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A migrant jumps the border fence to get into the U.S. side to San Diego, Calif., from Tijuana, Mexico, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. Discouraged by the long wait to apply for asylum through official ports of entry, many migrants from recent caravans are choosing to cross the U.S. border wall and hand themselves in to border patrol agents. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)

Obama judges order Justice Department lawyers to stay on immigration cases during shutdown

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, file photo, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton talks with Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of The Atlantic, during The Atlantic Festival, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

House GOP quietly ends probe into FBI’s 2016 decisions

By MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

In this June 21, 2017 file photo, former FBI Director Robert Mueller, the special counsel probing Russian interference in the 2016 election, departs Capitol Hill following a closed door meeting in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Government shutdown won’t delay hearing in lawsuit against Robert Mueller, judge rules

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Acting United States Attorney General Matt Whitaker, center, attends a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Firearms Policy Coalition challenges Matt Whitaker appointment, authority in ‘bump stocks’ lawsuit

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

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**

Larry Klayman, Cliven Bundy attorney, urges federal prosecutors to forgo appeal in Bunkerville case

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this June 21, 2017, file photo, former FBI Director Robert Mueller, the special counsel probing Russian interference in the 2016 election, departs Capitol Hill following a closed-door meeting in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

DOJ: Government shutdown won’t slow down Robert Mueller probe

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

William Barr, in his memo about special counsel Robert Mueller, argued that Mr. Mueller should not be able to force President Trump to "submit to interrogation"for that part of his investigation. (Associated Press)

Democrats call for AG nominee William Barr to withdraw after memo criticizing Mueller surfaces

By Gabriella Muñoz and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein with FBI Director Christopher Wray, speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. The Justice Department is charging two Chinese citizens with carrying out an extensive hacking campaign to steal data from U.S. companies. An indictment was unsealed Thursday against Zhu Hua and Zhang Shillong. Court papers filed in Manhattan federal court allege the hackers were able to breach the computers of more than 45 entities in 12 states. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

US charges 2 hackers with alleged Chinese intelligence ties

By MICHAEL BALSAMO and ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Justice Department unseals indictment against Chinese hackers

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

This undated photo provided by Time Warner shows William Barr. President Donald Trump says he will nominate William Barr, former President George H.W. Bush’s attorney general, to serve in the same role. Trump made the announcement while departing the White House for a trip to Missouri Friday. (Time Warner via AP)

In memo, Trump’s AG pick criticized aspect of Mueller probe

By ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew G. Whitaker smile as he speaks to area law enforcement officials at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas in Austin, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Matthew Whitaker refused advice to recuse from Russia probe

By Michael Balsamo - Associated Press

FILE - This Dec. 21, 2016, file photo shows the Trump International Hotel at 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, in Washington. The Justice Department is challenging a Maryland federal judge’s decision allowing a case accusing President Donald Trump of profiting off the presidency to go forward. It wants an appeals court to take the case instead. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

DOJ files to halt Trump suit demanding financial documents

By TAMI ABDOLLAH - Associated Press

The Capitol is seen at twilight in Washington, Monday, Dec. 17, 2018. The fight over President Donald Trump's $5 billion wall funds deepened Monday, threatening a partial government shutdown in a standoff that has become increasingly common in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Government shutdown threatens federal employees’ holiday vacations, but could result in double pay

By Stephen Dinan and David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump greets Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, left, before speaking at the Project Safe Neighborhoods National Conference in Kansas City, Mo., Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner) **FILE**

DOJ asks appeals court to block look at Donald Trump’s finances

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Russia probe cost surpasses $25 million since May 2017

By CHAD DAY - Associated Press

This undated photo provided by Time Warner shows William Barr. President Donald Trump says he will nominate William Barr, former President George H.W. Bush’s attorney general, to serve in the same role. Trump made the announcement while departing the White House for a trip to Missouri Friday. (Time Warner via AP)

William Barr’s path to becoming attorney general again likely tougher this time

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump pauses as he talks to media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018, for the short trip to Andrews Air Force Base en route to Philadelphia to attend the Army-Navy Football Game. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Donald Trump prosecution in question after Michael Cohen Justice Department court filing

By Michael Balsamo - Associated Press

Rep. Adam B. Schiff joined House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, a fellow California Democrat, at a rally last year. Mr. Schiff will be given unilateral subpoena power in January and has promised renewed vigor in investigating President Trump. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump besieged by ‘presidential harassment’

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump talks to media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018, for the short trip to Andrews Air Force Base en route to Philadelphia to attend the Army-Navy Football Game. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Whether a president can be prosecuted remains in dispute

By MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press

Michael Cohen, former lawyer to President Donald Trump, leaves his apartment building on New York's Park Avenue, Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. In the latest filings Friday, prosecutors will weigh in on whether Cohen deserves prison time and, if so, how much. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

For first time, prosecutors connect Trump to a federal crime

By MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press