Tag: Jeff Sessions
Trump fires Sessions; America edges ever closer to a constitutional crisis
While the departure of Sessions was expected, it still represents a political bombshell that could adversely affect Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller and his investigation into Russian hacking.
18 Attorneys General call for recusal of Sessions’ replacement from Russia...
“By all appearances, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has ably supervised the Special Counsel’s investigation from its outset. He should continue to do so."
#ProtectMueller: Protests erupt in over 1,000 cities across the US
"Trump's attempt to be his own judge and jury is inconsistent with the rule of law and democracy."
BREAKING: Trump fires Sessions, nationwide mass protests planned
Having an Attorney General that hasn’t recused himself may give the White House a clearer view into the Mueller investigation.
The Bible’s message on separating immigrant children from parents is a...
Scripture commands Christians to help the poor, to recognize the importance of the family, and to criticize unjust laws.
Why abolishing ICE is good climate policy
The war on terror has unleashed unspeakable cruelty. We must not rely on its institutions to fix the climate crisis.
Elizabeth Warren criticizes Sessions on his one-year anniversary as AG
In the speech, Sen. Warren openly refers to Sessions as a “racist” and his policies as “bigotry.”
Trump’s hurricane of hate
Trump will only back down if faced with massive grass-roots pressure.
Sessions DOJ says it’s OK to purge infrequent voters from Ohio...
The Obama administration was against the state's practice of purging inactive voters from the rolls, but this week, the Trump administration reversed course.
‘Stonewall’ Sessions leads the charge of the Trump brigade
The attorney general's testimony before the Senate intelligence committee was more smoke and mirrors.
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A successful general strike requires trauma-informed mutual aid
To strike at scale and over the long-term, we need to build real trust so that we can lean on each other when the paychecks stop.
This is what accountability looks like
Whether it's the refusal to release all the Epstein files, the failure to punish Trump for his anti-democratic actions, or the launching of the war in Iran, the United States is becoming as unaccountable as Russia under Putin.
Documents reveal a web of financial ties between Trump officials and the industries they...
ProPublica is releasing a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,500 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who declined to identify former clients.
Trump economy loses 92,000 jobs in February as economists warn labor market weakness is...
New Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows unemployment rising and hiring slowing across major industries as economists warn that policy uncertainty, tariffs, and economic shocks are weighing on the labor market.
Daniel Ellsberg speaks to us as the war on Iran continues
"We owe it to our troops, as well as to other potential victims of this war, to speak the truth about ourselves: what we believe, what we reject, and what we want.”