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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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In this March 21, 2017 file photo, Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

John Cornyn among 4 interviewing for FBI director

The Justice Department is interviewing four candidates on Saturday for the permanent position of FBI director, an administration official with knowledge of the vetting process confirmed.

May 12, 2017
Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks in Central Islip, N.Y., in this April 28, 2017, file photo. Sessions has directed the nation’s federal prosecutors to pursue the most serious charges possible against the vast majority of suspects, a reversal of Obama-era policies that is sure to send more people to prison and for far longer terms. The move, announced in a policy memo sent to U.S. attorneys late on May 10, has been expected from Sessions. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

Jeff Sessions tells U.S. prosecutors: Push for more, harsher punishments

Consistent with Attorney General Jeff Sessions' tough-on-crime approach, the Justice Department has issued new guidance to federal prosecutors that rescinds "inconsistent" Obama-era charging and sentencing policies and requires that defendants be charged with the most serious, provable charges possible.

May 12, 2017
In this Jan 10, 2017, file photo, Attorney General-designate, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Interviews for interim FBI boss already underway

The Justice Department began interviews Wednesday for an interim director of the FBI, with the stakes of the selection heightened by the political mess being inherited by the successor to former Director James B. Comey.

May 10, 2017
In this Wednesday, May 3, 2017, photo then-FBI Director James Comey pauses as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. President Donald Trump abruptly fired Comey on May 9, ousting the nation's top law enforcement official in the midst of an investigation into whether Trump's campaign had ties to Russia's election meddling.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) **FILE**

James Comey fired as FBI director

President Trump fired FBI Director James B. Comey on Tuesday, saying the country's top law enforcement agency had lost the public's trust, but sparked a new round of questions over why he ousted the man leading an investigation into his campaign operatives' ties to Russia.

May 9, 2017
In this Tuesday, May 2, 2017, photo, a Customs and Border Protection helicopter flies at a low altitude over the U.S.-Mexico border fence near the Gateway International Bridge in Brownsville, Texas. (Jason Hoekema/The Brownsville Herald via AP)

Illegal immigration across southwest border down 70 percent under Trump

Illegal immigration across the southwestern border is down a stunning 76 percent since President Trump was elected, with the flow of children and families dropping even faster as analysts say the administration's commitment to enforcing the law has changed the reality along the border.

May 9, 2017
Senior Circuit Judge Michael Daly Hawkins is one of three judges appointed by President Clinton who is hearing the Trump administration's appeal of Hawaii's so-far successful challenge to the president's travel ban that targets six predominantly Muslim countries. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’ campaign remarks in legal question

The administration asked a federal appeals court Monday to look beyond President Trump's campaign statements about Muslims and defer to his judgments as president, hoping to revive his executive order on refugees and travelers from six majority-Muslim countries.

May 8, 2017
Protestors chant in Terminal B at the Newark International Airport prior to addressing the media, in Newark, NJ., Thursday March 16, 2017. A diverse group of advocates and immigrant New Jerseyans gathered to condemn Trump's updated travel ban. (Aristide Economopoulos/NJ Advance Media via AP)

Judges struggle with ‘taint’ from Trump’s Muslim ban comments

Federal appeals court judges questioned President Trump's motives in signing his extreme vetting executive orders in oral argument Monday, wondering whether his own words suggesting he was singling out certain religions for special treatment have poisoned the entire exercise.

May 8, 2017