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U.S. Department of Justice reconsidering challenge of Oklahoma's sweeping immigration law

Lionel Ramos

The U.S. Department of Justice is reconsidering its lawsuit against Oklahoma’s sweeping immigration law, House Bill 4156. State Attorney General Gentner Drumond says he’s hopeful the law will be enforced soon.

The Department of Justice announced Friday it would send election monitors to 27 states, including Texas, to keep an eye out for potential voting rights violations on Tuesday

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Texas tells U.S. Justice Department that federal election monitors aren’t allowed in polling place

Joshua Fechter | The Texas Tribune

Texas’ top elections official said Friday that federal inspectors can’t be inside polls or places where ballots are counted under Texas law after the DOJ announced plans to send monitors to the state.

Former Attorney General Michael Mukasey (from left), former Deputy Attorney General Donald Ayer and John W. Elias, a current Justice Department prosecutor, are sworn in Wednesday at a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee.

DOJ Whistleblowers Allege Political Interference In Big Cases

Philip Ewing

Attorneys tell House lawmakers on Wednesday they perceived political influence in what is supposed to be the independent Department of Justice.

Critics have called Attorney General William Barr too willing to do the bidding of President Trump. Justice Department attorneys say they've seen political pressure in big cases.

Politics Influenced Justice Department In Roger Stone Case, DOJ Lawyer Tells Hill

Carrie Johnson

Two Justice Department lawyers say their superiors took marching orders from the White House in politically sensitive cases. They're scheduled to talk to a House committee on Wednesday.