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FILE - In this July 30, 2015 file photo, a man walks past a corner where a victim of a shooting was discovered 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)

Civil rights groups alarmed over retreat on police reforms

By ERRIN HAINES WHACK and SADIE GURMAN - Associated Press

How city police departments with consent decrees are faring

By JOHN SEEWER - Associated Press

Cleveland to continue police reform efforts despite US memo

By MARK GILLISPIE - Associated Press

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)

Baltimore leaders want reform, say agreement is crucial

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)

Jeff Sessions seek delay on Baltimore police review, overhaul

By Sadie Gurman and Eric Tucker - 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)

Justice Dept. seeks pause on agreement with Baltimore police

By SADIE GURMAN and ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

The Latest: Activists oppose delaying consent decree hearing

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U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks about crime to local, state and federal law enforcement officials Friday, March 31, 2017, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Sessions: Ferguson emblem of tense relationship with police

By JIM SALTER - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, photo released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, foreign nationals are arrested during a targeted enforcement operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) aimed at immigration fugitives, re-entrants and at-large criminal aliens in Los Angeles. Advocacy groups said that Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers are rounding up people in large numbers around the country, with roundups in Southern California being especially heavy-handed, as part of stepped-up enforcement under President Donald Trump. (Charles Reed/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP)

DOJ to streamline deportation hearings for illegal immigrants in prison

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Sacks of money, right, worth $2 million, and 154 pounds of heroin, left, worth at least $50 million, are displayed at a Drug Enforcement Administration news conference, Tuesday, May 19, 2015 in New York. The DEA called the heroin seizure its largest ever in New York state. Officials said on Tuesday that most of the drugs were found in an SUV in the Bronx following a wiretap investigation. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) ** FILE **

Cash seizures from drug-related crimes don’t always help criminal investigations: Study

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Sacks of money, right, worth $2 million, and 154 pounds of heroin, left, worth at least $50 million, are displayed at a Drug Enforcement Administration news conference, Tuesday, May 19, 2015 in New York. The DEA called the heroin seizure its largest ever in New York state. Officials said on Tuesday that most of the drugs were found in an SUV in the Bronx following a wiretap investigation. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) ** FILE **

Watchdog raps DEA for cash seizures that don’t advance investigations

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Jeff Sessions says he’ll punish sanctuaries, cities could lose billions of dollars

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Review of Minnesota police department includes traffic stops

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Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-La., the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, speaks to members of the media at the White House in Washington, in this March 22, 2017, photo. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Black lawmakers call on FBI to help on missing black girls

By JESSE J. HOLLAND - Associated Press

White supremacists once again can easily access Stormfront.org, the internet's oldest-operating hate site, after its sudden disappearance last month. (Associated Press/File)

Health care facility hacked by ex-employee using 2-year-old credentials: Justice Department

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2015, file photo, a police officer sprays a liquid towards demonstrators outside the Minneapolis Police Department 4th Precinct building in Minneapolis. People were protesting the fatal shooting of Jamal Clark by Minneapolis police. A federal review Monday, March 20, 2017, of an 18-day standoff outside the Minneapolis police precinct following Clark’s fatal shooting has found problems with the city's coordination and communication. Clark's death in a confrontation with two officers sparked weeks of protests that were largely peaceful, though one on Nov. 18 included skirmishes between officers and demonstrators.(Jeff Wheeler/Star Tribune via AP, File)

The Latest: Minneapolis NAACP president reacts to DOJ report

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President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One upon arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Sunday, March 19, 2017, from a trip to Florida. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Travel ban halt disputed by Justice Department

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Copies of President Donald Trump's first budget are displayed at the Government Printing Office in Washington, Thursday, March, 16, 2017. Trump unveiled a $1.15 trillion budget on Thursday, a far-reaching overhaul of federal government spending that slashes many domestic programs to finance a significant increase in the military and make a down payment on a U.S.-Mexico border wall. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump budget calls for border wall, border prosecutions

By ALICIA A. CALDWELL and SADIE GURMAN - Associated Press

This Jan. 14, 2015, file photo shows a sign outside Yahoo's headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Arrest of Canadian man implicated in Yahoo breach ‘politically motivated’: Attorney

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Hawaii Attorney General Douglas Chin flashes a Hawaii shaka before entering federal court, Wednesday, March 15, 2107, in Honolulu. Legal efforts to overturn President Donald Trump's travel ban will be held Wednesday in Hawaii. The lawsuit claims the ban harms Hawaii by highlighting the state's dependence on international travelers, its ethnic diversity and its welcoming reputation as the Aloha State. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

The Latest: Government calls ruling flawed, vows court fight

By The Associated Press - Associated Press