Sessions promises "new sheriff in town" on trip to border
Sessions visited the region Wednesday and delivered a pep talk to law enforcement
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Sessions visited the region Wednesday and delivered a pep talk to law enforcement
He told border sheriffs that cracking down on illegal crossings and drug smuggling is necessary to build a lawful immigration system
The move comes after President Trump accused officials of "slow walking" their release
Edward O'Callaghan will be the acting principal associate deputy attorney general, with some oversight of the Russia probe
President Trump continues to criticize the investigation into Russian election meddling and any ties to the Trump campaign
As of 7 p.m. Thursday, the fund had raised more than $200,000
Attorney general tells Congressional Republicans that he sees no need for an additional special counsel at this time
President Trump's criticisms aimed at the attorney general over the recusal have't changed Jeff Sessions' mind
Charges allege Terry J. Albury, who was an agent in Minnesota, shared two documents with a reporter, including one relating to how the FBI assesses confidential informants
The announcement comes after Republicans have called for further review of warrants obtained for former Trump campaign aide Carter Page
"Not in my worst nightmares did I ever dream my FBI career would end this way," wrote fired former FBI Deputy Director
"We will BAN all devices that turn legal weapons into illegal machine guns," President Trump tweeted Friday
Fired former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe, who was fired on Friday, was overseeing investigation into whether Sessions had lacked candor
Trump falsely asserted that the House Intelligence Committee concluded there was no collusion between his campaign and Russia
The president said the special counsel's team is staffed with "hardened" Democrats despite Mueller being a Republican himself
"We have to find out the facts of what he did and if he did then some punishment was necessary," King said of McCabe's termination
President Trump, pleased with Attorney General Jeff Sessions' decision to fire Andrew McCabe, unleashed his thoughts on Twitter Saturday
Former FBI deputy director tells CBS News an inspector general's report that led to his dismissal was "misleading and unfair"
The Trump White House is showing no signs of slowing down in its spring cleaning process
Sessions is reviewing the recommendation. McCabe left the FBI in January
Officials at the ATF have historically preferred to use their limited resources to deal with violent crimes than pursue people who give false information
Americans are divided along partisan lines on federal and state authority on immigration laws
Attorney general has been tough on drugs, but took a more relaxed stance Saturday
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Wednesday against three California laws that they claim interfer with enforcement of federal immigration law
"We've never had Washington come to California and sue the state and make up lies," Gov. Jerry Brown said