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The Justice Department warned House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., that releasing the memo on alleged abuses by the department and the FBI on FISA would be "reckless." (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

DOJ warns Devin Nunes against ‘extraordinarily reckless’ release of memo on alleged FISA abuses

Kelly Cohen · January 25, 2018 12:18 am

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said he is concerned about "the loss of faith in the ability" of the DOJ and FBI "to do their jobs free of partisan political bias." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Chuck Grassley concerned DOJ, FBI lost ability ‘to do their jobs free from partisan political bias’

Kelly Cohen · January 24, 2018 9:23 pm

In a statement, Rep. Adam Schiff said Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee are seeking to "selectively and misleadingly characterize classified information" in an effort to "protect" President Trump. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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House Intel Democrats preparing own memo to counter GOP’s ‘misleading’ FISA memo on Trump

Kelly Cohen · January 24, 2018 8:49 pm

The department's letters on Wednesday were a way to tell Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, and other cities and counties they are running out of time to prove compliance with the statute. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Justice Department threatens to subpoena 23 jurisdictions over sanctuary city policies

Kelly Cohen · January 24, 2018 5:02 pm

Dana Boente is still the U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia and the acting head of the Justice Department's national security division. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

US attorney Dana Boente appointed to FBI as general counsel

Kelly Cohen · January 23, 2018 11:28 pm

For the first sixth months of 2017, overall violent crime decreased 0.8 percentage points compared with the same time period in 2016. In 2015 and 2016, the violent crime rate increased nationwide. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

FBI: Violent crime falls, but murders rise during first half of 2017

Kelly Cohen · January 23, 2018 9:21 pm

FBI Chief of Staff James Rybicki, center, who served former FBI Director James Comey, will leave for the corporate sector, FBI Director Christopher Wray announced Tuesday. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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FBI Director Wray replaces Comey-era chief of staff holdover

Kelly Cohen · January 23, 2018 7:52 pm

The interview focused on "a series of memos" James Comey wrote about his interactions with President Trump that bothered him. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Former FBI Director James Comey questioned by Robert Mueller

Kelly Cohen · January 23, 2018 7:21 pm

The text was sent May 19, 2017, two days after Robert Mueller was assigned to take over the Russia investigation. (Bloomberg photo)

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Texts show FBI agent thought the ‘odds are nothing’ that Mueller’s probe would succeed

Kelly Cohen · January 23, 2018 4:57 pm

The justices could decide whether or not to take the DACA case on as early as their Feb. 16 conference. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Supreme Court agrees to speed up key DACA decision

Kelly Cohen · January 23, 2018 4:30 pm

Attorney General Jeff Sessions was questioned by special counsel Robert Mueller last week as part of the Russian investigation. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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Robert Mueller questions Jeff Sessions as part of Russia probe

Kelly Cohen · January 23, 2018 3:03 pm

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said a review into the missing texts is "already underway to ascertain what occurred and to determine if these records can be recovered in any other way." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Justice Department to probe missing texts between FBI agents

Kelly Cohen · January 22, 2018 11:51 pm