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North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory makes remarks concerning House Bill 2, which limits protections to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, while speaking during a government affairs conference in Raleigh, N.C., in this May 4, 2016, file photo. McCrory shows no signs of backing down in the face of the federal government&#8217;s Monday, May 9, deadline to declare he won&#8217;t enforce the new state law. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

N.C. sues Justice Dept. over transgender bathroom law

By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times

Answering questions about the law in March, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory said HB2 does not violate Title IX or put federal education dollars at risk. He cited a court ruling on a similar issue. (Associated Press)

North Carolina transgender bathroom bill: Feds threaten to pull education funding

By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference with college students in the Brady Press Briefing Room in Washington, Thursday, April 28, 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama administration puts out call for ‘smart-gun’ technology

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Goldman Sachs headquarters in New York is seen in this Oct. 15, 2015, photo. (Associated Press)

Goldman Sachs latest Wall Street giant to pony up, avoid prosecutions over mortgage crisis

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Rep. Trey Gowdy (Associated Press/File)

Republicans in Congress win 2 fights for Obama transparency

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Justice Department Tools Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

CHRIS HORNER: The global warming industry’s RICO gambit

By Chris Horner

Blackwater Chief Executive Officer Erik Prince defends his company's performance in Iraq before the House oversight committee in 2007. (Associated Press)

Erik Prince, former Blackwater chief, under investigation for deals with China, Libya: report

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Heavily armed U.S. Marshals stand guard outside federal court Thursday, April 2, 2015, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) ** FILE **

U.S. Marshals arrest 13K in sweep targeting ‘worst’ violent offenders

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

The Justice Department has concluded its own criminal investigation into the IRS and said the targeting was the result of bad management. But investigators said they found no criminal behavior, and specifically cleared Lois G. Lerner, saying her fellow employees said she tried to correct the problems when she learned of them. (Associated Press)

IRS rebuked for tea party targeting, ordered to release secret list

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A locked iPhone used by one of the terrorists in San Bernardino, California, in November likely holds evidence of the eventual attack, government investigators say. (Associated Press/File)

Apple says founders ‘would be appalled’ by government’s stance in iPhone case

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Ferguson Mayor James Knowles III, left, shakes hands with Michael Brown Sr., right, following a meeting of the city council Tuesday, March 15, 2016, in Ferguson, Mo. During the meeting the council unanimously agreed to accept a U.S. Justice Department plan to overhaul its embattled police force and municipal court system. (Christian Gooden/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP) EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER OUT; THE ALTON TELEGRAPH OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

Ferguson reverses course, accepts Justice Department deal on police, court reforms

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 14, 2015, file photo, Edward Snowden appears on a live video feed broadcast from Moscow at an event sponsored by ACLU Hawaii in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia, File)

Edward Snowden doubts FBI’s argument in Apple case: ‘Respectfully, that’s horse****’

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Bryan Pagliano, a former State Department employee who helped set up and maintain a private email server used by Hillary Clinton, has asserted his constitutional right not to testify before any congressional committees. (Associated Press)

Bryan Pagliano must testify on Hillary Clinton email server with immunity granted, senators say

By Eric Tucker - Associated Press

Ferguson, Missouri, became a federal focus over policing as riots and protests erupted in the wake of the 2014 fatal shooting of an 18-year-old black man by a city police officer. The Justice Department later determined that the police department and municipal court had engaged in a "pattern and practice" of discrimination against black residents. (Associated Press/File)

Ferguson leaders expected to give Justice Dept. agreement second look

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Bryan Pagliano, a former State Department employee who helped set up and maintain Hillary Clinton's private email server, has been granted immunity. (Associated Press)

Brian Pagliano’s immunity deal could indicate Hillary Clinton grand jury probe

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Apple CEO Tim Cook. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Apple hack order potential tipping point in privacy vs. security battle

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Reports from 13 field offices of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives underestimated total ammunition by nearly 31,000 rounds, an inspector general's report says.

Order blocking release of Fast and Furious records sent back to lower court on appeal

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

In this May 30, 2013, file photo, Kayla Mueller is shown after speaking to a group in Prescott, Ariz. The wife of a former senior leader of the Islamic State has been charged in federal court with contributing to the death of Mueller. The Justice Department on Feb. 8, 2016, announced charges against 25-year-old Nisreen Assad Ibrahim Bahar, who's also known as Umm Sayyaf. (AP Photo/The Daily Courier, Jo. L. Keener, File)

Iraqi woman charged with role in Kayla Mueller’s death

By Eric Tucker and Deb Riechmann - Associated Press