GOP/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/PAUL RYAN/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House conservatives’ bid to oust Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein amid a fight over the Russia investigation lost steam Thursday [7-26-18] when top Republicans rejected the move, with Attorney General Jeff Sessions urging Congress to focus on other priorities. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) said he doesn’t support the articles of impeachment that 11 lawmakers filed Wednesday [7-25-18] after a monthslong tug of war with the Justice Department over information related to investigations involving Hillary Clinton and President Donald Trump…Given the pushback, lawmakers backing impeachment are also considering the lesser move of holding Mr. Rosenstein in contempt of Congress for what they see as attempts to withhold certain facts, said Rep. Mark Meadows (R., N.C.), who filed the impeachment resolution. House members are heading home this week for their August recess, so any effort is on hold for several weeks. Before Mr. Ryan’s comments Thursday, Mr. Sessions told reporters that Congress should focus its attention on toughening U.S. immigration laws instead of impeaching his deputy.”
–Sadie Gurman and Natalie Andrews, “Attorney General Sessions, House Speaker Ryan Oppose Impeachment of Rod Rosenstein,” The Wall Street Journal, July 26, 2018 4:45 pm