Kinda odd....addressing correctly at first, Senator Sessions....then reverting to “Mr Sessions”?
For a mature newspaper....supposedly recognized around the US....it’s an odd mistake. They have folks hired to proof-read everything they print, and it actually made it past them? I don’t buy it.
It was a slanted piece of journalism. Nothing new....but it’s obvious....they’ve gone from some respected journalist operation to some high-school paper standard.
That's per the NYT stylebook. On articles mentioning the president, he will first be referred to as President Obama. Thereafter, it will be Mr. Obama.
It's not a mistake.