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Perry Stein

www.washingtonpost.com
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Inside the Trump administration’s rapid rollback of gun regulations
There’s been win after win for the nation’s most ardent gun rights groups, but backers of tighter limits say the push could endanger the public.
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Parents of teens who break curfew in D.C. will be prosecuted, DOJ says
The Justice Department’s crackdown on crime comes ahead of 250th anniversary events in the nation’s capital.
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DOJ sees fallout after push to prosecute former FBI director James Comey
Several prosecutors have left the Justice Department, others are considering doing so, and at least one major case has been disrupted.
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FBI raids business of powerful Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas
The offices of state Sen. L. Louise Lucas, a Democrat, as well as a cannabis dispensary she co-owns were raided. The exact nature and targets of the probe remain unclear.
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Second judge maintains DOJ can’t search data seized from Post reporter
The Justice Department had seized a phone and computers belonging to The Washington Post’s Hannah Natanson as part of a leak investigation.
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The Comey indictment could be upended by this 2015 Supreme Court precedent
The high court a decade ago explicitly overturned the legal standard that prosecutors are now citing to charge Comey with threatening President Trump.
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Comey expected to surrender to authorities amid charges of threatening Trump
The former FBI director denied that a photo he posted of seashells spelling “86 47” was intended to threaten the president. He has vowed to fight the case.
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James Comey indicted for second time by Justice Department
The case against the former FBI director centers on a photo he posted last year showing seashells arranged to write out “86 47,” which some saw as a call for violence against President Donald Trump.
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Correspondents’ dinner suspect charged with attempting to assassinate Trump
Cole Tomas Allen faces a potential life sentence, and prosecutors said he could face more charges.
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DOJ is paying out Trump allies, undermining former investigations
Since Trump’s return to the White House last year, the Justice Department has paid more than $8.5 million to resolve legal claims brought by allies and supporters.
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DOJ’s vast conspiracy investigation into Trump foes picks up steam
In recent days, the Justice Department has summoned former intelligence officials under Barack Obama for interviews and made major shake-ups in its prosecutorial team.
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Uncertainty reigns at DOJ in the aftermath of Bondi’s departure
Acting attorney general Todd Blanche has moved quickly to put his stamp on the department, but other Trump loyalists also appear to be vying for leading roles.
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