Attorney general nominee Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., is a fervent foe of marijuana legalization. But if he were confirmed as President-elect Trump’s top law enforcement official, would he really have any power to put his anti-pot views into practice? To review the postelection state of play, a majority of states have legalized medical marijuana and […]
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Trump asks Jeff Sessions to be attorney general, Mike Pompeo to head CIA
InsideGov | Graphiq President-elect Donald Trump has offered the position of attorney general to Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., and the position of CIA director to Rep. Mike Pompeo, R-Kan., according to sources close to the transition. Sessions’s offer was finalized Thursday and the senator has been working with staff to lay the groundwork for an […]
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Two GOP senators mentioned as possible picks for defense secretary
WASHINGTON — The two people most frequently mentioned to head the Pentagon in Donald Trump’s administration are both senators — and some of their chamber’s most hawkish Republicans. They are Alabama’s Jeff Sessions — one of Trump’s closest allies and a top booster since the start of the businessman’s unconventional campaign — and Arkansas’s Tom […]
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Donald Trump aims to name VP candidate Friday
Donald Trump Vice Presidential Possibilities | InsideGov WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has reached the final phase of his search for a running mate, narrowing his list to three leading contenders and directing his staff to prepare for a Friday announcement. “It’s a little bit like ‘The Apprentice,’” former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, one of Trump’s […]