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Andrea Noble

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Andrea Noble was a crime and public safety reporter for The Washington Times.

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Then-FBI Director nominee Christopher Wray testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 12, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Christopher Wray confirmed by Senate to head FBI

The Senate voted 92-5 Tuesday to approve Christopher Wray as President Trump's nominee to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with lawmakers confident he can independently lead the bureau and shield its investigations from political interference.

August 1, 2017
President Donald Trump, followed by his daughter Ivanka Trump, walks to the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017, to speak with small business owners as part of "American Dream Week." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump role in Russia meeting fallout is latest self-inflicted wound, experts say

President Trump's inclination to take matters into his own hands is causing him unnecessary legal headaches, according to analysts who point as the most recent example to a report the president personally dictated a misleading statement issued about his eldest son's 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer.

August 1, 2017
Attorney General Jeff Sessions listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, July 31, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House leaks will face crackdown, Justice Department says

The Justice Department is expected to deliver news this week on progress in sniffing out the "astonishing" number of leakers who have bedeviled the Trump administration, aiming to deliver on the president's promise to stop the unauthorized release of sensitive information.

July 31, 2017
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Alexander Jensen of the Alexandria, Va. Police Department after presenting the Medal of Valor during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 27, 2017, to recognize the first responders from the June 14 Congressional baseball shooting. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Donald Trump’s ‘paddy wagon’ line puts police in awkward position

Pledging to support police officers on the front lines of the battle against violent criminal gangs, President Trump hoped to show Friday that he was in lockstep with law enforcement. But some law enforcement groups have sought to distance themselves from comments the president made during the speech in which he told police they shouldn't be "too nice" to criminal suspects.

July 29, 2017
President Donald Trump pauses while speaking to law enforcement officials in Brentwood, N.Y., on July 28, 2017, about the street gang MS-13. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Donald Trump snubs Jeff Sessions in MS-13 speech

President Trump heaped praise on his Homeland Security Secretary and acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Friday as he spoke about efforts to dismantle the violent street gang MS-13. But one member of Trump's cabinet receiving nary a mention was Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

July 28, 2017
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is interviewed by The Associated Press at the U.S. Embassy in San Salvador, El Salvador, on July 27, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Feds crack down on illegal guns; prosecutions up 23 percent

Federal prosecutions for possession of an unlawful firearm were up 23 percent over the past three months compared to the same time period in 2016, an increase that came after Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered U.S. attorneys to prioritize firearms offenses, according to the Justice Department.

July 28, 2017
Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks during a news conference about opioid addiction, Thursday, July 13, 2017, at the Justice Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Justice Department charges hundreds in health care, opioid fraud schemes

More than 400 people, including doctors, pharmacists and nurses, were charged in connection with a series of health cares fraud schemes that bilked the federal government of more than $1 billion, officials from the Justice Department and Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday.

July 13, 2017