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Attorney General nominee Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) attends a meeting on Capitol Hill on Nov. 29 in Washington, D.C.

5 Things To Watch For In Jeff Sessions' Attorney General Hearings

The Alabama Republican senator counted himself as one of Donald Trump's earliest supporters on Capitol Hill. Now, he's in line to become the next U.S. Attorney General.

Mexican State Prosecutor In San Diego Jail For Drug Smuggling

The attorney general for the western Mexican state of Nayarit was arrested at the border with Mexico and is being held at a San Diego jail for drug smuggling.

Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-S.C., is President-elect Donald Trump's choice as budget director.

Trump Announces Nomination Of S.C.'s Mulvaney To Head Budget Office

Rep. Mick Mulvaney is a prominent member of the House Freedom Caucus, a group of around 40 conservatives that grew out of the Tea Party movement.

President Trump is expected Wednesday to sign an order to begin building a new wall along the border between Mexico and the U.S. Here, the border is seen from the community of Sasabe in Sonora state, Mexico, earlier this month.

Trump's U.S.-Mexico Wall Is Among Key Immigration Actions Wednesday

"Among many other things, we will build the wall" along the border with Mexico, the president said Tuesday. The campaign promise gets closer to reality with a new executive action.

Austin City Council member Delia Garza attended the Women's March on Austin with colleagues Pio Renteria and Austin Mayor Steve Adler at the Texas State Capitol in January.

Facing Discrimination In Public Life, Latinos Stay Positive About Government

Even as 1 in 7 Latinos says he or she has encountered discrimination while voting or participating in politics, 60 percent of Latinos report that local government represents their views well.

Lyle Jeffs, pictured leaving the federal courthouse in Salt Lake City last year, has been the acting leader of the FLDS since his brother Warren Jeffs was imprisoned in 2011.

Polygamous Church Leaders Indicted Over Allegations Of Food Stamp Fraud

Federal authorities have accused 11 members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in what could be a crippling blow to the group.

The New Orleans Saints kneel before the playing of the national anthem before the game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on Oct. 22.

Louisiana Lawmaker Threatens Saints' Tax Breaks After Anthem Protests

State Rep. Kenny Havard wants to eliminate tax breaks and other state funding for the New Orleans Saints NFL franchise after some players joined the pregame national anthem protests.

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, who is facing possible impeachment, meets with some of her supporters last week in Brasilia.

Brazil's President In Further Danger Of Being Ousted

The biggest party in Dilma Rousseff's coalition has pulled out, severely wounding her government. She is accused of manipulating federal accounts to mask the real state of the country's economy.

Supporters gather at the North Carolina Capitol in April in support of a law that regulates which bathrooms people can use and blocks local governments in the state from extending anti-discrimination protections to LGBT people.

North Carolina Governor Drops 'Bathroom Bill' Lawsuit Against U.S.

Gov. Pat McCrory said the suit he filed against the Justice Department, which defends a bill that regulates who uses what bathrooms and allows for discrimination against LGBT people, is too expensive.

File photo shows The Salk Institute, above the Pacific Ocean in San Diego, Oct. 3, 2013 .

Internal Documents Raised Long-Standing Concerns About Gender Bias At Salk Institute

Leaked documents reveal that concerns were raised internally long before three female professors filed gender discrimination lawsuits against the La Jolla research institute.

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