Jeff Sessions is out as attorney general

Reporting cited here

1. reported

   Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions became the first sitting U.S. senator to endorse Trump's presidential bid. He joined Trump at a Madison rally and emphasized immigration and trade positions. That early institutional backing gave Sessions a distinct loyalty position before his appointment and later rupture with Trump over Justice Department recusal.

   Sessions' later attorney-general tenure and November 2018 departure

   Sessions becomes the first sitting senator to endorse Trump · Former endorser and former attorney general

2. reported

   Sessions submitted a resignation letter stating it was at Trump's request. Trump installed Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general, giving him supervision of the special counsel investigation despite Whitaker's prior public criticism of its scope. The change was legally permitted as an acting appointment but intensified independence concerns because it followed sustained presidential anger about Sessions' recusal.

   Requested resignation, letter, Whitaker appointment, investigation authority, and recusal context

   Trump requests Sessions' resignation after months of attacks over recusal · Out of office