October 07, 2020 7:51 pm
The separation of migrant children from their parents, sometimes for months, was at the heart of the Trump administration’s assault on immigration.
April 19, 2019 12:41 pm
It has not been the end of his presidency, but it has come to consume it. Although the resulting two-year investigation ended without charges against Trump, Mueller’s report painted a damning portrait of a White House dominated by a president desperate to thwart the inquiry only to be restrained by aides equally desperate to thwart his orders.
March 05, 2019 8:22 am
William Barr said he would allow Mueller to finish his inquiry and would make as many of its findings public as he can.. Mueller is widely expected to finish his investigation in the coming weeks.
December 22, 2018 11:08 am
US media widely attributed the resignation of Jim Mattis to prolonged differences between Donald Trump. The schism between the two started in May when the US President chose to withdraw from Iran nuclear deal without having his Defense Secretary on board.
November 13, 2018 10:03 am
Whitaker is "committed to following all appropriate processes,'' including consulting with senior ethics officials about his "oversight responsibilities and matter that may warrant recusal,'' Justice Department spokeswoman Kerri Kupec said.
November 09, 2018 7:38 am
Trump named Sessions' chief of staff, Matthew Whitaker, as acting attorney general, saying he would soon nominate a permanent replacement for review by the Senate.
November 08, 2018 12:58 pm
The appointment of Matthew Whitaker as the acting head of the Justice Department immediately raised questions about what the move means for Robert Mueller, the special counsel leading the investigation into Russia influencing the US presidential election.
June 12, 2018 7:45 am
Monday's decision marks Sessions' latest effort to greatly restrict immigration. Cracking down on illegal immigration and tightening legal immigration were major themes of President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign.
May 08, 2018 8:59 am
"If you are smuggling a child then we will prosecute you, and that child will be separated from you as required by law," Time magazine quoted Jeff Sessions as saying.
March 30, 2018 8:26 am
Sessions' referral of the allegations to the inspector general enraged President Donald Trump, who said Sessions should have ordered his own investigation.
November 11, 2018 6:54 am
The demonstrators gathered in New York's Times Square and shouted slogans including "Hands off Mueller'' and "Nobody's above the law''.