Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions will face ex-college football coach Tommy Tuberville in a Republican runoff March 31 as the former Alabama senator seeks to regain his longtime seat.
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Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions will attempt to win back his old U.S. Senate seat in Alabama after a tumultuous time in President Donald Trump's Cabinet.
Hundreds of Justice Department employees have gathered to send off Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
Former acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker has left the Justice Department. Justice Department spokeswoman Kerri Kupec says Whitaker's last day was Saturday.
Law
The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved President Donald Trump's pick for attorney general.
Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker says the special counsel's Russia investigation is 'close to being completed.'
Attorney general nominee Bill Barr says he would "not go after" marijuana companies in states where cannabis is legal.
UPDATE: The Senate has confirmed William Barr as attorney general, placing the veteran government official and lawyer atop the Justice Department as special counsel Robert Mueller investigates Russian interference in the 2016 election.
President Trump says he will nominate William Barr, attorney general under President George HW Bush, as his next attorney general.
Law
Three Democratic senators have filed a lawsuit challenging the appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general.