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Jeff Sessions
November 9, 2018
Matt Ford
How Much Damage Will Matt Whitaker Do to the Rule of Law in America?
Trump's interim attorney general will now oversee Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, which he has repeatedly criticized.
November 8, 2018
Jeet Heer
Senators offer vague warnings to Trump about the Mueller probe.
November 7, 2018
Matt Ford
The Agony and Malice of Jeff Sessions
Trump's attorney general was forced out over the Russia investigation, but he should be remembered for the damage he did to people's lives.
October 30, 2018
Marcy Wheeler
If Trump Fires Mueller
How a Democratic-controlled House can salvage the Russia investigation
October 17, 2018
Matt Ford
The Justice Department’s war on leaks strikes again.
September 19, 2018
Jeet Heer
Trump sympathizes with Brett Kavanaugh but not Christine Blasey Ford.
August 31, 2018
Matt Ford
The Russia Investigation After Jeff Sessions
What can the Senate do if Trump fires the attorney general? The Nixon era provides a roadmap.
August 23, 2018
Matt Ford
Jeff Sessions again rebukes Trump without naming Trump.
August 16, 2018
Jeet Heer
Trump wants Omarosa arrested.
August 9, 2018
Jeet Heer
A federal judge threatens to hold the attorney general in contempt of court.
July 3, 2018
Kaila Philo
The Trump administration ditches Obama-era affirmative action policies.
June 20, 2018
Matt Ford
Trump’s Astonishing Reversal Is No Solution
The president bowed to outrage over his migrant family separation policy, but his executive order may cause yet other cruelties.
June 19, 2018
Jeet Heer
How much credit should we give Trump for not annexing Austria?
June 18, 2018
Rafia Zakaria
On Sending Women Home to Die
What denying asylum to victims of domestic abuse means, in real life
June 15, 2018
Sarah Jones
Whom Would Jesus Lock Up?
Using the Bible to defend the government's most indefensible policies is a longstanding American tradition.
June 15, 2018
Jeet Heer
Rudy Giuliani wants a Saturday Night Massacre. Will Trump comply?
June 15, 2018
Jeet Heer
Imprisoning kids is ... biblical?
June 11, 2018
Matt Ford
Jeff Sessions shuts the door on asylum for women escaping domestic abuse.
June 5, 2018
Jeet Heer
Trump and his attorney general can’t get their immigration story straight.
May 31, 2018
Matt Ford
Cruelty Is Trump’s Only Immigration Policy
The president is inflicting harm for the sake of inflicting harm.
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