INTERVIEW — DEL WILBER – covers the Justice Department for the Los Angeles Times

Sen. Jeff Sessions defends his civil rights record, promises to prioritize law over his personal views

Sessions will recuse himself from matters involving Hillary Clinton as attorney general

Amid attacks from Democrats, Sessions vows to uphold laws on abortion, same-sex marriage

Trump is hit with allegations that Russia gathered compromising information on him. On the eve of his first news conference in more than five months, President-elect Trump faces unverified allegations that Russian officials had gathered compromising information about his personal life and political associates, further deepening the controversy over Russian involvement in the 2016 election.