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Illustration on Hillary Clinton and illegal immigration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

TRACCI: Storm on the southern border

By Robert N. Tracci

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder delivers his keynote address at a tribal conference on the campus of United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck, N.D., on Thursday, June 5, 2014. Holder says the Justice Department and the Obama administration have &quot;fought to protect natural resources and water rights on tribal lands ... and prioritized the resolution of longstanding legal disputes.&quot; He says the administration also has helped tribal authorities &quot;combat violence against Native women.&quot; (AP Photo/Kevin Cederstrom)

FEULNER: The disastrous tenure of ‘Obama’s Enforcer’

By Ed Feulner

Illustration on efforts to continue NSA surveillance by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

SLOAN: A fix for the USA Freedom Act

By Virginia Sloan

FILE - This May 19, 2014 file photo shows Attorney General Eric Holder taking questions during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington where he announced that a U.S. grand jury has charged five Chinese hackers with economic espionage and trade secret theft. In a 31-count indictment, the Justice Department said five Chinese military officials operating under hacker aliases such as &#8220;Ugly Gorilla,&#8221; "KandyGoo" and "Jack Sun" stole confidential business information, sensitive trade secrets and internal communications for competitive advantage. The U.S. identified the alleged victims as Alcoa World Alumina, Westinghouse, Allegheny Technologies, U.S. Steel, United Steelworkers Union and SolarWorld. China denied it all. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Former U.S. Attorney refutes Eric Holder’s stance on mandatory minimums

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

Wyoming lawmakers mull firing squad for executions

By BEN NEARY - Associated Press

FILE- This April 10, 2014 file photo shows President Barack Obama greeted by Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., as he arrives to speak at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, Texas. A civil rights icon who is now an influential member of the House became the latest prominent Democrat on Monday to oppose one of President Barack Obama's picks to become a federal judge. A strongly worded three-paragraph statement by Lewis dealt yet another embarrassing blow to Obama and his selection of Michael Boggs to become a federal district judge in Lewis' home state of Georgia. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Influential Dem latest to oppose Obama judge pick

By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

**FILE** Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (right), Vermont Democrat, and the committee's ranking Republican, Chuck Grassley of Iowa, arrive on Capitol Hill on July 31, 2013, as the panel questioned top Obama administration officials about the National Security Agency's surveillance programs for the first time since the House narrowly rejected a proposal last week to effectively shut down the NSA's secret collection of hundreds of millions of Americans' phone records. (Associated Press)

Lawmakers leery of AT&T-DirecTV deal

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. pauses as he speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 1, 2014, following a Senate Policy Luncheon. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Harry Reid: Obama judicial nominee Michael Boggs ‘not in the mainstream’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Hearing postponed on NJ bail reform bill

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Lawmakers weigh parole for young murder convicts

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The Litigator: Rep. Trey Gowdy conceded that he might need to kick a 16-year habit of speaking in courtroom metaphors after raising eyebrows for comparing the Benghazi inquiry to a trial with the White House as a defendant. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Trey Gowdy brings reputation of legal skills, bipartisan praise to Benghazi panel

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Senate Dems skewer Obama judge pick from Georgia

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House Judiciary OKs ethics reform proposal

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** FILE ** David Barron, 2007. (Associated Press)

Obama court nominee wrote memos justifying drone strikes on U.S. citizens

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

House denies chimp attack victim’s bid to sue

By SUSAN HAIGH - Associated Press

Wyoming corrections head seeks execution options

By BEN NEARY - Associated Press

Bill would increase penalties for animal cruelty

By BOB SALSBERG - Associated Press

In no hurry: "It's important to focus on what it is we want to accomplish," says House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, who makes no apologies for his methodical approach. (Eva Russo/Special to The Washington Times)

No rush: Bob Goodlatte waits for heads to cool on heated legislation

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

Right to record police a focus of Connecticut bill

By DAVE COLLINS - Associated Press

A cache of seized weapons is displayed Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 in Phoenix. A grand jury has indicted 20 people on firearms charges for allegedly participating in a ring that bought more than 700 guns that were to be smuggled into Mexico for use by a drug cartel. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Obama urged to enforce ban on importing military-style firearms

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times