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"It sets a tone and a direction and guidance for every one of those government agencies, some of them I think in years past have gone too far in constricting free exercise of religion." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Jeff Sessions: ‘Primacy of law’ been disrespected during the last few years

Kelly Cohen · October 11, 2017 8:53 pm

The Department of Justice is teaming up with the Department of Homeland Security to punish companies that favor foreign visa workers in favor of "qualified" U.S. citizen workers. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Departments of Justice, State to punish companies favoring foreign visa workers over US citizens

Kelly Cohen · October 11, 2017 6:31 pm

President Trump will become the first sitting president to address the Voters Value Summit on Friday. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump to speak at Value Voters Summit on Friday

Kelly Cohen · October 11, 2017 4:06 pm

Wednesday, Oct. 11, is the International Day of the Girl, a day created by the United Nations in 2012 to highlight the challenges girls face around the world. (AP Photo/Reem Saad)

How to celebrate International Day of the Girl

Kelly Cohen · October 11, 2017 4:01 am

The Justice Department has opened an an investigation into Harvard University's affirmative action program. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Justice Department investigating Harvard’s affirmative action program

Kelly Cohen · October 4, 2017 10:23 pm

Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., reintroduced the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act on Wednesday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senators give criminal justice reform another try

Kelly Cohen · October 4, 2017 7:19 pm

Committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., said the simple question of collusion has not yet been settled despite dozens of interviews and thousands of pages of transcripts to pore over. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Intelligence Committee: Question of collusion with Russia ‘still open’

Kelly Cohen · October 4, 2017 5:05 pm

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein met with representatives from top news organizations on Monday at the Department of Justice to discuss the agency's review of its internal guidelines for issuing subpoenas and search warrants to journalists. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Justice Department, members of the media meet over subpoena policy

Kelly Cohen · October 3, 2017 9:59 pm

James McCament, ?Acting Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services told senators Tuesday that the policy, "could be subject to change." (AP Photo/Matt York)

Immigration officials: No change to policy of keeping DACA information private

Kelly Cohen · October 3, 2017 5:44 pm

"We all have empathy for these young people, who came to this country through no fault of their own. And, for many of them, it is the only country they know." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Chuck Grassley: Any DACA deal ‘has to include robust border security’ — and not just a wall

Kelly Cohen · October 3, 2017 3:02 pm

The elder Paddock was born in 1926 and had been convicted of bank robbery, automobile larceny, and confidence game, according to an FBI wanted notice published in 1969. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Father of suspected shooter in Las Vegas was on FBI’s Most Wanted list

Kelly Cohen · October 2, 2017 6:15 pm

Gun owners often fear new crackdowns following mass shootings, which causes shares to rally. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Gun stocks surge after Las Vegas shooting

Kelly Cohen · October 2, 2017 4:04 pm