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FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2019 file photo, El Paso Fire Medical personnel arrive at the scene of a shooting at a Walmart near the Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso, Texas. The FBI has labeled two of those attacks, at the Texas Walmart and California food festival, as domestic terrorism — acts meant to intimidate or coerce a civilian population and affect government policy. But the bureau hasn't gone that far with a shooting at an Ohio entertainment district. (Mark Lambie/The El Paso Times via AP, File)

Experts push for domestic terrorism law after attacks

By STEFANIE DAZIO and ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

Not one of Christopher Steele's conspiracy charges was proved true and most were outright rejected by the special counsel investigation. (Associated Press/File)

Bruce Ohr 302s show Christopher Steele, Trump dossier author, feared congressional investigations

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 20, 2014, file photo, protesters march in the street as lightning flashes in the distance in Ferguson, Mo. Michael Brown's death on Aug. 9, 2014, at the hands of a white Missouri police officer stands as a seismic moment of race relations in America. The fledgling Black Lives Matter movement found its voice, police departments fell under intense scrutiny, progressive prosecutors were elected and court policies revised. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

5 years after Ferguson, racial tension might be more intense

By Jim Salter - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 7, 2017, file photo, then-acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe appears before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, on Capitol Hill in Washington. McCabe has sued the FBI and the Justice Department over his firing. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Ex-FBI official Andrew McCabe sues over his firing

By ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

In this July 12, 2018, file photo, FBI Deputy Assistant Director Peter Strzok is seated to testify before the House Committees on the Judiciary and Oversight and Government Reform during a hearing on &quot;Oversight of FBI and DOJ Actions Surrounding the 2016 Election,&quot; on Capitol Hill in Washington. Strzok, who wrote derogatory text messages about Donald Trump, filed a lawsuit Tuesday charging that the bureau caved to “unrelenting pressure” from the president when it fired him. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Peter Strzok sues FBI for firing him over anti-Trump texts

By Eric Tucker - Associated Press

A Dayton Police officer performs a grid search beside a makeshift memorial for the slain and injured in the Oregon District after a mass shooting that occurred early Sunday morning, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019, in Dayton. Facing pressure to take action after the latest mass shooting in the U.S., Ohio's Republican governor urged the GOP-led state Legislature Tuesday to pass laws requiring background checks for nearly all gun sales and allowing courts to restrict firearms access for people perceived as threats. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Dayton, El Paso mass shootings spur call for proactive ‘domestic terrorism’ charges

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Walmart employees comfort one another after an active shooter opened fire at the store in El Paso, Texas, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019. (Mark Lambie/The El Paso Times via AP)

The Latest: Suspect’s grandparents say they’re ‘devastated’

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FILE - This combination of April 30, 2018, file photos shows signage for a Sprint store in New York's Herald Square, top, and signage at a T-Mobile store in New York. Texas is joining more than a dozen states suing to stop T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion takeover of rival cellphone company Sprint, arguing that the deal is bad for consumers because it would reduce competition. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Texas joins states’ lawsuit to block T-Mobile-Sprint deal

By TALI ARBEL - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2018, file photo, former FBI Director James Comey speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill Washington. The Justice Department has declined to prosecute Comey over his handling of memos he wrote documenting personal interactions with President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Justice Department declines to prosecute Comey over memos

By ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

This combination photo shows President Donald Trump speaking during a roundtable discussion on tax policy in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., on April 5, 2018, left, and former FBI director James Comey speaking during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, left, and Andrew Harnik)

Donald Trump ‘surprised’ at report that Justice won’t prosecute Comey

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Vice President Mike Pence, left, and Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy stand as President Donald Trump shakes hands with FBI Director James Comey during a reception for inaugural law enforcement officers and first responders in the Blue Room of the White House, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

John Ratcliffe, Trump DNI nominee, vows to expose Russia probe origins

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2019, file photo, Sprint Corp. Executive Chairman Marcelo Claure, left, speaks with T-Mobile U.S. CEO and President John Legere during the House Commerce subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Justice Department approves $26B Sprint, T-Mobile deal

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., addresses a crowd during ceremonies before the start of the Roxbury Unity Parade, Sunday, July 21, 2019, in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) ** FILE **

Ayanna Pressley to introduce bill blocking DOJ’s reinstatement of the death penalty

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

Former special counsel Robert Mueller arrives to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2019, before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on his report on Russian election interference. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The Latest: House GOP says it’s time to move on from probe

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Former US House candidate sentenced for campaign violations

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In this May 1, 2018, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers the keynote speech at F8, Facebook's developer conference, in San Jose, Calif. Federal regulators are fining Facebook $5 billion for privacy violations and instituting new oversight and restrictions on its business. But they are only holding Zuckerberg personally responsible in a limited fashion. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

FTC fines Facebook $5B, adds oversight for privacy mishaps

By Marcy Gordon and Barbara Ortutay - Associated Press

Former special counsel Robert Mueller testifies before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on his report on Russian election interference, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump falsely claims Mueller exonerated him

By HOPE YEN and CALVIN WOODWARD - Associated Press

FILE - This Jan. 31, 2012 file photo shows The Ranch for Kids, a working ranch for troubled adopted children, founded by Joyce Sterkel in Eureka, Mont. The state of Montana removed 27 children from the ranch Tuesday, July 23, 2019, and suspended its state license after receiving allegations of physical and psychological abuse. Department of Justice spokesman John Barnes says state investigators are interviewing the children as they determine whether any criminal charges should be filed. (Tom Bauer/The Missoulian via AP, File)

Children interviewed amid abuse allegations at Montana ranch

By AMY BETH HANSON - Associated Press

In this file photo taken March 20, 2017, House Intelligence Committee member Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., questions then-FBI Director James Comey and National Security Agency Director Michael Rogers on Capitol Hill in Washington, during the committee's hearing regarding allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

Jim Himes decries letter to Mueller ahead of testimony: White House ‘making up privileges’

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 10, 2018, file photo Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg takes his seat to testify before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Washington Post reported on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, that the Federal Trade Commission will allege that Facebook misled users about its privacy practices as part of an expected settlement.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

The Latest: Agency promises ‘fair-minded’ probe on Big Tech

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