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Markets had little reaction Friday to the latest shakeup in the White House after President Trump announced he will be nominating William Barr to serve as the next attorney general. What To Know Barr, who previously served as attorney general under George H.W. Bush for a little over a year, will...

In addition to a shift in the House majority and the passage of a number of new ballot measures this week, investors got one more major curveball from Washington when President Donald Trump ordered U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to step down from his position and selected Matthew Whitaker as...

Following the midterm elections Tuesday, the White House experienced a switch in representation that goes beyond control of the Congress. What Happened Wednesday afternoon, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced his resignation. CNN Senior White House Correspondent Jeff Zeleny tweeted the full...

Where to begin?  If you're just now catching up on 2018 politics, take a deep breath. There's a lot to take in. Here’s a quick recap of Washington’s wild first week of the year: Bannon Bonanza It started with a preview of Michael Wolff’s “Fire and “Fury...

The state of Ohio sues pharmaceutical companies for pushing painkillers. Missouri cops carry opioid antidotes in their cars. Judges everywhere play doctor, forcing abusers to choose between anti-addiction injections or jail. And the U.S. military — which has been dealing with opioid addiction...

Jeff Sessions, the U.S. Attorney General, has entered the bad books of President Donald Trump ever since he recused himself from the Russia investigation, which is probing into the Trump campaign's alleged collusion with Russia. The president has stopped short of firing Sessions but has been...

The Trump administration just made it easier for cops to confiscate your possessions or poach your pocketbook, regardless of whether you are charged with a crime. Making good on a warning issued earlier this week, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday issued new rules allowing the...

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday he supported President Donald Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey, who was leading the investigation into Russian collusion in the presidential election, but couldn’t recall or wouldn’t reveal any conversations with the president...

Embattled Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the first U.S. senator to endorse President Donald Trump’s candidacy, finds himself swept up in virtually every issue that has confounded the administration’s efforts to advance any sort of an agenda. Front and center is his role in whether the...

President Donald Trump might have drawn headlines away from his domestic troubles with his first state trip abroad, but ongoing investigations into his team’s Russian ties and financial dealings aren’t going away. Which means the steady murmurs of impeachment will likely remain when he...

Robert Mueller’s bulletproof reputation as a relentless, by-the-book investigator virtually guarantees a rigorous and wide-ranging investigation of President Donald Trump’s ties to the Kremlin, the former FBI director’s supporters say. “I can’t think of a better...

President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions are cracking down on sanctuary cities by threatening to hit them where it hurts most: in the pocketbook. Sanctuary cities are cities throughout the country which allow illegal alien residents to reside without fear of deportation. This week...

Preet Bharara, a notable federal prosecutor in Manhattan who gained notoriety for investigating cases of insider trading, was fired over the weekend. As has become the norm when a new president enters the White House, the President requested federal prosecutors appointed by the prior administration...

Led by the likes of Sen. Chuck Schumer (D - New York), American Democrats are pushing for investigations into executive relationships with Russia, and President Donald Trump is responding tit for tat. On Friday, a Tweet was posted to Trump’s personal Twitter Inc (NASDAQ: TWTR) account...

Shares of private prison operators The GEO Group Inc (NYSE: GEO) and Corecivic Inc (NYSE: CXW) continued their rally after Attorney General Jeff Sessions reversed the Obama-era Department of Justice efforts to reduce use of private prisons. Private Prisons And Politics “We believe that the...