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JUST IN: Vaccine skeptic Robert Kennedy says he accepted Trump's offer to chair panel on vaccine safety, scientific integrity
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gestures while entering the lobby of Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York, U.S., January 10, 2017. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonRobert F Kennedy JR says Trump asked him to chair a commission on vaccine safety and he agreed. Has lobbied for vaccine exemptions.2:07 PM - 10 Jan 2017- Reply
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Sessions takes questions on independence; protesters interupt hearing
ReutersRepublican Senator Jeff Sessions faced interruptions and questions on his ability to be independent and go against Donald Trump if necessary as the first confirmation hearing for the president-elect's Cabinet nominees got under way on Tuesday. -
Sessions says he would favor special prosecutor for any Clinton investigation
ReutersRepublican Senator Jeff Sessions said on Tuesday he would recuse himself from investigating Hillary Clinton's email practices and charitable foundation if confirmed as attorney general and he would favor the appointment of a special prosecutor for any such investigation. -
Al Franken: We don't want to misrepresent your record, and you don't want to misrepresent your own record, right? Sessions: Right.12:48 PM - 10 Jan 2017
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Franken reads quote in which Sessions says he filed "20 or 30" civil rights cases, then says it was less than that, Sessions says yes, less.12:50 PM - 10 Jan 2017- Reply
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Sessions says actually filed fewer civil rights cases than he'd previously said, but some were underway when he assumed prosecutorial role.12:51 PM - 10 Jan 2017- Reply
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Franken brings up this op-ed claiming Sessions didn't have as much involvement in civil rights case as he claimed https://t.co/0NFwzvIETk12:54 PM - 10 Jan 2017- Reply
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Sessions: One of the writers of that op-ed testified on my behalf in my 1986 confirmation hearing.12:55 PM - 10 Jan 2017- Reply
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Franken: You say you don't even know the other author of the op-ed but you claimed you personally handled one of his cases, so...12:56 PM - 10 Jan 2017- Reply
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Sessions continues to read from 1986 testimony of other op-ed contributor.12:56 PM - 10 Jan 2017- Reply
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Franken points out - and Sessions admits - Sessions exaggerated about the # of civil rights cases he worked on. https://t.co/bj1TUgRlaN12:58 PM - 10 Jan 2017- Reply
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- Sessions says that the Russian hacking of the DNC was a 'significant event' and that he trusts the FBI's conclusion was 'honorably reached'
- Sessions says Congress has made clear that waterboarding or other torture is 'absolutely improper' and 'illegal.'
- Sessions also says he would favor a special prosecutor for any investigation of former Secretary of State Clinton
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Jeff Sessions: Confirmation hearing so far
Republican Senator Jeff Sessions faced interruptions and questions on his ability to be independent and go against Donald Trump if necessary as the first confirmation hearing for the president-elect's Cabinet nominees got under way today.
Sessions, nominated to be attorney general, became the first sitting senator to endorse Trump for the presidency in early 2016 and has remained a close adviser on issues such as immigration.
What opposition has there been?
Democratic Senator Diane Feinstein said the Senate Judiciary Committee has received letters from 400 civil rights organizations opposing his confirmation to the country's top law enforcement post.
"This job requires service to the people and the law, not the president," Feinstein said.
"There is a deep fear about what a Trump administration will bring in many places. And this is the context in which we must consider Senator Sessions' record and nomination," Feinstein added.
Protesters repeatedly interrupted the start of Sessions' hearing, some dressed in KKK robes and another holding a sign that said "Support Civil Rights, Stop Sessions."
Sessions was denied confirmation to a federal judgeship in 1986 after allegations emerged that he made racist remarks, including testimony that he called an African-American prosecutor "boy," an allegation Sessions denied.
What does the attorney general do?
The attorney general is the country's top prosecutor and legal adviser to the president.
As head of the Justice Department, the attorney general also oversees the immigration court system that decides whether immigrants are deported or granted asylum or some other kind of protection.
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Sessions leads off in grilling of Trump's picks - Reuters TV
Reuters TVIgnoring Democrats' objections, Republicans push ahead with plans for no fewer than 8 hearings this week for Donald Trump's key cabinet picks, leading off with Attorney General nominee Sen. Jeff Sessions, who is fighting decades-old allegations of racial insensitivity. -
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Putin says Russia will follow up fast after Ukraine call with Biden
MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia would send ideas to Washington within a week to follow up his talks with U.S. President Joe Biden on the Ukraine crisis.
