QUOTES OF THE DAY

“No one is entitled to surreptitiously fight their battles in the media by revealing sensitive government information. No government can be effective when its leaders cannot discuss sensitive matters in confidence or to talk freely in confidence with foreign leaders.”

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, in remarks Friday about reining in government leaks to the news media.

“The Russia story is a total fabrication. It’s just an excuse for the greatest loss in the history of American politics. It just makes them feel better when they have nothing else to talk about,

President Donald J. Trump, in remarks about Democrats on Thursday night before about 9,000 people at an arena rally in Huntington, W. Va.