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In this photo taken May 26, 2015, a small plane flies near Manassas Regional Airport in Manassas, Va. The plane is among a fleet of surveillance aircraft by the FBI, which are primarily used to target suspects under federal investigation. Such planes are capable of taking video of the ground, and some _ in rare occasions _ can sweep up certain identifying cellphone data. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

FBI is behind mysterious surveillance aircraft over U.S. cities

By Jack Gillum, Eileen Sullivan and Eric Tucker - Associated Press

Louisiana school voucher program before US appeals court

By JANET McCONNAUGHEY - Associated Press

The Left's War on Police Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

ROBERT KNIGHT: Left’s war on police leaves communities defenseless

By Robert Knight

The Supreme Court (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Cecilia Munoz: Immigration case could end up before Supreme Court

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Lois Lerner is the former IRS official at the center of a controversy over how the agency treated conservative political groups. (Associated Press) **FILE**

House GOP demands criminal investigation into Lois Lerner

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Justice won’t appeal amnesty injunction to Supreme Court

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Section 215 Not Fitting the Patriot Act Puzzle Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

ANDREW NAPOLITANO: Let Patriot Act expire, save the Fourth Amendment

By Andrew P. Napolitano

The Department of Justice headquarters building in Washington is seen here on May 14, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Ex-FBI agent blasts Justice Dept. audit of his firm

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

The not-yet completed Zenit Stadium will host 2018 World Cup matches in St.Petersburg, Russia. Swiss federal prosecutors opened criminal proceedings related to the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. (Associated Press)

FIFA execs indicted for corruption

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

Cleveland police, Justice reach settlement over excessive, deadly use of force

By Jennifer Pompi - The Washington Times

FILE- In this Nov. 25, 2014, file photo, demonstrators block Public Square Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Cleveland, during a protest over the police shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice. Cleveland’s politicians and community leaders are now working to make sure protests remain peaceful as the city awaits a verdict in the trial of a white officer in the deaths of the two unarmed people and a decision on whether charges will be filed in Rice's death. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

Justice Department, Cleveland police reach deal over deadly force, brutality

By Jennifer Pompi - The Washington Times

Illustration on the abuse of citizens' rights under current government surveillance laws by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

ABIGAIL HALL: A better Patriot Act

By Abigail R. Hall

A drone flies at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Jan. 8, 2014. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Obama bans discrimination by drones

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

"We will continue to fight for the rule of law by asking the district court to carefully review the administration's withheld documents and hold the DOJ accountable so they provide reliable information about this case," said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. (Associated Press)

Texas demands Obama prove he’s halted deportation amnesty

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Justice Department Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz goes before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee a day after he faulted the department for disregard of public safety in "Operation Fast and Furious," the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' program that allowed hundreds of guns to reach Mexican drug gangs, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Patriot Act allowed FBI to obtain bulk info on people not being investigated: DOJ IG report

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

Attorney General Loretta Lynch (center), flanked by Assistant Attorney General Leslie Caldwell, Criminal Division (left) and FBI Assistant Director Andrew McCabe, announces guilty pleas from four large banks for their manipulation of global currency markets. (Associated Press)

Citicorp, JPMorgan, Barclays fined $5B for currency rigging

The Washington Times

The shadows of a pedestrian is cast under a sign in front of JPMorgan Chase & Co. headquarters in New York on Nov. 19, 2013. (Associated Press)

Five major banks guilty of currency manipulation, acting as a cartel

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, looks at Chinese President Xi Jinping as he introduces his accompanying staff to Xi at the Great Hall of the People at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Sunday, May 17, 2015. Kerry was meeting Sunday with Chinese President Xi before heading to South Korea to complete a short Asian tour that has been clouded so far by concerns over China's construction in South China Sea. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool Photo via AP)

Chinese professors accused of stealing trade secrets from U.S. companies

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

Justice Department destroys state sovereignty illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

ANDREW MILLER: An appeal on behalf of Robert F. McDonnell

By Andrew P. Miller

Duluth police officer Dan Merseth, (left) wears a body camera on the front of his uniform during his shift in Duluth, Minnesota. Outfitting cops with body cameras puts police departments in the precarious position of having to decide whether their officers need to keep their cameras on all the time or use them at their discretion, said New Mexico attorney Tom Grover. (Associated Press photographs)

Police body cameras raise privacy concerns

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times