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White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said today that President Trump has "been very clear" about his feelings about Attorney General Jeff Sessions. "He's obviously disappointed but also wants the attorney general to continue to focus on the things that the attorney general does. He wants him to lead the Department of Justice. He wants to do that strongly.

It’s unclear how President Donald Trump’s announced military ban on transgender people will affect those already serving in the U.S.

Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories Caitlyn Jenner, one of the most prominent transgender figures in America, slammed President Trump on Wednesday for barring transgender people from serving in the military. First, Jenner retweeted a Trump post from June 2016 in which he promised to fight for the LGBT community.

Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories His decision was announced with such haste that the White House could not answer basic inquiries on about how it would be carried out.  Meanwhile, Ed Markey called transgender service members “dedicated patriots” and said, “We welcome their service & honor their love of country.”  Only one Republican lawmaker offered early support for the policy change on social media Wednesday.   Donald Trump’s decision to jump the gun on that policy announcement had opponents steaming and D.C.

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Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories CAPITAL SOURCE Governor Charlie Baker will attend a Republican Governors Association meeting for four days in Aspen, Colo., a spokesman said Friday.  CAPITAL SOURCE Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey on Wednesday endorsed Michael Kelley in the District 2 City Council race.  CAPITAL SOURCE On Monday, almost a year to the day after he was offered the running-mate spot, Kaine was back at One Beacon Street.

Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories His decision was announced with such haste that the White House could not answer basic inquiries on about how it would be carried out.  Meanwhile, Ed Markey called transgender service members “dedicated patriots” and said, “We welcome their service & honor their love of country.”  Only one Republican lawmaker offered early support for the policy change on social media Wednesday.   Donald Trump’s decision to jump the gun on that policy announcement had opponents steaming and D.C.

Posted at 2:43 pm on July 25, 2017 by streiff Earlier today White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci spoke to ABC News. In the interview he talked about the relationship, or lack thereof, between Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions: This is similar what he said on Hugh Hewitt’s show (disclosure, Hugh’s show and RedState are both part of Salem Media):

Posted at 6:00 pm on July 25, 2017 by Susan Wright So the whole world wants to know: Were there pee-pee tapes? Ok, that may not be the most pressing issue, but the Senate Judiciary Committee has finally managed to get someone associated with the controversial dossier on Donald Trump to agree to be interviewed. The co-founder of Fusion GPS has agreed to meet with the committee behind closed doors. This is part of the ongoing investigation

Posted at 8:37 pm on July 25, 2017 by streiff Spat or not spat, Attorney General Jeff Sessions is moving ahead with the Trump administration’s agenda of ending the sanctuary city nonsense. Last week, Sessions made as trip to Philadelphia where he denounced the lawlessness of the sanctuary city movement. Today, he took it a step further. The target it a grant program called the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.