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Philadelphia, the city that just hosted the Democratic National Convention, is in danger of losing millions of dollars in federal funding for breaking the law. (Associated Press)

Philadelphia denies sanctuary city status, but Justice Department says otherwise

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 14, 2013, file photo, the Department of Justice headquarters building in Washington is photographed early in the morning. The Justice Department has signaled that it won’t try to block a lawsuit arising from the CIA’s harsh interrogation techniques, leaving the door open for a court challenge over tactics that have since been discontinued and widely discredited. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

The Justice Department gets it right on fractional licensing

By Brian McNicoll

Attorney General Loretta Lynch at the Justice Department headquarters in Washington on July 8, 2016. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Justice Department sues Pennsylvania town for rejecting mosque

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

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)

Kickass Torrents targeted by DOJ, feds say website distributed $1 billion in copyrighted works

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, left, and Attorney General Loretta Lynch, listen during a news conference, Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at the Justice Department in Washington, announcing that the U.S. government is seeking the forfeiture of more than $1 billion in assets that federal officials say were misappropriated from a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund. The Justice Department says the funds that were laundered into the U.S. were used for various assets, including real estate and hotel properties, a jet aircraft, fancy artwork and the production of the Oscar-nominated movie, The Wolf of Wall Street. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

DOJ targets $1B in assets linked to Malaysian fund, including ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ proceeds

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Attorney General Loretta Lynch testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 12, 2016, before the House Judiciary Committee. Lynch testified before Congress amid a roiling national debate over police violence and as House Republicans seek a Justice Department perjury investigation of Hillary Clinton. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Loretta Lynch refuses to explain prosecution decision on Hillary Clinton emails

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Rep. John Culberson, Texas Republican, demanded earlier this year that Attorney General Lorretta E. Lynch take action against sanctuary cities, which the Justice Department has found violate federal laws. (Associated Press)

Sanctuary city policy gets funding yanked by federal government

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton addresses a gathering on the Boardwalk Wednesday, July 6, 2016, in Atlantic City, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Hillary Clinton gets free pass from DOJ

By Cal Thomas

Donald Trump appeared to be angling for a political boost no matter what the FBI recommends. If Hillary Clinton is indicted, she might be nudged out of the race. If she isn't, he can cry malfeasance. "Like I said, the system is totally rigged!" he said on Twitter. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump says no charges for Hillary Clinton in email probe, cites inside sources

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Reporter Christoper Sign says FBI agents ordered no photos or cellphones when the local ABC News affiliate he works for got word that former President Bill Clinton was going to meet privately with U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch. (Fox News screenshot, The O'Reilly Factor)

Loretta Lynch’s meeting with Bill Clinton prompted FBI order ‘No cellphones,’ Arizona reporter says

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a Digital Content Creators Town Hall at the Neuehouse Hollywood in Los Angeles, Tuesday, June 28, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Democrats force Hillary Clinton’s hand on prosecution of climate skeptics

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Attorney General Loretta Lynch addresses attorney's about the Pulse nightclub mass shooting at the U.S. Attorney's office, Tuesday, June 21, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Loretta Lynch to families of Orlando victims: DOJ ‘stands with you in the light’

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

This undated file image shows Omar Mateen, who authorities say killed dozens of people inside the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., on Sunday, June 12, 2016. (MySpace via AP, File)

FBI partial transcript of 911 calls: Omar Mateen claimed to be ‘Islamic soldier’

By Andrea Noble and S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine agents patrol along the Rio Grande on the Texas-Mexico border on Feb. 24, 2015, near Rio Grande City, Texas. (Associated Press)

Judge Andrew Hanen scaring illegals away from Obama’s amnesty, administration says

By Andrea Noble and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

This Friday, Oct. 18, 2013, file photo, shows a Twitter app on an iPhone screen, in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Twitter says espionage charge likely if company doesn’t comply with DOJ’s ‘unconstitutional’ order

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Dylann Roof (Charleston County Sheriff's Office via Associated Press)

Dylann Roof to face death penalty in Charleston church shootings

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama listens as U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch speaks, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014, where the president announced that he will nominate Lynch to replace Attorney General Eric Holder. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Judge orders ‘intentionally deceptive’ DOJ lawyers to take remedial ethics classes

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Chief Noble Wray of the U.S. Justice Department's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services speaks with reporters during a news conference at North Charleston City Hall in North Charleston, S.C., on Tuesday, May 17, 2016. Federal officials planned Tuesday to give details of their official review of the police department in North Charleston, where a former officer faces state and federal charges in the shooting death of unarmed black motorist Walter Scott. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)

Walter Scott shooting: Justice Dept. lays out review of S.C. police department

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

WikiLeaks hasn't been forgotten amid the pandemonium of Occupy protests. As people take to the streets to speak out against financial institutions, the anti-secrecy website is fighting a battle of its own against MasterCard, Visa and others that have blocked donations. (Associated Press)

FBI probe of WikiLeaks still active six years later: Justice Dept.

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton speaks to parents of young children at Mug'N Muffin in Stone Ridge, Va., Monday, May 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Hillary Clinton nets big bucks from Justice Dept. employees during server investigation

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times