Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday he is unfamiliar with an FBI report about black extremists that has alarmed some lawmakers. The revelation prompted an uncomfortable exchange for the nation’s top prosecutor, whose political career has been dogged by questions about race. The 12-page FBI intelligence assessment, written in August, […]
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Elementary school students injured in deadly Northern California shooting
An elementary school in rural northern California was placed on lockdown today after several people were shot at or near the school, leaving three people dead, officials said. One father, Coy Ferreira, told ABC Redding, California, affiliate KRCR-TV he was dropping his daughter off for kindergarten at the Rancho Tehama […]
Sessions said he never lied about communications between Russia, Trump campaign
Attorney General Jeff Sessions denied suggestions Tuesday that he misled Congress in previous appearances before Senate committees in which he was asked about Trump campaign contacts with Russian officials. Questions about the attorney general’s prior answers to Congress came during testimony before the House Judiciary Committee. Lawmakers asked about the […]
WATCH: Sessions explains his opinion of marijuana users
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Live updates: Sessions testifies before the House Judiciary Committee
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is currently testifying before the House Judiciary Committee, where he’s expected to face questions related to the latest developments in the ongoing investigations into Russian interference in last year’s U.S. presidential election Sessions previously appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee in October and Senate Intelligence Committee […]
Donald Trump Jr. says he communicated with WikiLeaks during 2016 campaign
President Donald Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., said Monday that he communicated with representatives from WikiLeaks during the 2016 campaign via private message on Twitter. WikiLeaks made contact with Trump Jr. in late September 2016 and continued into the first half of this year, the president’s son said. One […]
UCLA basketball players check out of Chinese hotel amid shoplifting accusations
The three UCLA basketball players who had been detained in China since last week, after being accused of shoplifting, have checked out of the hotel where they’d been staying since they were arrested and charged, the Hyatt Regency Hangzhou confirmed to ABC News today. Police in Hangzhou accused freshmen LiAngelo […]
Sessions to testify before House Judiciary Committee
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is set to testify today before the House Judiciary Committee, where he’s likely to face questions related to the latest developments in the ongoing investigations into Russian interference in last year’s U.S. presidential election Sessions previously appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee in October and Senate […]
Man dies after found shot in Tampa neighborhood where 3 others slain last month
Tampa police, responding to early-morning reports of gunfire, found a gunshot victim in the same Seminole Heights neighborhood where three people died in a span of 11 days last month, authorities said. The man is dead and police are calling the incident suspicious. The earlier killings remain unsolved. This is […]
Trump personally asked Chinese president to resolve case of detained UCLA players
President Donald Trump said he has personally appealed to Chinese President Xi Jinping to help resolve the case of three UCLA men’s basketball players who were arrested for alleged shoplifting in China last week and now potentially face lengthy jail time. “When I heard about it two days ago, I […]