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A correctional officer directs an offender through a gate at the Washington Corrections Center For Women in Gig Harbor, Wash., on Oct. 17, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Justice Dept. hopes new programs will cut down on prison populations

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

Loretta Lynch and the Constitution Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

DAVID KEENE: Loretta Lynch moves toward Senate endorsement

By David Keene - The Washington Times

Attorney General nominee breaks with President Obama's no-big-deal on marijuana. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Loretta Lynch’s hard-line stance on marijuana is making Colorado sweat

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Challenged by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch defends President Barack Obama's decision to shelter millions of immigrants from deportation though they live in the country illegally but she said they have no right to citizenship under the law, as she testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015 during her confirmation hearing before the committee. Lynch made her remarks in the opening moments of a hearing into her appointment as the nation's first black female attorney general. It is the first confirmation proceeding since Republicans took control of the Senate this month. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Obama AG pick Lynch harshes vibe in pro-pot states

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (left) and Sen. Patrick J. Leahy led the confirmation hearings for Loretta Lynch, President Obama's choice to run the Justice Department. Republicans acknowledged that she has the experience and independence for the position, and reserved their criticism for the man she is to replace: Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. (Associated Press)

Loretta Lynch called competent for attorney general, so Republicans turn criticism to Eric Holder

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Dec. 2, 2014 file photo, Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch arrives for a meeting with fellow New Yorker, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., on Capitol Hill in Washington. The first Republican-led confirmation hearing of the Obama administration is about to get under way as the Senate Judiciary Committee considers President Barack Obama’s nominee for attorney general. If approved, Lynch would become the first black female attorney general. She is now the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Loretta Lynch confirmation hearing: Grassley wants answers for Justice Dept. issues

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

Yemeni soldiers guard convicted al Qaeda militants in San'a, Yemen, on July 11, 2010. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Saddiq Al-Abbadi, Ali Alvi interrogations ignite Republican ire

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

Senators are worried that Loretta Lynch, who would become the nation's first black female attorney general, has too many similarities to Eric H. Holder Jr., who has had an adversarial relationship with the legislative branch. (Associated Press)

Loretta Lynch similarities to Eric Holder a red flag for Republicans

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

In this May 14, 2013 photo, the U.S. Department of Justice headquarters building is seen in Washington. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

N.Y. police officer gets 15 months for beating handcuffed suspect

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

In this May 14, 2013 photo, the U.S. Department of Justice headquarters building is seen in Washington. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

Justice Dept. has done little to curb employees’ embarrassing behavior: IG

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. arrives to make a statement on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 3, 2014, after a closed hearing to examine intelligence matters. The Senate Intelligence Committee's expected vote to approve declassifying part of a secret report on Bush-era interrogations of terrorism suspects puts the onus on the CIA and a reluctant White House to speed the release of one of the most definitive accounts about the government's actions after the 9/11 attacks. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

Dianne Feinstein’s CIA hacking narrative countered by board review

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

This undated file photo released by the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's office on Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, shows Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson during his medical examination after he fatally shot Michael Brown, in Ferguson, Mo. The white police officer who killed Michael Brown has resigned from the Ferguson Police Department, nearly four months after the confrontation that fueled protests in the St. Louis suburb and across the U.S. (AP Photo/St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, File)

Darren Wilson: Justice Dept. working to clear Ferguson officer of civil rights charges

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

JAMES BOVARD: Eric Holder championed seizures before he condemned them

By James Bovard

Drug Enforcement Administration special agents (Associated Press) **FILE**

DEA secretly tracked Americans’ calls for over a decade, new court document reveals

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 26, 2013, file photo, gay rights advocate Vin Testa waves a rainbow flag in front of the Supreme Court in Washington. It was announced Friday that the Supreme Court will decide gay marriage issue this term. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Eric Holder: Obama admin will support gay marriage in Supreme Court case

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta in this Dec. 1, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Eric Holder slams ‘unacceptable’ lack of info on police shootings

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

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Army bribery case ‘sweetheart’ deal raises questions

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

Sacramento, California, Mayor Kevin Johnson (left) and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter (center) listen as Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake speaks Tuesday at the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing at the Newseum in Washington. (associated press)

Police brutality solutions are training, community relations, presidential task force told

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

File-This April 9, 2008, file photo shows Gen. David Petraeus testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. A U.S. official says the Justice Department is weighing bringing criminal charges against the former CIA Director over the handling of classified information. The official says investigators have presented senior-level Justice Department officials such as Attorney General Eric Holder with information on the case to make a decision. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Feinstein to Justice Department: Don’t charge Gen. Petraeus, he has ‘suffered enough’

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** FILE ** This Feb. 2, 2012, file photo shows then-CIA Director David Petraeus testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington. Petraeus has resigned because of an extramarital affair. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Dianne Feinstein to Justice Department: Don’t charge David Petraeus, he has ‘suffered enough’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times