Jeff Sessions is reportedly considering a Senate run against Doug Jones in 2020

Jeff Sessions
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A newly unemployed Jeff Sessions may be looking to get his old job back — his old old job, that is.

After being forced out of the Trump administration Wednesday, the former attorney general is reportedly considering running for his old Senate seat in 2020, Politico reports. Sessions served as a senator from Alabama for 20 years before leaving Congress in 2017 to serve as attorney general in the Trump administration. This prompted a special election in Alabama, in which Democrat Doug Jones defeated Republican Roy Moore.

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Brendan Morrow

Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.