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In this June 7, 2017, file photo, then-acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe listens during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

FBI official feared Russia probe would end after Comey fired

By ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

This 2012 photo released by the Department of Justice shows Monica Elfriede Witt. The Justice Department on Wednesday announced an indictment against Monica Elfriede Witt, who defected to Iran in 2013 and is currently at-large. (Department of Justice via AP)

US says ex-intel official defected to Iran, revealed secrets

By ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

In this Feb. 16, 2018, file photo, Facebook's Messenger Kids app is displayed on an iPhone in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Federal judge refuses to unseal details about DOJ’s effort to decrypt Facebook calls

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 8, 2019, photo, acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

House panel asks Whitaker to clarify “incomplete” testimony

By MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker departs after testifying before the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill, Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, in Washington. Democrats pressed him on his interactions with President Donald Trump and his oversight of the special counsel's Russia investigation. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Acting AG Whitaker tells lawmakers he hasn’t interfered with Mueller probe in fiery hearing

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker appears before the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill, Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Matt Whitaker: I have not interfered with the special counsel’s investigation

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerrold Nadler D-NY, speaks during a House Judiciary Committee debate to subpoena Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Whitaker confirmed to appear before panel as scheduled

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

In this April 11, 2015, photo, rancher Cliven Bundy speaks at an event in Bunkerville, Nev. Bundy has long resisted federal control of public land, culminating in an armed standoff in 2014 on U.S. Bureau of Land Management acreage in Nevada. Some Western lawmakers are arguing that BLM headquarters should be moved from Washington, D.C., to the West, where most public lands are. (AP Photo/John Locher) **FILE**

Justice Department files appeal to reverse stinging defeat against Bundy clan in Nevada standoff

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

New Jersey, Pennsylvania oppose online gambling shift

Associated Press

In this Dec. 18, 2018, file photo, a surveillance camera is mounted near the Huawei headquarters in Shenzhen in south China's Guangdong province. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) ** FILE **

For U.S.-China trade talks, hopes are high, expectations low

By Paul Wiseman and Christopher Rugaber - Associated Press

This Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018, photo, shows the Huawei office building at its research and development centre at Dongguan in south China's Guangdong province. The charity founded by Britain’s Prince Charles, The Prince’s Trust, said in a statement Thursday Jan. 24, 2019, it’s not accepting any more donations from Huawei, the latest setback for the Chinese telecom giant as it battles allegations it’s a cybersecurity risk. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) **FILE**

U.S. files criminal charges against Huawei

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Review of New Orleans police: positive but more work needed

By KEVIN McGILL - Associated Press

Marzieh Hashemi, a prominent American-born television anchorwoman for Iran's state television, who was detained for 10 days as material witness in a grand jury investigation, speaks during a interview with the Associated Press in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

APNewsBreak: Iranian TV anchor says US jailed her as warning

By MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton checks her phone after attending a U.S.-Russia meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam on July 23, 2010. The revelation that Mrs. Clinton used an off-the-books email account during her time as secretary of state has raised fresh questions about her credibility heading into 2016. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton operatives pushed now-debunked Trump-Alfa server conspiracy, testimony reveals

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 9, 2018 photo, police office guards the main entrance to the Supreme Court in Washington. The Supreme Court is taking up its first gun rights case in nine years, a challenge to New York City's prohibition on carrying a licensed, locked and unloaded handgun outside the city limits. The court's decision Tuesday to take on the appeal filed by three New York residents and New York's National Rifle Association affiliate could signal a revived interest in gun rights by a more conservative court. The case won't be argued until October.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Supreme Court agrees to hear gun-rights case, rejects DACA one

By David Sherfinski and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

William Barr, President Donald Trump's pick to be the next attorney general, answers questions at his confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

EDITORIAL: Putting William Barr to the test

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Rep. Adam B. Schiff, a California Democrat who has promised a wide investigation of President Trump as chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued a memo last year on the FBI's early-on investigation into Donald Trump's campaign. (Associated Press/File)

Bruce Ohr, Adam Schiff differ on Trump-Russia dossier points

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 4, 2018, file photo, Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, leaves the federal courthouse in Washington. A law firm tied to Manafort’s international consulting work has agreed to pay $4.6 million and register as a foreign agent. The Justice Department announced a civil settlement Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, with the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Skadden Arps settles FARA claims arising from Manafort investigation

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this April 4, 2018, file photo, Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, leaves the federal courthouse in Washington. A law firm tied to Manafort’s international consulting work has agreed to pay $4.6 million and register as a foreign agent. The Justice Department announced a civil settlement Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, with the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &amp; Flom LLP. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Law firm tied to Manafort reaches $4.6 million settlement

By CHAD DAY and ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 21, 2017, file photo, special counsel Robert Mueller departs after a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. Mueller's Russia probe has to end with a report. But anyone looking for a grand narrative on President Donald Trump, Russian election interference and all the juicy details uncovered over the last 20 months could end up disappointed. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Waiting for final Mueller report? It may be short on detail

By CHAD DAY and ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press