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Department of Justice finishes review of Pasco police

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Civil rights commission: Discrimination risk in city fines

By DEEPTI HAJELA - Associated Press

In this Jan. 26, 2016, file photo, then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is joined by Joe Arpaio, the sheriff of metro Phoenix, at a campaign event in Marshalltown, Iowa. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

DOJ backs former Sheriff Arpaio, tells judge to erase conviction

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Alaska to pay $2.5M to settle claims about food program

By DAN JOLING - Associated Press

Attorney General Jeff Sessions makes a statement at the Justice Department in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, on President Barack Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA program. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

DOJ can’t withhold grants from ‘sanctuary’ cities, judge rules

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 15, 2017, file photo Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks during a news conference in Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Marton, File)

Judge: Sessions can’t deny grant money for sanctuary cities

By DON BABWIN - Associated Press

Joe Arpaio was one of Donald Trump's early campaign supporters before he lost his seat as sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona. He was convicted of criminal contempt of court but was granted a presidential pardon. (Associated Press/File)

Joe Arpaio’s pardon called unconstitutional

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Senate Judiciary Committee members Lindsey Graham (left) and Chuck Grassley (right) said they still are waiting to receive records they requested from the FBI regarding James B. Comey's decision not to recommend charges against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the run-up to the 2016 election. (Associated Press photographs)

James Comey firing case sees Justice Department block FBI witnesses

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

A mural depicting Freddie Gray is seen past blighted row homes in Baltimore, at the intersection where Gray was arrested. The U.S. Department of Justice won't bring federal charges against six police officers involved in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray, a young black man whose death touched off weeks of protests and unrest in Baltimore. The officers were charged by state prosecutors after Gray's neck was broken in the back of a police transport wagon in April of 2015. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky File)

No federal charges against Baltimore officers in Freddie Gray case

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Lois Lerner (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, File)

Lois Lerner cleared of tea party targeting charges

The Washington Times

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam speaks at a press conference at the state Capitol in Nashville, Tenn., on Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, about a federal judge dismissing a longstanding lawsuit over the state's treatment of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. To his right are Commissioner Debra K. Payne and Assistant Commissioner Jordan Allen of the state Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)

Judge dismisses lawsuit over treatment of Tennessee disabled

By ERIK SCHELZIG - Associated Press

Lois Lerner is the former IRS official at the center of a controversy over how the agency treated conservative political groups. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Donald Trump’s DOJ won’t pursue charges against Lois Lerner, former IRS senior executive

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Eric Dreiband is sworn in during a Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, on Dreiband's nomination to be Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Civil rights nominee offers assurances he will be aggressive

By SADIE GURMAN - Associated Press

Attorney General Jeff Sessions makes a statement at the Justice Department in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, on President Barack Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA program. President Donald Trump's administration will &quot;wind down&quot; a program protecting hundreds of thousands of young immigrants who were brought into the country illegally as children, Attorney General Jeff Sessions declared Tuesday, calling the Obama administration's program &quot;an unconstitutional exercise of authority.&quot; (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

House intel chair threatens Jeff Sessions, FBI’s Wray over Trump dossier

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

In this Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017 photo, a couple takes a selfie outside Trump Tower in New York. Donald Trump plans to come home to Trump Tower for a few days starting Sunday, the first time since his inauguration. New York City police are planning a slight security clampdown in the area around the skyscraper for the duration of his visit. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

DOJ unaware of evidence to support Trump Tower wiretapping claim

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump salutes as he arrives on Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, as he returns from Springfield, Mo. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

In Trump, local law enforcement sees a steadfast ally

By SADIE GURMAN - Associated Press

Trump administration opposes Chicago request for injunction

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Congressmen push Jeff Sessions on stalled medical marijuana research

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Trump wants atheist group’s suit over church order dropped

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US amends info request related to Inauguration Day protest

By ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press