago.

David Horsey: America’s fate is in the hands of Trump’s bizarre inner circle of advisers

Here is something to keep you awake at night: Your future, and the future of the world, now rests in the hands of a tiny team of zealots and opportunistic hacks in the White House who prefer to rule the country by edict and “alternative facts” while ignoring the courts, leaving Congress out of the loop, purging seasoned officials from the government and targeting the independent media. Before you run into the night screaming, it is worth noting that the coup is being managed by a collection of characters who seem unable to pull it off without raising deep opposition.

Senate in round-the-clock session to confirm Trump Cabinet

Democrats announced plans Monday to hold the Senate floor around the clock to protest Republicans’ push to confirm President Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks. Democrats’ effort got under way as the Senate headed toward a showdown vote Tuesday on Education Secretary nominee Betsy DeVos, a wealthy GOP donor who has advocated for alternatives to public education.

VP Pence may have to break tie to get deVos confirmed

Republican Senators Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins each came out Wednesday against Betsy de Vos, President Trump’s pick to head the Education Department The billionaire GOP megadonor has been a major supporter of private school education vouchers and flubbed questions at her confirmation hearing The GOP opponents are not filibustering the nomination, which would allow it to go forward on a simple majority vote Vice President Mike Pence may need to cast the deciding vote in order to confirm the nomination of Betsy deVos, President Trump’s pick to run the Education Department.

Civil rights opponent moves toward US Attorney General confirmation

Ari Berman posted a message on Twitter saying, ” Senate Judiciary Committee just voted to confirm Jeff Sessions, lifelong opponent of civil rights, on 1st day of Black History Month ” in what understatement allows us to call irony. Jefferson Beauregard “Jeff” Sessions III, the junior United States Senator from Alabama and President Donald Trump’s choice to be US attorney general, is .

Bannon’s power puts Republicans on edge

Republicans on Capitol Hill are on edge over what they view as Stephen Bannon’s growing influence inside President Trump’s White House. The White House counselor’s elevation to being a permanent member of the National Security Council has deepened the debate, as has the furor surrounding Trump’s controversial executive order on immigration.

Conservatives Defend Stephen Miller: A ‘Brilliant And Courageous’ Man

President Donald Trump’s senior policy advisor Stephen Miller has come under fire for his role in crafting the president’s pause on immigration from seven Muslim-majority nations, and is being cast by prominent media figures as a toxic influence within the administration. But for the conservatives who know Miller best, a far different picture emerges of the 31-year-old man who’s become a significant player in the White House.

Conservatives Defend Stephen Miller: A ‘Brilliant And Courageous’ Man

President Donald Trump’s senior policy advisor Stephen Miller has come under fire for his role in crafting the president’s pause on immigration from seven Muslim-majority nations, and is being cast by prominent media figures as a toxic influence within the administration. But for the conservatives who know Miller best, a far different picture emerges of the 31-year-old man who’s become a significant player in the White House.

Trump Antitrust Policy Awaits Sessions Vote

The Alabama senator’s confirmation as U.S. Attorney General would allow him to fill senior staff positions at the Department of Justice, including antitrust chief. The nomination of Alabama senator Jeff Sessions for U.S. Attorney General is expected to move forward Wednesday morning when the Senate Judiciary Committee reconvenes to vote on sending his name to the full Senate.

Sen. Mitch McConnell: Dems Need to ‘Get Over’ Loss, Approve Nominees

Senate Democrats’ delaying tactics on President Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees are fueled by nothing more than rancor over losing the election, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell charged Tuesday. The Kentucky Republican’s blast came in response to Democrats’ boycott of committee votes Tuesday on Treasury Secretary nominee Steven Mnuchin and Health and Human Services Secretary nominee, Georgia Rep. Tom Price – as well as filibustering over Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions’s nomination as attorney general, The Hill reported .

Sen. Leahy mocks Trumpa s voter fraud…

The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee said Tuesday President Trump’s claims of rampant voter fraud in the 2016 election have been debunked, but said he still expects the ridiculous claims to continue. “The next thing we are going to hear is that unicorns voted,” Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont said during a committee hearing where lawmakers were scheduled to vote on Mr. Trump’s nomination of Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions to be attorney general.

In new White House, a look at Trump’s inner circle

Since taking office 10 days ago, President Donald Trump has moved to consolidate power within a small cadre of close aides at the White House. He’s added a senior political adviser to the National Security Council and appears to have cut out Cabinet secretaries from decision making on some of his top policies, including the immigration and refugee order that led to protests, legal challenges and temporary detention of some legal U.S. residents this weekend.

Who is Jeff Sessions? Alabama Senator is poised to be Attorney General in Trump administration

The Senate Judiciary Committee will meet today to decide on the nomination of Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions to become the next U.S. Attorney General. The vote comes as the White House faces what could be a series of challenges over its controversial immigration order and just a day after President Donald Trump fired acting Attorney General Sally Yates after she refused to defend his directive.

GOP pushing Price, Sessions, DeVos a step toward Senate OK

Republicans are muscling more of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees to the cusp of Senate confirmation over Democratic objections, with committees poised to advance his picks to head agencies in the thick of partisan battles over health care, legal protections, education and the economy. Senate panels were expected Tuesday to advance Trump’s picks of Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., to be health secretary; Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., to be attorney general; wealthy conservative activist Betsy DeVos to head the Education Department and Steve Mnuchin to lead Treasury.

