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In this May 21, 2013, file photo, tea party activists demonstrate on Fountain Square before marching to the John Weld Peck Federal Building in Cincinnati to protest the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status. On Wednesday, April 4, 2018, a federal judge gave preliminary approval to a $3.5 million settlement of a lawsuit against the IRS over alleged targeting of tea party and other groups. (AP Photo/Al Behrman, File)

Judge gives preliminary OK to $3.5M settlement of IRS case

By DAN SEWELL - Associated Press

IRS official Lois Lerner is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, before the House Oversight Committee hearing to investigate the extra scrutiny IRS gave to Tea Party and other conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. Lerner told the committee she did nothing wrong and then invoked her constitutional right to not answer lawmakers' questions. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

IRS tea party targeting $3.5 million settlement approved by judge

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Puerto Rico sues Purdue Pharma over opioid crisis

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This 1997 photo provided by the Drug Enforcement Administration shows a methamphetamine lab found in an Oklahoma motel. Agents say active ingredients found in normal household items like starter fluid, lithium batteries, styrofoam cups and over-the-counter decongestants could be used in the apparatus to make the drug. (Drug Enforcement Administration via AP) **FILE**

Federal agents seize 142 pounds of meth; said to be largest meth bust in Ohio history

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Julie Graves, a supporter of public access to Martin's Beach, displays a sign during a meeting of the State Lands Commission, in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016. After negotiating for a year with the property owner, Vinod Khosla, the co-founder of Sun Microsystems Inc., in an attempt to find a solution to allow the public access to the beach, the commission decided to begin exploring whether to use eminent domain to seize the property. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Justice Department sues California over federal land sales

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks at the International Association of Chiefs of Police division midyear conference Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)

Justice Department seeks to join opioid settlement talks

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018 file photo, Attorney General Jeff Sessions attends a meeting between President Donald Trump and state and local officials to discuss school safety in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. On Thursday, March 29, 2018, Sessions says he won’t immediately appoint a new special counsel to investigate a number of Republican grievances involving the Justice Department, despite mounting pressure from members of his own party. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Sessions: No new special counsel yet for Republican concerns

By SADIE GURMAN - Associated Press

A sign on a branch of Barclays Bank in London is seen here on July 29, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Barclays to pay $2B to settle fraud claims from 2000s housing crisis

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 3, 2012 file photo, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) **FILE**

FBI employees who fail polygraph tests could still access classified information: IG report

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 4, 2017, file photo, shooting instructor Frankie McRae demonstrates the grip on an AR-15 rifle fitted with a bump stock at his 37 PSR Gun Club in Bunnlevel, N.C. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed, File)

Bump stocks ban dispute may stop Donald Trump’s gun restriction

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Honoring States' Rights on Marijuana Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Why Congress must reject Jeff Sessions’ anti-medical marijuana request

By Daniel J. Mitchell

In this May 14, 2013, file photo, the Department of Justice headquarters building in Washington is photographed early in the morning. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File) **FILE**

Justice Department charges nine hackers with ties to Iranian government

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Federal lawsuit alleges landlord offered free rent for sex

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In this June 5, 2017 photo, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at a fundraiser for the Elijah Cummings Youth Program in Israel in Baltimore. The FBI’s Hillary Clinton email investigation that ended without charges remains a lingering grievance for President Donald Trump, who holds it up as an example of a “rigged” system. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Hillary Clinton email probe subject of House Judiciary Committee subpoena: report

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

The Latest: Senate OKs school safety bill

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Illustration on investigating FISA abuse by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Why Jeff Sessions must act now, not later

By Fred Gedrich

Illustration on the positive consequences of mergers by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Why mergers make sense

By Stephen Moore

"Spent very little time with Andrew McCabe, but he never took notes when he was with me. I don't believe he made memos except to help his own agenda, probably at a later date. Same with lying James Comey. Can we call them Fake Memos?" President Trump tweeted Sunday. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump moves to discredit James Comey, Andrew McCabe; claims bias in Robert Mueller probe

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 7, 2017 file photo, acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe appears before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act on Capitol Hill in Washington. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Friday, March 16, 2018, that he has fired former FBI Deputy Director McCabe, a longtime and frequent target of President Donald Trump's anger, just two days before his scheduled retirement date. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Andrew McCabe fired days shy of retirement by Sessions

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this undated photo provided by the Josh Kaul for Attorney General campaign shows Democratic attorney general candidate Josh Kaul. Kaul said Friday, March 16, 2018, that incumbent Republican Brad Schimel is too soft on polluters and pharmaceutical drug companies and his suggestion that teachers carry guns is alarming. (Josh Kaul for Attorney General via AP)

Kaul rips Schimel on wells, opioids, arming teachers

By TODD RICHMOND - Associated Press