ATTORNEY GENERAL

President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Justice had been a senator for 20 years.

Sen. Jeff Sessions has called the use of consent decrees an "end-run around the democratic process."

The confirmation process for Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) should be delayed in order to thoroughly vet Donald Trump’s attorney general nominee, a group of civil rights leaders said Friday.

The hearing will begin Tuesday on Capitol Hill, a full 10 days before Donald Trump is sworn into office.

President Ronald Reagan nominated Sessions for a federal judgeship in 1986, but the nomination was blocked by a Republican-controlled judiciary committee.

The New Jersey governor was also told he wouldn't head the Republican National Committee.

From the looks of it, full legalization across the United States may still be quite a ways off if Donald Trump's cabinet have a say in the matter.

Pennsylvania's attorney general wants to halt recount efforts in Pennsylvania.

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, reportedly Donald Trump's pick to run the EPA, has repeatedly sued the agency.

Almost a month after the election, Donald Trump still has several cabinet positions to fill.

The former New York mayor's name has come up in conjunction with several administration posts.

The justice department's suit to stop the merger of healthcare insurance giants Anthem and Cigna could fall to Trump's administration to decide.

A Trump team official says the job is the former New York mayor's if he wants it.

California’s Attorney General is also the first South Asian-American in the Senate and had the backing of top Democrats including President Barack Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden.

The FBI director has reportedly been a Republican most of his adult life but may not be one any more.

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf may have found his attorney general replacement in Bruce Beemer.

The attorney general of Pennsylvania is now a convicted criminal.

The DOJ is introducing an initiative aimed at reducing recidivism rates and helping former prisoners re-enter society.

After three people were charged in connection with the city's water crisis, Republican Rick Snyder said he has not been questioned by authorities.

The U.S. attorney general has asked that the White House not consider her for a Supreme Court vacancy.

At a conference in New Orleans, the U.S. attorney general echoed President Obama’s calls for reform in the nation's prisons.