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Lerner, Ex-IRS official, won’t face charges, Justice Department says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lois Lerner and other IRS officials will not face criminal charges in the political controversy over the processing of applications for tax-exempt status by conservative groups, the Justice Department said Friday. The decision closes a two-year investigation into accusations that stoked outrage among Republicans in Congress, who alleged

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Unlock ’em up?

The Justice Department has announced that it will begin releasing 6,000 "nonviolent" inmates from federal prisons starting at the end of this month. Welcome to the era of de-incarceration. At a conference named for former New York Mayor David Dinkins (who presided over the city at a

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Clinton giving up server amid concerns about classified data

Written by Ken Dilanian WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign casts her decision to turn over her personal email server to the Justice Department as cooperating with investigators. Her Republican critics suggest that the move and new revelations about classified information points to her malfeasance as secretary

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Feds take action to fix mistakenly awarded work permits

Written by Juan A. Lozano HOUSTON (AP) — Problems have been fixed that led to about 2,100 work permits being mistakenly awarded under President Barack Obama's executive immigration action after a federal judge in Texas had put the plan on hold, the Justice Department said in newly filed

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New legal concerns about Clinton’s emails

Written by Eric Tucker and Matthew Lee WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal investigators have alerted the Justice Department to a "potential compromise of classified information" arising from the private email server used by former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in her home, a department official said Friday.