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That brings the new total to "a little less than 150 million [people]," Facebook's vice president and general counsel told the Senate panel. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

National Security

Facebook: Millions more saw Russian ads through Instagram

Kelly Cohen · November 1, 2017 4:11 pm

From left, Facebook's General Counsel Colin Stretch, Twitter's Acting General Counsel Sean Edgett, and Google's Law Enforcement and Information Security Director Richard Salgado, arrive for a Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, on more signs from tech companies of Russian election activity. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Facebook, Twitter: Russia made millions of impressions during the election

Kelly Cohen · October 31, 2017 9:16 pm

The two were hit with 12 counts, including evading taxes on profits made by representing Ukrainian clients, and failing to register as foreign agents. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Paul Manafort, Rick Gates plead not guilty to all charges

Kelly Cohen · October 30, 2017 6:12 pm

Paul Manafort, former campaign manager Donald Trump, was indicted on 12 counts on Monday. The indictment said Manafort laundered more than $18 million through offshore accounts, and used the money to enjoy a "lavish lifestyle" in the United States. (Patrick Fallon/Bloomberg)

Here’s how Paul Manafort is accused of spending laundered money

Kelly Cohen · October 30, 2017 3:19 pm

A former foreign policy adviser for Donald Trump's presidential campaign pleaded guilty to making "material false statements and material omissions" during an interview with the FBI in January as part of its investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election and possible collusion with the Trump campaign. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

National Security

Former Trump foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos pleads guilty to lying about contact with Russians

Kelly Cohen · October 30, 2017 2:36 pm

Donald Trump's campaign chairman Paul Manafort and Rick Gates were told to surrender to federal authorities on Monday. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Paul Manafort, business partner Rick Gates surrender to FBI in Mueller investigation

Kelly Cohen · October 30, 2017 12:04 pm

According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, its April Prescription Drug Take Back Day yielded nearly 1 million pounds of prescription drugs. In the past 13 Take Back events, the DEA and its partners have taken in more than 8.1 million pounds of pills. (iStock)

How the DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day works

Kelly Cohen · October 28, 2017 4:01 am

Top DOJ official Dana Boente is retiring

Kelly Cohen · October 27, 2017 7:33 pm

Illinois' lawsuit charged Insys Therapeutics with selling a drug intended to relieve cancer pain for other uses without approval.

DEA deploys six regional teams to fight opioid, fentanyl trafficking

Kelly Cohen · October 27, 2017 3:32 pm

Sessions said he feels "strongly" about judges acting strictly "because of a political agreement." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Jeff Sessions slams ‘activist’ judges for ruling against Trump

Kelly Cohen · October 26, 2017 8:59 pm

"I do not believe there's any argument [that] because a state legalizes marijuana, that the federal law against marijuana is no longer in existence," Sessions said. (Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Jeff Sessions: Federal laws still exist in states that legalized marijuana

Kelly Cohen · October 26, 2017 4:05 pm

The Department of Justice has settled cases now pending approval by district courts involving Tea Party groups who claim their tax-exempt status was delayed by the IRS because of their connection to conservative ideals.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Justice Department settles cases in lawsuits alleging targeting conservative groups by IRS

Kelly Cohen · October 26, 2017 12:00 pm