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The Manhattan District AttorneyA s Office is looking into the decades-old suspicious death of a reporter who at the time was investigating the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Newspaper columnist and TV game show star Dorothy Kilgallen, 52, was found dead of an alleged drug overdose in her Manhattan townhouse on November 8, 1965 – just weeks before a trip she had planned to New Orleans to meet with a secret informant relating to an 18-month investigation she was conducting about KennedyA s assassination for a tell-all book.

Clash over refugee ban brings firing of Justice Dept. head

In an extraordinary public showdown, President Donald Trump fired the acting attorney general of the United States after she publicly questioned the constitutionality of his refugee and immigration ban and refused to defend it in court. The clash Monday night between Trump and Sally Yates, a career prosecutor and Democratic appointee, laid bare the growing discord and dissent surrounding an executive order that halted the entire U.S. refugee program and banned all entries from seven Muslim-majority nations for 90 days.

Top Justice official fired

President Donald Trump fired acting Attorney General Sally Yates Monday night, after Yates ordered Justice Department lawyers earlier in the day to not to defend his immigration order temporarily banning entry into the United States for citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries and refugees from around the world.

Who is Justice Dept. veteran Sally Yates?

JUNE 28: Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates speaks during a press conference at the Department of Justice on June 28, 2016 in Washington, DC. Volkswagen has agreed to nearly $15 billion in a settlement over emissions cheating on its diesel vehicles.

Trump fires acting AG; new AG rescinds order

JUNE 11: Andrew G. McCabe , Assistant Director of the FBI’s Washington Field Office speaks while flanked by Dana J. Boente ,U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, after a hearing in federal court June 11, 2015 in Alexandria, Virginia. Officials announced that earlier today 17-year-old Virginia high school student Ali Shukri Amin pleaded guilty to helping a classmate travel to Syria in hopes of joining ISIS.

Department of Justice head tells staff not to defend Trump refugee order

Acting Attorney General Sally Yates, a Democratic appointee, directed Justice Department attorneys not to defend President Donald Trump’s executive refugee and immigration ban, saying Monday that she was not convinced that the order was lawful. Her directive was likely to be temporary, given that Sen. Jeff Sessions, Trump’s pick for attorney general, will likely move to uphold the president’s policy.

With Trump on their side, conservatives see hope in lengthy abortion fight

Sensing a political opportunity they have not had in more than a decade, social conservatives are preparing for a lengthy fight over abortion rights that promises to widen the culture war fissures that Republicans have tried for years to bridge. Two fights loom in Washington that are galvanizing the right as it solidifies control of two branches of government and moves to dominate the third: an effort in Congress to eliminate Planned Parenthood’s federal funding and President Donald Trump’s forthcoming choice of a Supreme Court nominee.

Trump to launch probe into unproven voter fraud claim

A spokesman said President Donald Trump will sign an executive action Thursday to commission an investigation into widespread voter fraud, raising the prospect of a federal government probe into a widely debunked claim and sparking alarm among experts and Democrats. White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Trump would sign the order in the Oval Office but did not provide more details as to what it might entail.

Trump: McConnell should nix filibuster if Democrats block Supreme Court nominee

Mitch McConnell Trump: McConnell should nix filibuster if Democrats block Supreme Court nominee Ryan tiptoes around deficit concerns for 2017 legislation The Hill’s 12:30 Report MORE to kill the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees if Democrats block his upcoming pick, who is expected to be announced next week. Trump told Fox News that he “would” back getting rid of the 60-vote threshold for high court nominees if he can’t win over the support of at least eight Democrats.

Trump seeks investigation into unproven voter fraud claim

President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that he is ordering a “major investigation” into widespread voter fraud, raising the prospect of a federal government probe into a widely debunked claim and sparking alarm among experts and Democrats. Trump announced in a pair of tweets early Wednesday that the investigation will look at those registered to vote in more than one state, “those who are illegal and … even, those registered to vote who are dead .”

Advocate of ending U.S. birthright citizenship may be joining Trump administration

President Trump is joined by Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly during a visit to the Department of Homeland Security on January 25. A prominent advocate of ending U.S. birthright citizenship is in line to join the Trump administration in an immigration-related position at the Department of Homeland Security, according to two former U.S. officials informed of transition changes by department personnel. Jon D. Feere has been a legal policy analyst for the Center for Immigration Studies, a conservative group that calls for added immigration restrictions.

Reality, Rights Fade in Trump’s America

The president not only has the resources of the American government at his disposal, but also a coterie of billionaire buddies committed to disseminating ‘alternative facts’ on his behalf. This week a commercial titled ” Champion ” made the rounds on cable news networks, proclaiming that President Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, the embattled Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, is “a civil rights champion” with “a lifetime of fighting for justice.”

Inauguration Day – ” Nothing Will Ever Be The Same Again

Over the past two months since his election the expanding clouds of chaos and uncertainty generated by the approaching Trump presidency have transfixed the world. Understandably the United States, media and establishment, presented today’s inauguration with all the respect, pomp and ceremony that traditionally accompanies the coronation of the “Leader of the Free World.”

Chamber passes resolution supporting Orr for Sessions’ seat

The Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce passed a resolution today supporting the selection of state Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, to replace U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions if Sessions is confirmed as U.S. attorney general. Because of Judiciary Committee rules, Sessions has to wait longer than other Cabinet picks until his nomination can come to the floor.