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The scope of the new measures is vast and includes a big push by Attorney General Jeff Sessions to improve the reporting of information by state and and local jurisdictions. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Justice Department pushes for better reporting to gun background check system following string of mass shootings

Kelly Cohen · March 13, 2018 12:00 am

Barack Obama pauses as he listens to a question during the Wall Street Journal CEO Council annual meeting in Washington.

Obama’s ‘lackluster’ response to Russian election meddling called out in GOP report

Kelly Cohen · March 12, 2018 10:00 pm

Sam Nunberg's appearance in federal court came after a handful of interviews in which he said he intended to defy a subpoena from Robert Mueller as part of his wide-ranging Russia probe. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Sam Nunberg complies with Robert Mueller subpoena after saying, ‘I am not going in’

Kelly Cohen · March 9, 2018 4:10 pm

"The individual provided no evidence to substantiate Republican claims of a 'quid pro quo' and no evidence that Secretary Clinton was involved in, or improperly influenced, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States review of the Uranium One deal," the statement from Democratic staffers read. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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House Democrats: Uranium One whistleblower ‘gave no evidence’ of Clinton wrongdoing

Kelly Cohen, Katelyn Caralle · March 8, 2018 8:43 pm

Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman, is pleading not guilty to a 32-count indictment that was unveiled against him and his longtime business associate, Rick Gates, late last month. The indictment includes charges of filing false income tax returns, failing to report foreign financial accounts, and bank fraud. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Paul Manafort pleads not guilty to special counsel charges in Virginia

Kelly Cohen · March 8, 2018 7:17 pm

President Trump's former campaign manager Cory Lewandowski, right, and his lawyer Peter Chavkin, center, arrive to meet behind closed doors with the House Intelligence Committee, Thursday. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Corey Lewandowski appears before House Intelligence Committee as Russia probe winds down

Kelly Cohen · March 8, 2018 4:41 pm

"The Department of Justice under my watch is committed to transparency and the rule of law. This settlement agreement is an important step to make sure that the public finally receives all the facts related to Operation Fast and Furious," Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a statement Wednesday. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Justice Department to turn over ‘Fast and Furious’ documents to House panel

Kelly Cohen · March 7, 2018 6:15 pm

Attorney General Jeff Sessions told law enforcement officers at the conference Wednesday that the Justice Department sued California because state laws are preventing federal immigration agents from doing their jobs. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Jeff Sessions hits California lawmakers for ‘radical open borders agenda’

Kelly Cohen · March 7, 2018 5:18 pm

California Gov. Jerry Brown is one of the targets of a Justice Department lawsuit aimed at abolishing three state laws the DOJ says obstruct the enforcement of federal immigration law. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Department of Justice sues California over ‘sanctuary’ status

Kelly Cohen · March 7, 2018 2:00 am

The two Republican lawmakers sent a letter Tuesday night to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein asking them to appoint a special counsel. (AP)

Trey Gowdy, Bob Goodlatte call for special counsel to examine FISA abuses

Al Weaver, Kelly Cohen · March 6, 2018 10:30 pm

In this photo from Feb. 5, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., arrives for the a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. A memo released by Republicans on the committee alleged that intelligence officials in the Justice Department and FBI abused the system in how the federal government obtained a warrant to surveil ex-Trump campaign adviser Carter Page. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

A crash course in FISA and the controversy surrounding it

Kelly Cohen · March 4, 2018 5:01 am

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said events like the Valentine's Day mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left 17 dead should be a reason to "come together in a clear and bipartisan manner and find a way forward." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Chuck Grassley announces hearing on Parkland shooting: ‘Government must be held accountable for its mistakes’

Kelly Cohen · March 1, 2018 4:24 pm