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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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Attorney General Jeff Sessions sits with FBI Director Chris Wray at an installation ceremony for Wray at the FBI Building, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Chris Wray formally installed as FBI director at agency ceremony

Chris Wray was formally installed as the head of the FBI during a ceremony Thursday at the bureau's headquarters in Washington, D.C. On hand for the ceremony, Attorney General Jeff Sessions praised the federal government's chief law enforcer as a man of integrity.

September 28, 2017
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein speaks at 16th Baptist Church Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, in Birmingham, Ala. Hate Crimes, a conference on law enforcement and civil rights is an annual event. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Devin Nunes, House intel chairman, to meet with Deputy AG Rosenstein over subpoenas

The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee will meet Thursday behind closed doors with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein rather than drag the attorney general and FBI director before the the committee to testify about their failure to turn over subpoenaed documents related to the ongoing Russia investigation.

September 27, 2017
Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks to law enforcement officials about transnational organized crime and gang violence at the Federal Courthouse Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017, in Boston. Sessions has called crime groups, like MS-13, "one of the gravest threats to American safety." (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

Violent crime, homicides in U.S. on rise: FBI

Violent crime rose by 4 percent and homicides by 8 percent in the United States in 2016, marking the second consecutive year of increases those categories, according to FBI crime data released Monday.

September 25, 2017
In this June 8, 2017, file photo, former FBI Director James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Protesters jeer James Comey at Howard University convocation

Protesters attempted to drown out remarks given by former FBI Director James Comey as he delivered a convocation address at Howard University on Friday. The protest began as Mr. Comey took to the podium, with a group in the back of the auditorium singing "We Shall Not be Moved" and later chanting slogans including "No justice, no peace."

September 22, 2017
Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort is surrounded by reporters on the floor of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Sunday, July 17, 2016. Donald Trump's presidential campaign has hired new staffers to manage the efforts of newly named vice presidential candidate Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Paul Manafort wiretaps called political move

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort's spokesman said Thursday that federal investigators' moves to wiretap him in 2014 and again in 2016, around the time he was involved with the campaign, were politically motivated.

September 21, 2017
Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 8, 2017, before the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism hearing, "Russian Interference in the 2016 United States Election." (Associated Press) **FILE**

Sally Yates to join Georgetown Law as lecturer

Former Acting Attorney General Sally Q. Yates, who was fired after she ordered Justice Department lawyers not to defend President Trump's original travel ban in court, has landed a new position at Georgetown Law.

September 21, 2017
Paul Manafort talks to reporters on the floor of the Republican National Convention at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Paul Manafort wiretap intercepts should be released, spokesman says

The Justice Department's Inspector General should investigate leaks that indicate U.S. authorities wiretapped President Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and transcripts of the intercepts should be publicly released, his spokesman said Tuesday.

September 19, 2017
President Donald Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen, center, departs following a closed door meeting with the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Michael Cohen testimony cancelled over leaked opening statement

The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence canceled plans for President Trump's longtime personal attorney to testify behind closed doors Tuesday on Russia's meddling in the 2016 presidential election, because the lawyer leaked his opening statement.

September 19, 2017
In this Aug. 4, 2017, file photo, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, speaks at a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington. (AP Andrew Harnik File)

House passes federal asset forfeiture reform bill

The police practice of seizing cash or property linked to suspected criminal activity is taking flak on Capitol Hill, and groups advocating for reforming federal asset forfeiture rules see the effort taking off this year.

September 18, 2017
In this Aug. 30, 2017, file photo, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a press briefing the State of Texas Emergency Command Center at Department of Public Safety headquarters in Austin, Texas. (Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)

Sanctuary city compliance doesn’t bother some police departments

Law enforcement agencies across the country have used Justice Department grants to pay for everything from new police dogs to body-worn cameras for officers — funds the Trump administration has threatened to pull if cities decline to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.

September 14, 2017