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Attorney General nominee William Barr speaks before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. Barr will face questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday about his relationship with Trump, his views on executive powers and whether he can fairly oversee the special counsel's Russia investigation. Barr served as attorney general under George H.W. Bush. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Barr seeks to assure senators he won’t be a Trump loyalist

By ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2017, file photo, a sign on a door of the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington. Government figures show the EPA has hit a 30-year low in the number of pollution cases referred for criminal prosecution. Justice Department data released Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, by the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility show the EPA referred 166 cases for federal prosecution in fiscal year 2018.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

EPA criminal action against polluters hits 30-year low

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2018, file photo, acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker speaks during the Project Safe Neighborhoods National Conference in Kansas City, Mo. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler says acting Whitaker has agreed to testify before his panel on Feb. 8. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)

Acting AG Whitaker to testify as Democrats ramp up oversight

By BY MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

Attorney General nominee William Barr departs after a meeting with Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump’s attorney general nominee: ‘I will not be bullied’

By ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press

Big Bird Promoting Online Gambling to Minors Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

How the Department of Justice protects the young and addicts from online gambling

By Jon Bruning

FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2019, photo, President Donald Trump's attorney general nominee, William Barr, meets with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, on Capitol Hill in Washington. As he did almost 30 years ago, Barr is appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee to make the case he’s qualified to serve as attorney general. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

AG nominee sent memo on Mueller probe to Trump’s lawyers

By MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press

Attorney General nominee William Barr departs after a meeting with Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump’s AG nominee defends memo criticizing Mueller probe

By ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2019, photo, President Donald Trump's attorney general nominee, William Barr, meets with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, on Capitol Hill in Washington. As he did almost 30 years ago, Barr is appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee to make the case he’s qualified to serve as attorney general. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Things to watch at William Barr’s AG confirmation hearing

By ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press

In this Nov. 14, 2018, photo, Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker speaks to state and local law enforcement officials at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa in Des Moines, Iowa. The Supreme Court is refusing to be drawn into a dispute over the appointment of Matthew Whitaker as the acting U.S. attorney general. The justices on Monday rejected an appeal in a case dealing with gun rights that also included a challenge to President Donald Trump's appointment of Whitaker to temporarily lead the Justice Department. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Supreme Court passes on case to remove Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Report: Saudi students disappear while facing Oregon charges

By SHANE DIXON KAVANAUGH - Associated Press

In this Nov. 14, 2018, photo, Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker speaks to state and local law enforcement officials at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa in Des Moines, Iowa. The Supreme Court is refusing to be drawn into a dispute over the appointment of Matthew Whitaker as the acting U.S. attorney general. The justices on Monday rejected an appeal in a case dealing with gun rights that also included a challenge to President Donald Trump's appointment of Whitaker to temporarily lead the Justice Department. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Supreme Court stays out of dispute over Whitaker appointment

Associated Press

In this May 6, 2014, file photo, a vehicle moves past a sign outside Fiat Chrysler Automobiles world headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Fiat Chrysler could spend roughly $800M to settle fraudulent emissions testing claims

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Attorneys Eric Dubelier, left, and Katherine Seikaly, right, representing Concord Management and Consulting LLC, leave federal court in Washington, Wednesday, May 9, 2018, after pleading not guilty on behalf of the company, which has been charged as part of a conspiracy to meddle in the 2016 US presidential election. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Washington establishment maze behind Trump-Russia probe legal twists

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer says he is suspicious of the Treasury's breaks for three companies associated with a Russian oligarch. (Associated Press/File)

Chuck Schumer 1980 campaign finance case recalled amid Donald Trump legal jeopardy

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

FILE - In this July 13, 2018 file photo, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington. Rosenstein is expected to leave his position soon after William Barr is confirmed as attorney general. That’s according to a person familiar with the plans who was not authorized to discuss them on the record and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Rosenstein, a frequent Trump target, will leave Justice Dept

By ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press

Adelson Crony Capitalism Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

The Wire Act could outlaw online gambling, and the culmination of Sheldon Adelson’s efforts

By David Hogberg

John W. Huber, the U.S. attorney in Utah, can convene a grand jury, issue subpoenas, collect evidence and order witnesses to testify — all the usual powers a federal prosecutor has — as he delves into whether the FBI abused its powers when it sought permission then carried out wiretapping of a Trump campaign figure, or whether it trod too lightly in pursuing questions about Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. (Associated Press)

Republicans demand update on John Huber probe into bias at FBI, DOJ

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2018, file photo, Ivanka Trump, the daughter of President Donald Trump, arrives for a ceremony to pardon the National Thanksgiving Turkey in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. An ethics watchdog group asked the Justice Department on Friday to investigate whether President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka violated federal conflict-of-interest law by promoting an Opportunity Zone tax break program from which she could potentially benefit. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Watchdog group urges probe of Ivanka Trump tax break role

By STEPHEN BRAUN - Associated Press

In this May 14, 2013, file photo, the Department of Justice headquarters building in Washington is photographed early in the morning. (Associated Press)

RM Broadcasting battles Justice Department over demands to register as foreign agent

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Attorneys Eric Dubelier, left, and Katherine Seikaly, right, representing Concord Management and Consulting LLC, leave federal court in Washington, Wednesday, May 9, 2018, after pleading not guilty on behalf of the company, which has been charged as part of a conspiracy to meddle in the 2016 US presidential election. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Eric Dubelier emerges as Robert Mueller’s top courtroom adversary

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times