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New York’s mayor blasts Sessions’ ‘soft on crime’ statement

By KAREN MATTHEWS - Associated Press

Attorney General Sessions speaks after he and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly toured the ports of entry and met with Department of Justice and DHS personnel in El Paso, Texas, Thursday, April 20, 2017. (Ruben R. Ramirez/The El Paso Times via AP)

The Latest: Homeland secretary urges deportation cooperation

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Khaled Abu Dahab, convicted al Qaeda recruiter, stripped of U.S. citizenship

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

A look at locales and money under Justice Dept scrutiny

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this photo taken July 17, 2016, file photo, Paul Manafort talks to reporters on the floor of the Republican National Convention at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. Manafort says he’s registering with the Justice Department as a foreign agent. Michael Flynn already did. And in both cases the filings by associates of President Donald Trump will come after the fact and accompanied by the admission that they violated federal law. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Q&A: How federal law unmasks foreign influence on US policy

By CHAD DAY and ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

In this photo taken July 17, 2016, file photo, Paul Manafort talks to reporters on the floor of the Republican National Convention at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. Manafort says he’s registering with the Justice Department as a foreign agent. Michael Flynn already did. And in both cases the filings by associates of President Donald Trump will come after the fact and accompanied by the admission that they violated federal law. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Lobbying by Trump associates highlights foreign agent law

By CHAD DAY and ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, April 4, 2017, file photo, Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh, left, speaks alongside Baltimore Police Department Commissioner Kevin Davis at a news conference at City Hall in Baltimore. On Jan. 11, 2018, Ms. Pugh announced that six buildings in the city's Gilmor Homes housing project would be demolished, calling them a hotbed for criminal activity. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Consent decree to reform Baltimore Police Department approved

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 22, 2015 file photo, a member of the Baltimore Police Department stands guard outside of the department's Western District police station as men hold their hands up in protest during a march for Freddie Gray in Baltimore. In a city that became emblematic of police abuse, excessive force and callous treatment of young black men, Baltimore's mayor and commissioner say they are eager and ready to change not only the culture of law enforcement, but the practice. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Judge approves Baltimore consent decree outlining police reform

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

In this Tuesday, April 4, 2017, file photo, Baltimore Police Department Commissioner Kevin Davis speaks at a news conference at the department's headquarters in Baltimore, in response to the Department of Justice's request for a 90-day delay of a hearing on its proposed overhaul of the police department. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

The Latest: Baltimore looks toward hiring police monitor

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DOJ: Portland police can use grant for body camera program

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In this Tuesday, April 4, 2017, file photo, Baltimore Police Department Commissioner Kevin Davis speaks at a news conference at the department's headquarters in Baltimore, in response to the Department of Justice's request for a 90-day delay of a hearing on its proposed overhaul of the police department. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

US judge approves Baltimore police reform, refuses to delay

By JULIET LINDERMAN - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, April 4, 2017, file photo, Baltimore Police Department Commissioner Kevin Davis speaks at a news conference at the department's headquarters in Baltimore, in response to the Department of Justice's request for a 90-day delay of a hearing on its proposed overhaul of the police department. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

The Latest: About 50 speak at Baltimore police hearing

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In this Tuesday, April 4, 2017, file photo, Baltimore Police Department Commissioner Kevin Davis speaks at a news conference at the department's headquarters in Baltimore, in response to the Department of Justice's request for a 90-day delay of a hearing on its proposed overhaul of the police department. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Trump administration backs away from Baltimore police reform

By JULIET LINDERMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 31, 2016, file photo, a Baltimore Police Department patch is seen on an officer's uniform as he stands on a street corner during a foot patrol in Baltimore. In a city that became emblematic of police abuse, excessive force and callous treatment of young black men, Baltimore's mayor and commissioner say they are eager and ready to change not only the culture of law enforcement, but the practice. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Baltimore consent decree hearing will go forward Thursday, judge rules

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 23, 2016 file photo, members of the Baltimore Police Department patrol near the intersection of North and Pennsylvania Avenues, the site of unrest following Freddie Gray's funeral, in Baltimore. On Monday, April 3, 2017, the Department of Justice, the very agency that helped city officials root out the police department's worst problems and build a roadmap to reform, signaled it may abandon those efforts in favor of cracking down on violent crime. That left city leaders stunned, and pledging to carry out reforms as best they can. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Federal overhauls of police departments bring mixed results

By SADIE GURMAN - Associated Press

Baltimore Police Department Commissioner Kevin Davis arrives at a news conference at the department's headquarters in Baltimore, Tuesday, April 4, 2017, to respond to the Department of Justice's request for a 90-day delay of a hearing on its proposed overhaul of the police department. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Judge denies request to delay hearing on Baltimore police

By JULIET LINDERMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2016, file photo, police Commissioner Kevin Davis, left, listens as Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake speaks during a news conference at City Hall in response to a Justice Department report in Baltimore. The Justice Department on April 3, 2017, asked a federal judge for more time to “review and assess” a proposed agreement to reform the Baltimore Police Department, saying it needed to determine how it might interfere with Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ new focus on fighting violent crime. (Kim Hairston/The Baltimore Sun via AP)

The Latest: Police reform hard without courts, advocates say

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The Baltimore Police Department came under the review of federal authorities in the wake of unrest over the death of a young black man. Now, under a new administration, the Justice Department has requested a 90-day postponement of a hearing on a proposed consent agreement. (Associated Press/File)

Police department reforms to continue after Justice Department pause

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 1, 2017, file photo, Baltimore Police Department Commissioner Kevin Davis speaks at a news conference in Baltimore to announce that seven Baltimore police officers who worked on a firearms crime task force are facing charges of stealing money, property and narcotics from people over two years. Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh and Davis worked closely with Justice Department investigators to scrutinize the city's police force and embraced a plan they crafted to overhaul the troubled department. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Baltimore police ready for reforms despite delay request

By JULIET LINDERMAN and SADIE GURMAN - Associated Press

In this photo taken Dec. 12, 2012, Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., the nation's most prominent gay politician, speaks about his impending retirement during an interview with The Associated Press on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Barney Frank accuses Justice Dept. of ‘assault’ on consumer bureau

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times