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  • Sessions pushes back on Trump criticism over handling of FBI

    Updated Mar 1, 2018

    By SADIE GURMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON — Harshly criticized yet again by his boss, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has abandoned his usual stony silence and pushed back against President Donald Trump for saying Sessions' response to Republican complaints about the FBI was "disgraceful." Sessions gave no suggestion he would step down in light of Trump's charge Wednesday on Twitter and insisted he would "continue to discharge my duties with integrity and honor." Trump's latest tirade stems from a comment Sessions made T...

  • Walmart, Dick's expand corporate rift with gun lobby

    Updated Mar 1, 2018

    By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK — The rift between major U.S. companies and the gun lobby is growing. And Americans are taking note, lighting up social media boards with vows to back up the companies with their wallet, or to boycott them. Retail heavyweights Walmart and Dick's Sporting Goods have taken steps to restrict gun sales. That follows moves by several other major corporations, including MetLife, Hertz and Delta Air Lines, that have cut ties with National Rifle Association following last month's school...