House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday he doesn't support an effort by a small group of conservatives to impeach Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, likely dooming the endeavor and easing a months-long standoff between House Republicans and the Justice Department.

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When our bar association booked the deputy attorney general to speak for Law Day many, many months ago, none of us could have foreseen the back of the ballroom packed with television cameras.

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Veteran prosecutor Robert K. Hur took a giant step toward becoming Maryland’s next chief federal prosecutor Thursday when the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee recommended by voice vote the full Senate approve his confirmation to be U.S. attorney.

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions is defending his deputy in the face of criticism from the president.

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Longtime Assistant Maryland U.S. Attorney Deborah A. Johnston went from being a treasured mentor to an invaluable employee while always exuding what a federal prosecutor should be, Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein said Friday of his former colleague, ...

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WASHINGTON — Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, facing congressional questions about anti-Donald Trump text messages exchanged between two FBI officials assigned to the Russia probe, defended special counsel Robert Mueller on Wednesday and said he had seen no cause to ...

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President Donald Trump on Wednesday tapped a high-level Justice Department official, Robert Hur, to lead the Maryland U.S. attorney’s office where he was a longtime federal prosecutor. If confirmed, Hur will take over one of the country’s busiest U.S. attorney’s ...

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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is trying to shore up faltering confidence in forensic science and how its experts describe their findings in court, a push that comes months after similar efforts dating to the Obama administration were suspended. The ...

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WASHINGTON — Prosecutors don’t intend to go after reporters for doing their jobs but could more forcefully try to get them to reveal their sources, a Justice Department official said Sunday. “We’re after the leaker, not the journalist. We’re after ...

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Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told the nation’s oldest civil rights organization on Tuesday that building public confidence in law enforcement “is one of our great challenges.” He said police have a special responsibility to follow the law, and ...

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