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During a news conference, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said he will continue to serve in his position “as long as that is appropriate.”
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During a news conference, Attorney General Jeff Sessions he will continue to serve in his position “as long as that is appropriate,” a day after President Trump that he never would have nominated Sessions had he known he would recuse himself from the Russia investigation. The Senate Judiciary Committee the nomination of Christopher Wray for FBI director. Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley to subpoena Donald Trump Jr. his well-wishers for their support and added that he’ll “be back soon,” following the news that he has been diagnosed with brain cancer. Senators Lindsey Graham and Dick Durbin a new version of the Dream Act, which would grant legal status and a path to citizenship to undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children.

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