Sessions Resigns:  Fox News reports that Attorney General Jeff Sessions has resigned today and his Chief of Staff Matthew Whitaker has been appointed by the President as Acting Attorney General.  Sessions' departure from the Justice Department was not unexpected.  Whitaker, who unlike Sessions had no involvement in the 2016 presidential campaign, is likely to assume Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein's role in overseeing the Russian collusion investigation.  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer immediately called for Whitaker to recuse himself from the investigation.  From a law enforcement perspective Sessions was the  toughest Attorney General on crime since Edwin Meese held that post.  Let's hope that his replacement shares that commitment.