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This Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017, file photo shows a field test kit for marijuana, left, and a field test kit for opioids such as heroin, right, at the Susquehanna Township Police Department in Harrisburg, Pa. In 2017, fearing accidental overdoses from fentanyl, police officers across Pennsylvania's Dauphin County ended a longstanding practice of using field test kits on suspected drugs, instead sending suspected drugs straight to the Pennsylvania State Police lab for testing. (Christine Vendel/PennLive.com via AP) **FILE**

Justice Department indicts pharmaceutical CEO John Kapoor on opioid fraud and racketeering

By Laura Kelly - The Washington Times

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Andrew Weissman complaints dismissed

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Andrew Weissmann (right) and Kyle Freeny (center) are members of special counsel Robert Mueller's team of prosecutors investigating potential ties between Russia and Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. Mr. Weissmann has made it clear several times that he is not on the president's side. (Associated Press/File)

Andrew Weissmann, Robert Mueller’s top prosecutor, known for hardball tactics

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein speaks at the NAACP’s national convention Tuesday, July 25, 2017, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Brian Witte) ** FILE **

Justice Dept. indicts two Chinese nationals tied to fentanyl distribution in U.S.

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

FILE- In this Oct. 12, 2017, file photo, Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks at the Executive Office for Immigration Review in Falls Church, Va. The Justice Department is sending a federal hate crimes lawyer to Iowa to help prosecute a man charged with killing a transgender teenager last year. LGBT advocates have long been skeptical of Sessions' pledge to prosecute acts of violence against transgender people. But the move, outlined in recently filed court papers, is a sign he intends to do so. (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz, File)

Justice Dept. to help in Iowa case of slain transgender teen

By SADIE GURMAN - Associated Press

Some jurisdictions say the Trump administration is trying to bully them into dropping their protections for illegal immigrants. (Associated Press/File)

Justice Dept. issues final warning to ‘sanctuary’ jurisdictions

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Attorney General Jeff Sessions makes a statement at the Justice Department in Washington on Sept. 5, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Ron Wyden asks Sessions for details on leak probes targeting journalists

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Attorney General Jeff Sessions makes a statement at the Justice Department in Washington on Sept. 5, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**

DOJ lays out Trump admin’s guidelines for religious liberties protections

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks at a ceremony for FBI Director Christopher Wray at the FBI Building, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Jeff Sessions rolls back Obama-era work protections for transgender employees

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

US seeks to quash lawsuit opposing transgender military ban

By DAVID CRARY - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 30, 2017, file photo, South Carolina head coach Frank Martin answers questions after a practice session for their NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball semifinal game, in Glendale, Ariz. Frank Martin would love to spend his time discussing how South Carolina would build on its Final Four surprise run from a year ago. Instead, he'll talk about the federal probe into college basketball which included his former asisstant Lamont Evans, who worked at South Carolina before moving to Oklahoma State. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Martin not surprised by alleged corruption in college hoops

By PETE IACOBELLI - Associated Press

Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks at a ceremony for FBI Director Christopher Wray at the FBI Building, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Justice Department program to target areas with most violent crime

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort is sure to be indicted as a result of the Mueller investigation, sources say. (Associated Press/File)

Andrew Weissmann torments Paul Manafort to snare big prosecution targets, observers say

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

US faces off with itself in gay skydiver discrimination case

By LARRY NEUMEISTER - Associated Press

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, talks with the Committee's ranking member Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 12, 2017, during the committee's confirmation hearing for FBI Director nominee Christopher Wray. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

Brian Benczkowski, lawyer tied to controversial Russian bank, moves closer to DOJ post

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2017, file photo, Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks at the Justice Department in Washington. Authorities are touting the arrests of thousands of gang members in the U.S. and Central America as a sign that teamwork and the Trump administration’s push to crackdown on MS-13. Justice Department officials will gather with attorneys general from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador during a Miami visit to share intelligence and strategies for future investigations. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Officials praise large gang roundups in US, Central America

By SADIE GURMAN - Associated Press

Wisconsin DOJ sets up website to track sex assault kit tests

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This Sept. 12, 2012, file photo shows glass, debris and overturned furniture are strewn inside a room in the gutted U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. (AP Photo/Ibrahim Alaguri, File)

Benghazi trial could undercut Sessions’ push for tribunals

By SADIE GURMAN - Associated Press

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said free speech rights are being eroded on college campuses across the nation.
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Jeff Sessions: Justice Dept. will defend free speech on college campuses

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Rep. Devin Nunes, California Republican, authored a letter seeking documents related to federal agencies' relationship with former British spy Christopher Steele, who authored a salacious dossier of President Trump's supposed activities in Russia. (Associated Press/File)

House Intelligence Committee hearing set to follow up DOJ, FBI subpoenas in Russia probe

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times