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In this Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016 photo, artwork and signatures cover a fence around the Pulse nightclub, scene of a mass shooting, in Orlando, Fla. The Department of Justice announced its Office for Victims of Crime would grant $8.5 million to the victims. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

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Justice Department gives Pulse nightclub shooting victims $8.5 million grant

Kelly Cohen · March 14, 2017 6:55 pm

According to a report by the Wisconsin Elections Commission, the individuals incorrectly thought they could cast ballots in the primary if they turned 18 before the November general election. (AP Photo/Carrie Antlfinger)

Report: Dozens of 17-year-olds voted illegally in Wisconsin primary

Kelly Cohen · March 13, 2017 7:24 pm

Civil rights activist and Rep. John Lewis said Rep. Steve King "has made a deeply disturbing statement because it ignores the truth about the history of the nation." (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

John Lewis: Steve King’s comments ‘bigoted,’ ‘racist’

Kelly Cohen · March 13, 2017 6:06 pm

St. Louis County Police have said the incident in the video is "irrelevant to our investigation.—? (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Protests break out in Ferguson after unseen surveillance video of Michael Brown released

Kelly Cohen · March 13, 2017 5:41 pm

Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed the complaint on Monday, and argued that the president's new executive order is illegal and unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Washington attorney general demands hearing on Trump travel ban

Kelly Cohen · March 13, 2017 5:41 pm

Volunteer lawyers work to help free travelers detained at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017. The rapid succession of orders under Trump has left lawyers scrambling to keep up with the changes. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

‘Insecurity’ among immigrants after Trump’s immigration orders

Kelly Cohen · March 12, 2017 6:44 pm

Sessions on Friday asked 46 U.S. attorneys appointed by President Obama to resign. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Jeff Sessions asks Obama’s holdover US attorneys to resign

Kelly Cohen · March 10, 2017 8:29 pm

The bill sent to the Florida governor's desk would require juries to unanimously impose a death sentence. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

Florida sends unanimous death penalty bill to governor’s desk

Kelly Cohen · March 10, 2017 5:41 pm

The building was cleared as police conducted a floor-by-floor extensive search of the building that lasted nearly four hours. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP)

Jewish Children’s Museum in Brooklyn evacuated after bomb threat hoax

Kelly Cohen · March 9, 2017 8:50 pm

Sessions issue a memo to the department's 94 U.S. Attorney's offices to "use every tool we have" to fight crime. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Sessions directs federal prosecutors to focus on ‘most violent offenders’

Kelly Cohen · March 9, 2017 4:05 pm

A letter signed by 144 JCCs urged Sessions to take immediate action to advance the DOJ's investigation into the bomb threats. (AP)

Jewish Community Centers ‘frustrated’ with slow response to bomb threats

Kelly Cohen · March 8, 2017 9:23 pm

The U.S. has the highest prison population rate in the world, at more than 700 per 100,000 people. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Senators push for national review of criminal justice system

Kelly Cohen · March 8, 2017 5:38 pm